National Sports

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks that takes the two-time reigning MVP off next summer's free-agent market.

The Western Hockey League is pushing back the start of its season indefinitely due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Austin FC took Canadian defender Kamal Miller in Tuesday's MLS expansion draft, then promptly flipped him to Montreal in a trade.

Thomas Harley has hockey "bubble" know-how. When the Canadian team arrived in Edmonton for the world junior hockey championship, the 19-year-old defenceman's insider knowledge on setting up his video game console in his hotel room was in demand.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors will have fans at their Florida home games this season.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed American kick returner Mario Alford and Canadian defensive lineman David Menard for the 2021 CFL season on Tuesday.

Indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal applauded the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday for planning to change their team name and predicted it could have a "ripple effect" on other clubs with similar monikers.

LONDON — Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith held on to down Irish teenager Keane Barry 3-1 Tuesday in the first round of the William Hill World Darts Championship. The win assures the 45-year-old from Hampton, N.B.

Dalton Kellett wants to keep learning as an IndyCar driver. The Canadian will get that chance as he returns to A.J. Foyt Racing as a full-time driver for the 2021 season. He'll drive Foyt's second car behind four-time champion Sebastien Bourdais.

At 79, Bob Sayer has more than a few stories about Canadian soccer. A favourite dates back to 1982 when he and Tony Waiters broke into a stadium in the Azores to settle a bet.