National Sports

BURNABY, B.C. — Aaron Sanchez felt like he was trying to run in quicksand last season.

TORONTO — If the Raptors' rout of the rival Cleveland Cavaliers was a clash of styles, then their game Saturday against the visiting Golden State Warriors will be more like the students taking on the masters.

Major League Soccer unveiled part of its esports blueprint Friday, with 19 clubs looking to face off to decide the best "FIFA 18" video gamer in North America.

VANCOUVER — A lawsuit has been filed against a minor hockey association, a team representative and 60 unidentified players and parents alleging more than $200,000 in damage was caused at a hotel in Squamish, B.C.

MONTREAL — Even the former king of the moguls Jean-Luc Brassard can't believe what Mikael Kingsbury has accomplished in the past year.

Time is now Adam Zaruba's ally. Last week, the Canadian rugby sevens player re-signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. The 26-year-old North Vancouver, B.C., native first joined the NFL club last July, three days before training camp.

Gabrielle Carle and Jordyn Huitema will lead Canada at the CONCACAF U-20 women's soccer championship in Trinidad and Tobago. The eight-team tournament, which runs Jan.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have re-signed international offensive lineman Antonio Johnson through the 2019 CFL season. Johnson was eligible to become a free agent in February.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos have re-signed international wide receiver Derel Walker through the 2018 season.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Calgary's Elisabeth Vathje slid to a bronze medal in women's skeleton competition at a World Cup event on Friday. The 23-year-old finished third on the world's only non-refrigerated track in St.