National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year, two-way contract extension.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi turned in another impressive spring training start as the Blue Jays downed the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Thursday.

At six foot five and 262 pounds, Lake Korte-Moore definitely stands out in a crowd. So it's no surprise the University of British Columbia defensive lineman is the centre of attention at the CFL combine in Edmonton.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League has named Marni Dicker its executive vice-president, infrastructure, and chief legal officer. More recently, Dicker served as executive vice-president and general counsel for Live Work Learn Play Inc.

Facing a fight to avoid relegation, the Canadian men need to deliver on the pitch in the next three events on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, starting next week in Hong Kong.

Track and field leaders signaled Thursday that it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in that sport at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues.

CALGARY — Doug Armstrong has been named Canada's general manager for the upcoming men's world hockey championship in Finland and Latvia. The St.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden — Canada's Kerri Einarson dropped a 6-5 decision to Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa at the women's world curling championship on Thursday.

Canadian Alexander Bebb knows what awaits Sunday when he lines up for Oxford against Cambridge in the 168th edition of the men's Boat Race. Pain. "It's almost a war of attrition," said the 25-year-old from Vancouver. "It's quite gruelling," he added.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Tyler Kleven to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Thursday.