National Sports

WASHINGTON — Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson will make his major-league debut Wednesday night in Washington against the Nationals.

WASHINGTON — Nine months after bearing witness to a thrilling World Series, the stands at Nationals Park stood desolate and deserted Monday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the reigning champs and Major League Baseball's pandemic-racked season lurch

Dozens of Canadian university football players facing an abbreviated career because of the COVID-19 pandemic have been given a reprieve.

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer Ken Giles on the injured list with an elbow injury. Giles left Toronto's 6-5 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday with soreness in his right elbow.

NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their home cities.

Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey's showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era.

TORONTO — York 9 FC has signed Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero. The 23-year-old was with the Real Madrid academy from age nine to 19. He joins the Canadian Premier League team from the CD Leganes reserve team.

Brooke Henderson has set her sights on the British Women's Open. One of the biggest names in women's golf and the most successful pro player in Canadian history, Henderson has been out of competitive play for nearly seven months.

TORONTO — Canada will have to start from the beginning of CONCACAF's revamped World Cup qualifying format to get to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

TORONTO — It seems CFL players, coaches, front-office officials and fans aren't the only ones eagerly awaiting the outcome of the league's amendment talks with the CFL Players' Association. So too are the federal and provincial governments.