National Sports

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community in the St. John's region has discovered that Olympic-grade beach volleyball sand is rare, complicated and expensive to move.

REGINA — Mario Alford is staying put. The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed the veteran receiver/returner to a one-year extension Thursday. He was slated to become a free agent next month.

TORONTO — Former Canada captain Jason deVos is leaving Canada Soccer to join Toronto FC as an assistant coach under John Herdman.

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James are the early leaders in fan voting for next month's All-Star Game, the NBA said Thursday.

CALGARY — Defenceman Oliver Kylington has taken a step closer to rejoining the Calgary Flames. The NHL club said Thursday that Kylington has been assigned to the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers for conditioning.

Montreal Canadiens centre Christian Dvorak is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle, the team announced Thursday. The Canadiens say he will undergo surgery on Friday.

Inter Miami CF has traded Canadian international defender Kamal Miller to the Portland Timbers in exchange for US$625,000 in general allocation money and a 2024 international roster spot.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — When Rafael Nadal faced three break points while serving for a commanding first set, a voice in the crowd at the Brisbane International yelled out to Jason Kubler: “You've got him worried now!” It was a fleeting concern for

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff overcame hard-hitting Czech teenager Barbara Fruhvirtova 6-3, 6-0 and extended her winning start to the year and Auckland Classic defense to the quarterfinals on Thursday.

SYDNEY (AP) — France defeated Norway in the deciding mixed doubles and set up a United Cup semifinal against Poland on Thursday.