National Sports

Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea isn't losing any sleep after seemingly being the target of some controversial comments from Calgary Stampeders counterpart Dave Dickenson.

Calgary must now come to grips with how to modernize its aging sports facilities after rejecting a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.

Coach John Tait, forced to juggle his roster last season due to injuries, has chosen the same lineup that finished third in Glendale, Colo., for the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens.

A curling team skipped by Jamie Koe that featured 2014 Olympic champion Ryan Fry was ejected from an Alberta bonspiel over the weekend for what organizers called unsportsmanlike behaviour resulting from excessive drinking.

NEW YORK — Career saves leader Mariano Rivera and late pitcher Roy Halladay are among 20 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot for the Baseball Writers' Association of America, joined by 15 holdovers headed by Edgar Martinez.

Sunday's Games CFL Ottawa 46 Hamilton 27 Calgary 22 Winnipeg 14 --- NFL Dallas 22 Atlanta 19 Indianapolis 38 Tennessee 10 Detroit 20 Carolina 19 N.Y.

Sunday's Games CFL Ottawa 46 Hamilton 27 Calgary 22 Winnipeg 14 --- NFL Dallas 22 Atlanta 19 Indianapolis 38 Tennessee 10 Detroit 20 Carolina 19 N.Y.

EDMONTON — It took just over two minutes for the Vegas Golden Knights to change the game on Sunday.

BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts And Nevis — Captain Atiba Hutchinson's goal late in the first half lifted Canada to a 1-0 victory over St. Kitts & Nevis on Sunday in CONCACAF Nations League qualifying play.

CALGARY — There were no silver linings or time worn sports platitudes in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers dressing room Sunday evening after the team lost a defensive struggle to the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL Western Final.