National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have activated Travis Dermott from injured reserve, clearing the way for the defenceman to make his season debut tonight against the Washington Capitals.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Anthony Bass off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Fellow right-hander Ryan Dull has been designated for assignment to make room for Bass on the 40-man roster. Bass, 31, was 2-4 with a 3.

TORONTO — Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks, Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans and Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo are the top performers for Week 20 of the CFL season.

TORONTO — From DeMar DeRozan's shoelace to Kawhi Leonard's load management, Toronto Raptors sports science guru Alex McKechnie has earned a reputation for coming up with innovative solutions for rehabilitating the injuries of NBA players.

The Toronto Wolfpack, looking to enter the top-tier Super League with a bang in 2020, has again confirmed its interest in All Blacks rugby star Sonny Bill Williams.

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PARIS — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the second round at the Paris Masters after his opponent suffered an injury. Gilles Simon of France retired with a groin injury with the players tied at 2-2 in the first set.

Slowing the flow of Canada's curling expertise to other countries has forced a coaching compromise. Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Marcel Rocque are among former world champions who have coached non-Canadian teams.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said he was "tired" after his regular-season debut with the Thunder, an understandable outcome considering the whirlwind summer that saw the promising guard shipped off to Oklahoma City as part of the series of moves that brou

RIMOUSKI, Que. — A Quebec man has launched a petition calling on city councillors in Rimouski to change the name of a downtown street to Rue Sidney Crosby. Daniel Gosselin launched a petition this week on the website Change.