National Sports

REGINA — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros practised Friday for the first time since his team landed in Regina for Sunday's Grey Cup.

Hockey Canada's independent nomination committee will select eight directors and a new board chair from more than 550 applicants instead of putting candidates up for a wider vote, according to a letter sent to provincial and territorial members.

REGINA — Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp. "Didn't know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it," Schoen told The Canadian Press.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Ivanie Blondin raced to bronze in the women's mass start for Canada's lone medal on the opening day of an ISU long-track speedskating World Cup stop on Friday. It was Blondin's third medal of the season.

SAPPORO, Japan — Canada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen are the leaders after the short dance at figure skating's NHK Trophy Grand Prix event.

REGINA — Barring an act of God, Ryan Dinwiddie isn't planning on linebacker Wynton McManis playing in Sunday's Grey Cup game.

The World Cup has yet to kick off but Canada is down the pecking order, at least in the new ratings for the tournament update to the EA Sports FIFA 23 video game.

DOHA, Qatar — A smiling Alphonso Davies landed in Doha on Friday, a late arrival after undergoing therapy for a hamstring strain back in Germany.

TORONTO — O.G. Anunoby admits he's "wrung out" after Toronto Raptors games this season. It's easy to see why. The 25-year-old has developed into one of the Raptors' most consistent two-way players, and one of the league's finest defenders.

REGINA — It has yet to bear financial fruit but Randy Ambrosie remains bullish on the potential of his CFL 2.0 initiative.