National Sports

Toronto forward Joe Thornton practised with the Maple Leafs on Sunday for the first time since suffering a fractured rib almost four weeks ago. The 41-year-old expects to return to the lineup Monday against the visiting Ottawa Senators.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Canada's Isabelle Weidemann settled for a fourth-place finish at the ISU world speedskating championships on Sunday. She missed the podium by less than four seconds in the only women's 5,000-metre race this season.

Kaillie Humphries wasn’t sure if she would get a chance to race this season. She ended up on top of the world — twice.

Jason Spezza says the Toronto Maple Leafs had conversations — physically distanced, of course — at the start of training camp to discuss the uncertainty of what lay ahead.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada opened the Olympic men's water polo qualification tournament with an 11-7 victory over Brazil at the Zwemcentrum Rotterdam on Sunday. Captain Nicolas Constantin-Bicari was one of five Canadian players with two goals.

MELBOURNE, Australia — All Canadian singles players are out of the Australian Open after Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic suffered losses in the round of 16 on Sunday.

NEW YORK — To every sport, there’s a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day. For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s Day.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Vincent Kriechmayr matched two legends of Alpine skiing at the world championships Sunday by adding downhill gold to the super-G title he won three days ago.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks put on their work boots Saturday — literally. Coming into yet another battle against the Calgary Flames, the team was on a six-game losing skid.

NEW YORK — Left-hander James Paxton is returning to the Seattle Mariners after an injury filled second season with the New York Yankees. The 32-year-old left-hander and the Mariners agreed Saturday to an $8.