National Sports

TORONTO — Patrick Eaves was on the ice at training camp with the Anaheim Ducks last September when he felt something strange — his legs were inexplicably losing strength. Not long after, the weakness had spread to the veteran winger's back.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays traded two relief pitchers for prospects before Tuesday's trade deadline, sending long-serving left-hander Aaron Loup to the Philadelphia Phillies and Canadian right-hander John Axford to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Johnny Manziel couldn't ask for a better team to make his CFL debut against. Manziel will make his first CFL start Friday night when the Montreal Alouettes host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

TORONTO — With the departure of Mariano Mino and Ager Aketxe, Toronto FC has two international slots open on its roster and coach Greg Vanney says the team is in transfer talks.

TORONTO — Early in the second half against Chicago on the weekend, Toronto FC playmaker Victor Vazquez got the ball and headed towards one corner of the Fire penalty box.

TORONTO — Portland. Vancouver. Minnesota. Michigan. Saskatoon. Lanni Marchant's quest for an answer to an injury that has plagued her for years reads like a medical scavenger hunt.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league wants a cut of gambling profits if its intellectual property, data or video from games are used.

TORONTO — Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly, Ottawa kicker Lewis Ward and Winnipeg linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox are the CFL top performers for Week 7. Reilly threw for 415 yards and four touchdowns as the Eskimos thumped Montreal 44-23 on Thursday.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Alex Formenton and Maxime Comtois know what it takes to capture world junior hockey gold and now they're sharing their wisdom with a whole new squad.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Luke Willson grew up in one of the few Canadian regions where the CFL held little relevance. T.J. Jones grew up Canadian entirely because of the CFL.