National Sports

CALGARY — When it was announced that Bo Levi Mitchell would start at quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders this weekend, it may have come as a surprise to some people. Not to Mitchell.

Brandon McBride was searching for answers after having his string of three consecutive 800-metre titles broken at the Canadian track and field championships, so he had a long talk with his coach Kurt Downes to try to figure out what was going wrong.

VICTORIA — The Canadian Premier League has revealed a new club on Vancouver Island will be part of its inaugural season in the spring of 2019, the league announced Friday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps could be without their teenage phenom when they battle their West Coast rivals in a key contest. Midfielder Alphonso Davies didn't participate in training Friday.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Despite two possible bidders dropping out in recent weeks, IOC President Thomas Bach says the Olympic body is satisfied with the 2026 Winter Games hosting race.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — A light rain in the morning that gave way to soft sunlight in the afternoon took some of the sting out of Carnoustie. Just not all of it.

BOURG D'OISANS, France — A spectator threw a smoke bomb into the Tour de France peloton as it passed by on Friday. Nobody came to any harm.

MOSCOW — After hosting the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin says the country could bid for a future Summer Olympics.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Justin Rose made his only birdie of the day when he needed it the most, sinking an 18-footer on the final hole to make the cut Friday in the British Open. Other top players weren't as fortunate.

Terrell Owens won't be kick-starting his pro football career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton released the 44-year-old former NFL receiver from its negotiation list on Friday. That leaves Owens free to sign with any other CFL team.