National Sports

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet continues to make a mid-season push to be named to the NBA all-star game in Cleveland next month.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Patric Hornqvist scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a season-high 47 shots and the Florida Panthers pushed their winning streak to four games by topping the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Tuesday night.

SUDBURY, ONTARIO — Caeden Carlisle, Tye Kartye, Tyler Savard and Tanner Dickinson all had a goal and an assist to lead the Soo Greyhounds past the Sudbury Wolves 6-1 in the OHL's lone game Tuesday night.

The final few weeks of Olympic preparation are pressure enough, says figure skater Eric Radford. Now Canada's elite athletes have the spectre of COVID-19 threatening to derail their Olympic dreams before they even get to Beijing.

CALGARY — The company that owns the NHL's Calgary Flames says an agreement with the city on the construction of a new arena to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome has been terminated.

TORONTO — A sold-out building. Connor McDavid versus Auston Matthews. Two teams desperate to right the wrongs of crushing playoff flops. A fan favourite returning home for the nationally televised game.

TORONTO — It appears Toronto FC has succeeded in landing Italian star Lorenzo Insigne.

LONDON — Romelu Lukaku apologized for going public with his unhappiness at Chelsea and promised Tuesday to restore trust with fans, teammates and manager Thomas Tuchel.

After COVID-19 challenges forced the cancellation of Canada's mixed doubles trials, several top curlers are anxiously waiting to learn whether they will be chosen to represent the country in the discipline at the Beijing Games.

Becky Hammon was ready to lead her own team. So she went back to where her professional career began — the WNBA. Hammon, an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs, will take over as the Las Vegas Aces' head coach after the NBA season concludes.