National Sports

MIAMI — CONCACAF confirmed Thursday that its Olympic men's qualifying soccer tournament, originally scheduled to be played last spring in Guadalajara, Mexico, will take place March 18-30 at the same location.

Brent Hayden will take that "seniors discount" at the pool in order to swim fast. Almost nine years after winning an Olympic bronze medal in the men's 100-metre freestyle, the 37-year-old from Mission, B.C.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe doesn't expect the Ottawa Senators to be doormats much longer.

Canada Soccer's plan to showcase its men's national program to Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola has been derailed by injury. Canada Soccer said Thursday that Akinola was one of four players who did not make the camp in Bradenton, Fla.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif misses football. The Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman has no regrets about opting out of the 2020 NFL campaign to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. But the six-foot-five 321-pound Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.

Three more entries were confirmed for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Thursday as Sherry Anderson was named Saskatchewan's representative, Jill Brothers accepted the Nova Scotia invite and Laurie St-Georges took the Quebec spot.

TORONTO — One day into the job and new Toronto FC coach Chris Armas is already feeling right at home. The former New York Red Bulls boss has extensive ties to his new club.

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss at least 10 games and 24 days after the team placed him on long-term injured reserve Thursday because of an unspecified illness.

TORONTO — A high-level taekwondo coach gradually took control of a teenage student's life, abusing his position of trust as he began a years-long stretch of escalating sexual assaults that culminated in rape, a Toronto judge ruled Thursday.

Former Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott hopes to stage a one-off game in Toronto later this year.