National Sports

Financial challenges are nothing new for the CFL. The league has faced problems across the country — and even in the United States in the 1990s — many times the past few decades.

TORONTO — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie shoulders the blame for the Grey Cup not being handed out for the first time in more than 100 years.

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona fired coach Quique Setién on Monday, three days after the team’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the first step in what it said would be “a wide-ranging restructuring" o

EDMONTON — The St. Louis Blues were a desperate team and played like it Sunday, firing 49 shots at the Vancouver Canucks and finally earning a 3-2 overtime win.

TORONTO — Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.

Sunday's Games NHL Playoffs At Toronto New York Islanders 2 Washington 1 (OT) (Islanders lead series 3-0) Philadelphia 1 Montreal 0 (Flyers lead series 2-1) At Edmonton Dallas 5 Calgary 4 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) Chicago 3 Vegas 1 (Golden Knights lead

TORONTO — The Montreal Canadiens didn't play poorly Sunday. Carter Hart just played better — and got some help from his friends.

EDMONTON — The Chicago Blackhawks were in deep trouble. That's when Corey Crawford took over.

TORONTO — Mathew Barzal slipped behind the defence , swooped in front of the net and beat Braden Holtby with a backhand that put the 2018 Stanley Cup champions on the brink of another early exit.

TORONTO — The CFL's board of governors will meet Monday to determine the fate of the 2020 season after the league was unable to secure financial assistance from the federal government.