National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida’s northern Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages.

The CFL-XFL partnership talks have come to an end. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership.

The Canadian men's rugby sevens team will land in the deep end at the Tokyo Olympics, opening against Rio 2016 runner-up Britain before facing defending Olympic champion Fiji later in the day.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Montreal Canadiens quite literally flew into a storm to continue their Stanley Cup final series with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

MONTREAL — Dominique Ducharme could only smile.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Frantzdy Pierrot scored three goals in 13 minutes as Haiti defeated Bermuda 4-1 Tuesday to advance to the main field of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, joining Canada, Martinique and the U.S. in Group B.

It appears Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, like most everyone else, is on the outside looking in when it comes to Jozy Altidore's impasse with the MLS club.

LONDON — Facing a wall of nervous blue-and-white clad Italy fans behind the goal, Jorginho took his trademark hop and skip before calmly stroking in the winning penalty.

Montreal police are defending their decision to launch tear gas on thousands of hockey fans outside the Bell Centre minutes after the Habs' 3-2 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday.

The Vancouver Whitecaps are once again searching for answers after yet another frustrating result. For the third time this season, the 'Caps (2-6-3) dropped points in injury time on Sunday, conceding a goal to FC Dallas and settling for a 2-2 draw.