National Sports

MONTREAL — Two Victoriaville Tigres players have been formally charged with sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident that occurred after the team won the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title.

TORONTO — A night of watching the Toronto Argonauts kick off to DeVonte Dedmon would suit Mark Nelson just fine. Dedmon will be a person of interest for Toronto (4-3) when it hosts Ottawa (2-5) on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros, Ottawa quarterback Caleb Evans and Redblacks receiver DeVonte Dedmon have been named the top performers for Week 9 of the CFL season.

Canada will be without forward Junior Hoilett and midfielder David Wotherspoon for Thursday's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game in Mexico. The two British-based players — Hoilett is with England's Reading while Wotherspoon plays for Scotland's St.

TORONTO — The Canadian men's rugby team will play Portugal and Belgium during the November test window. The tour will take the 21st-ranked Canadians to No. 19 Portugal on Nov. 6 and No. 27 Belgium on Nov. 13.

NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and her experiences as an intersex woman with naturally high testosterone levels, including her battles to be eligible for competition.

Sarah Fillier had the only goal for Canada's women's national hockey team as it fell to the Trail Smoke Eaters 5-1 on Monday. Fillier scored 1:06 into the first period of the exhibition tune-up game in Trail, B.C.

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Edmonton’s devastating power play looks like it is as potent as ever heading into another season.

OTTAWA — Coaches don’t put much stock in the pre-season, but Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe and Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith agree that it's a time for peripheral players to step up.