National Sports

VANCOUVER — Centre Tyler Motte is sticking with the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old has signed a one-year, one-way deal worth US$975,000, the team announced Tuesday.

WIMBLEDON, England — Two of the biggest names in Canadian tennis remain locked in slumps after being bounced in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que.

HERAKLION, Greece — Tyrese Samuel had 22 points, 17 assists and five steals as Canada edged Latvia 78-76 Tuesday at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup.

SANDWICH, England — A third Canadian has earned a spot in the British Open. Canadian-American dual citizen Austin Connelly of Lake Doucette, N.S.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the US$42 million offer sheet the Montreal Canadiens tendered him.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Gaetan Haas to a one-year entry-level contract.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has turned over evidence from 43 Russian doping cases to international sports federations, all based on the trove of data received from the Moscow laboratory that WADA scientists gained access to earlier this year.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have re-signed forward Nick Paul to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth US$750,000 in the NHL and $165,000 in the American Hockey League. Paul, 24, split last season between AHL Belleville and Ottawa.

Cody Fajardo is giving rookie head coach Craig Dickenson a very pleasant problem. With incumbent Zach Collaros on the six-game injured list, Fajardo has throw for 790 yards with four TDs in two starts with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

REGINA — Cody Fajardo's stock continues to rise, and with it so do the Saskatchewan Roughriders.