National Sports

Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith says his team will just have to block out the noise moving forward.

HAMILTON — Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and Colombian national soccer team striker Luis Díaz.

TORONTO — James Hinchcliffe, a six-time winner on the IndyCar circuit, headlines the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. The 36-year-old from Oakville, Ont.

Attendance at this week's Pan Continental Curling Championships has been one of the few bright spots for a sport that is simply not packing fans into venues the way it once did.

Tim Leiweke promises to bring back a hockey team to Hamilton in a couple of years to a revamped FirstOntario Centre, just not an NHL franchise.

SANTIAGO, Chile — It's been a year of firsts for Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad. She claimed her first national title in the women's 400 metres and ran a personal-best time in her world championship debut in the summer.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata have Atletico Madrid dreaming of a title run in the Spanish league this season.

OMITAMA, Japan (AP) — Akie Iwai of Japan shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead the first round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic.

PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager took a mighty hack and barely connected, sending a dribbler through an open area on the left side of the infield for his team's first hit in the seventh inning.