National Sports

Toronto Arrows prop Rob Brouwer came late to rugby and, at age 36, still has high hopes in the sport. The teacher from Lindsay, Ont., is looking to crack Canada's World Cup roster this fall.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators capped a tumultuous week by firing head coach Guy Boucher Friday morning and naming Marc Crawford interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

TORONTO — With Canada's wealth of talent on the ice, hockey fans have enjoyed doing this for decades. They've scribbled their Olympic dream teams down on bar napkins over beers. They've filled up social media screens arguing about goaltending.

Lonie Glieberman may no longer be the most loathed sports figure in Ottawa, but he's not thrilled about possibly losing the title.

OTTAWA — No matter who is the head coach of the Ottawa Senators, the position doesn't seem to include much job security.

VIENNA — A police video showing Austrian skier Max Hauke apparently caught with a needle in his arm during a doping raid has led to consequences for the leaker.

LAGOS, Portugal — Captain Christine Sinclair rescued Canada with an 81st-minute penalty in a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Algarve Cup on Friday.

TORONTO — Ask Toronto FC president Bill Manning what he heard from supporters in the off-season and the answer is simple. "They're saying we don't want to sit through another season where we're not making the playoffs," he said.

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price is being praised as a "class act" after he stopped rinkside to talk to a boy whose mother recently died of cancer.

The International Organization of La Francophonie is relaunching its call for bids for the 2021 Francophonie Games, a month after New Brunswick pulled the plug on hosting the event.