National Sports

OTTAWA — Spanish soccer giant Club Atletico de Madrid has purchased an expansion team for Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League. The Ottawa side will become the professional league's eighth team when the CPL's second season begins in April.

DENVER — The prosecutor who pursued sexual assault charges against Kobe Bryant 17 years ago believes he would have won a conviction if the case had gone to trial and that the woman who accused Bryant would have received more support if the case had b

TORONTO — Canada will host the French Barbarians and Italy in international rugby play this summer.

A marquee name that has become a mega-brand in the world of rugby, Sonny Bill Williams is looking to keep things simple as a member of the Toronto Wolfpack.

Samira Jahmoun had no idea what curling was when she and her family arrived in Canada in 2016 from Syria via Jordan.

Samira Jahmoun had no idea what curling was when she and her family arrived in Canada in 2016 from Syria via Jordan.

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Toronto FC fullback Ashtone Morgan has found a new MLS home with Real Salt Lake. Toronto declined Morgan's contract option in November, parting ways with the team's longest-serving player.

Luke Willson has experienced the best, and worst, of playing in the Super Bowl. The Canadian experienced the thrill of winning the Lombardi Trophy in 2014 as a rookie tight end when the Seattle Seahawks dispatched the Denver Broncos 43-8.

CALGARY — For David Perron, it's become his home away from home. Up against a team he's always thrived against and in a building he enjoys playing in, Perron had a goal and an assist in regulation and added another goal in the shootout as the St.

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