National Sports

LAVAL, Que. — Custio Clayton is under new management and hopes it takes him to his goal to fight for a world boxing title.

TORONTO — With his two boys born in Canada, Drew Moor feels right at home in Toronto. So despite free agency looming, it didn't take the veteran defender long to sign a new deal with Toronto FC.

OTTAWA — The NHL 100 Classic game could be the right tonic after a difficult month for the Ottawa Senators. The Senators take on the Montreal Canadiens at TD Place on Saturday night in an outdoor game to celebrate the NHL's 100th anniversary.

TORONTO — The search for the world's best NBA video gamers is officially on. With the NBA 2K League set to tip off next May with the Raptors and 16 other teams taking part, the first stage of gamer qualifying kicks off Jan. 1.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Canadian lugers Tristan Walker and Justin Snith earned their first medals of the World Cup season after finishing third in doubles competition Friday. Calgary's Snith and Walker, from Cochrane, Alta.

VANCOUVER — Christopher Tanev has been added to the Vancouver Canucks' mounting injury list. Head coach Travis Green said after today's morning skate that the defenceman will be out two to three weeks with a groin strain.

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Canada's Cassie Sharpe won gold in women's halfpipe skiing at the Dew Tour on Friday after amassing a big score on her second run that her competitors couldn't touch. The skier from Comox, B.C., laid down a clean run of 93.

OTTAWA — It was a night of sticky ice, last-minute player signings and a disappointingly small crowd.

TORONTO — Canadian Rose LaBreche will referee the England-Italy Six Nations Women's rugby game in February. The match is scheduled for Feb. 4 at the Stadio Mirabello in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

PHILADELPHIA — A defamation lawsuit filed by Pete Rose last year against the lawyer who got him kicked out of baseball has been dismissed. Federal court documents show Rose's suit against John Dowd was dismissed Friday.