National Sports

Brittany Waters flew home from the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England to present the final project in her master's degree in occupational therapy at the University of British Columbia. Then she jetted back to the tournament.

CALGARY — The Canadian women's hockey team has scheduled a news conference Friday when the 2018 Olympic team is expected to be unveiled. Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee said Thursday it will be "significant announcement.

TORONTO — Veteran midfielder Benoit Cheyrou, whose class and experience helped lift Toronto FC to the next level, has announced his retirement after 19 seasons. The 36-year-old Frenchman will remain with the MLS club in an academy coaching role.

CALGARY — Alex Gough of Calgary leads Canada's eight lugers into the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the country seeks its first Olympic medal in the sport.

VANCOUVER — Mark Washington will return for a fifth season as the B.C. Lions' defensive co-ordinator. The Lions also announced Friday the addition of Randy Melvin as defensive line coach.

EDMONTON — The University of Calgary's men's hockey program has forfeited six of its conference games during the 2017-18 season, Canada West announced Thursday. Calgary will forfeit games played on Oct.

LONDON, Ont. — One of Josh Mahura's top priorities after Canada's junior team wrapped up practice Thursday was to find a laundromat.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian fullback Declan Cross to a contract extension through the 2020 season Thursday. “Declan was a big part of our team’s success in 2017,” Toronto GM Jim Popp said in a statement.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury captured his ninth straight World Cup moguls title Thursday. The skier from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — The cold is back for the Winter Games.