National Sports

OTTAWA — Steeplechase is one of track and field's most treacherous events, but Canada's Matt Hughes has always managed to stay on his feet. Instead, it was a fire hydrant that derailed the 27-year-old's season.

LONDON — Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the third round of Wimbledon with a 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 7-5 win over Russia's Mikhail Youzhny on Thursday. Raonic, the sixth seed from Thornhill, Ont.

MIAMI — Canadian Kelly Olynyk has agreed to sign with the Miami Heat. Agent Greg Lawrence confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press, after ESPN first reported it would be a four-year deal worth in excess of $50 million.

The U.S. Open will experiment during its qualifying rounds this year with scoreboard clocks to limit how much time elapses between points and how long pre-match warmups or mid-match clothing changes can last.

OTTAWA — Derek Drouin's priority is defending his world championship gold medal.

MONTREAL — Alex Galchenyuk is looking forward to a bounce-back season with the Montreal Canadiens.

LONDON — The screams were startling.

WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols gave a little grin after he was reminded about something Bo Levi Mitchell said the last time the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders clashed.

TORONTO — The CONCACAF joint bid for the 2026 World Cup now has a board of directors and an executive team. What lies ahead is a lot of work in a short time frame. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will learn Aug.

AUBURN, Maine — A professional runner from Kenya who was out training on a nature trail in the woods near his home in Maine says he encountered two charging black bears but was able to outrun them during a frantic sprint to a nearby vacant house for