National Sports

NHL rosters will be mostly set when training camps open this week, with only a couple of spots in each team's 23-man lineup up for grabs.

Roy Hodgson returned to soccer management for the first time since leaving his job as England coach last year, taking over at Premier League struggler Crystal Palace on Tuesday as a replacement for the fired Frank de Boer.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will open the 2018 regular season on March 29 against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. It will be part of a seven-game homestand to kick off the new campaign, the team said Tuesday in a release.

Toronto FC has promoted Corey Wray to assistant general manager, team operations and strategy. The 32-year-old Wray, who previously served as the MLS club's director of team operations, will focus on player recruitment and athlete relations.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks could be without regular starting quarterback Trevor Harris for the stretch drive of the CFL season.

NEW YORK — Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley sued the team's owners Tuesday, saying he was defamed when they claimed he committed assault and was an alcoholic after his February arrest at a game.

Mike O'Shea would have rather been preparing for a game Tuesday than talking about himself.

TORONTO — The Montreal Carabins leapfrogged archrival Laval on Tuesday to move into top spot in this week's U Sports football rankings.

PERTH, Scotland — Canada will continue to host a world curling championship annually until 2020 thanks to an extended agreement between Curling Canada and the World Curling Federation.

TORONTO — Jozy Altidore has been voted the MLS player of the week, marking the fourth time in seven weeks that the honour has gone to a Toronto FC player. The U.S.