National Sports

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Canadian rugby coach Ric Suggitt, who guided national teams on both side of the border, has died. He was 58.

Vancouver Whitecaps rising star Alphonso Davies headlines a young Canadian squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

CALGARY — Longtime long-snapper Randy Chevrier has retired a Calgary Stampeder. The 41-year-old from Montreal played the majority of his 16-year professional football career with the Stampeders from 2005 to 2015.

NEW YORK — Serena Williams is showing off her pregnancy with a nude photo on the cover of the August issue of Vanity Fair.

Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray and slotback S.J. Green and Montreal defensive back Jonathon Mincy have been named the top performers for Week 1 of the CFL season.

TORONTO — An avid soccer fan, Toronto-based neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Cusimano gets concerned every time he sees a player stay on the pitch after showing symptoms of a head injury.

KAZAN, Russia — The World Anti-Doping Agency has partly restored drug-testing duties to the Russian anti-doping agency.

BERCHTESGADEN, Germany — Calgary will host the 2021 world luge championship. The world governing body of the sport awarded the championship to Calgary at its recent congress. The city previously hosted the world championship in 1990, 1993 and 2001.

LOS ANGELES — LaVar Ball has brought his Big Baller Brand from the basketball court to the wrestling ring. The outspoken father of NBA Draft No.

NEW YORK — Cyle Larin has been cleared to return by Major League Soccer. The Canadian international striker was sidelined after a drunk-driving charge, pending an assessment by the league's Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program doctors.