National Sports

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have some huge holes to fill on both offence and defence this season.

CALGARY — Even though the Calgary Stampeders haven’t won a game in more than a month, they’re still right in the thick of things in the CFL’s West Division.

TORONTO — Wynton McManis will get a second shot at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran linebacker returns Friday night when the Toronto Argonauts (7-6) host Hamilton (4-9). McManis missed six games with a groin injury.

VANCOUVER — Canadian pop icon Nelly Furtado has been named one of three headliners for the opening ceremony of the upcoming Invictus Games. Furtado, from Victoria, will share the stage with alt-pop star Roxane Bruneau of Delson, Que.

PENTICTON, B.C. — Thatcher Demko and his medical team have spent the last few months scouring the globe, trying to find other hockey players who've dealt with the same muscle injury the Vancouver Canucks goalie is currently working through.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth nearly $60 million.

Alysha Newman was initially disappointed when her historic season, marked by an Olympic medal and record-breaking performances, came to a close. The 30-year-old from Delaware, Ont., finished third in the Diamond League final on Saturday, clearing 4.

Veterans Tyson Beukeboom and Karen Paquin will lead Canada at the WXV 1 women's rugby tournament starting later this month in the Vancouver area.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Radko Gudas has been named the first captain of the Anaheim Ducks since Ryan Getzlaf's retirement two seasons ago. The Ducks made the announcement on the first day of training camp Thursday.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said Thursday “there’s no animosity” toward the organization following an offseason in which his name was prominently mentioned in trade rumors.