National Sports

VANCOUVER — Jim Benning has had enough of watching other teams compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Andrew Nicholson was vacationing in Bali during the Chinese New Year break when he got the call that would send him home to Canada. The coronavirus was spreading across China, and the Chinese Basketball Association was suspending its season.

The Toronto Wolfpack's depleted squad has taken another hit with James Cunningham sidelined by hamstring surgery. The 25-year-old hooker/scrum half went down in the Wolfpack's 32-10 loss at Wigan Warriors last Thursday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Marco Scandella to St. Louis on Tuesday for the Blues' second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Curling being a sport of etiquette, a "shut up" uttered on ice level raises eyebrows that outright profanity in sports like hockey does not.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed American linebacker Micah Awe to a two-year contract on Tuesday. The six-foot 225-pound Awe had been on the free-agent market for a week.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets acquired defenceman Dylan DeMelo from the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. DeMelo has 10 assists and 31 penalty minutes in 49 games for the Senators this season.

The Montreal Impact are hoping new coach Thierry Henry's vast experience on the international stage translates into CONCACAF Champions League success.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the second round of the Delray Beach Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win over lucky loser Denis Istomin on Tuesday. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont.

EDMONTON — Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom has joined captain Connor McDavid on the sidelines. Edmonton says Klefbom will be out of action for two to three weeks with a shoulder injury.