National Sports

The good news for Amie Shackleton is that she is set to realize her dream of playing at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The bad news is she has never played a competitive game with her teammates.

He's only 14 but already Matthew Savoie is drawing comparisons to the likes of Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon.

Rory MacDonald is back in Canada, on crutches but with the Bellator welterweight championship belt in tow.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled forward Kasperi Kapanen from the AHL's Toronto Marlies on Tuesday. The Leafs also loaned forward Frederik Gauthier to the AHL club. Kapanen, 21, has two goals in six games this season with the Leafs.

TORONTO — The Washington Spirit have traded Canadian international defender Shelina Zadorsky to the Orlando Pride for goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe and Orlando's first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL draft. The 25-year-old from London, Ont.

LONDON, Ont. — Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, two-time Olympic champion Danielle Goyette and former NHL forward Ryan Smyth were named Order of Hockey in Canada honourees on Tuesday.

MOSCOW — Several of Russia's top medal hopes for next month's Olympics, including six-time short-track speedskating gold medallist Viktor Ahn, have been barred from the Pyeongchang Games amid the country's ongoing doping scandal.

MONTREAL — Rising singles star Denis Shapovalov headlines the Canadian lineup for the team's upcoming Davis Cup World Group first-round tie against Croatia. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — Overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin had an uncharacteristic fall in the first run, clearing the way for Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany to claim her third giant slalom win of the season Tuesday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — An injured and visibly struggling Rafael Nadal retired while trailing in the fifth set of his Australian Open quarterfinal match against Marin Cilic.