National Sports

The Canadian women's soccer team is returning to the SheBelieves Cup in April in the U.S. for the third time in four years. The 10h-ranked Canadians join the second-ranked U.S., No. 8 Japan and No.

VANCOUVER — Jim Rutherford has a simple answer on how he stays motivated to work in hockey well into his 70s.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has agreed to part ways with sporting director Gavin Wilkinson after only eight days, citing an “impassioned response from our fans” regarding the controversial hire, the team announced Friday.

TORONTO — UFC president Dana White has had more than a few challenging personalities on his roster over the years. UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland may take the cake.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed American defensive lineman Julian Howsare, the CFL club announced Friday. The five-year veteran was slated to become a free agent next month.

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crowned his breakthrough season in speed races Friday by winning the first of this weekend’s two World Cup downhills on the storied Streif in Kitzbuehel.

ZAŌ, Japan — Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt returned to the World Cup podium with a bronze-medal performance on Friday. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump total of 216.

OTTAWA — Shane Pinto is one step closer to resuming his NHL career.

Canada Soccer has extended Mauro Biello's run as interim men's national team coach through the Copa America qualifier in March.

OTTAWA — Warren Craney is back as head coach of the Canadian men's junior football team. Carney was named to the post on Friday by Football Canada.