National Sports

MONTREAL — Halifax's Ellie Black qualified for the all-around finals in third place on Wednesday at the artistic gymnastics world championships. Black had a total score of 55.766 points. Japan's Murakami Mai qualified first with 55.

WINNIPEG — Patrick Marleau's birth certificate may say he's 38 years old, but Toronto's veteran free agent was feeling young and energized on Wednesday.

CLEVELAND — For Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, the shootings in Las Vegas became personal.

ALLISTON, Ont. — With brothers named Saviola and Riquelme, it's safe to say Caniggia Elva — whose middle name is Ginola — comes from a soccer family. Born in St.

CALGARY — Jaromir Jagr is back for a 24th NHL season, and for the first time he'll be skating in a Canadian market. The Calgary Flames have announced that they have signed the five-time NHL scoring champion to a one-year deal.

MONTREAL — Inaugurating the new Mauro Biello soccer field at his old high school was the only cheerful moment for the Montreal Impact coach this week.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will begin the task of trying to return to the NHL Eastern Conference final without the guy who played a huge role in getting them there last season.

VICTORIA — Former paralympian and politician Michelle Stilwell says one of her gold medals has gone missing from an office at British Columbia's legislature.

The North American committee bidding for the right to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup has announced 32 sites, including four in Canada, that could serve as official host cities for the event.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs had some good news regarding the status of injured Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Reid told reporters Wednesday that Duvernay-Tardif, a native of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.