National Sports

Bellator 257 will be a family affair Friday when former featherweight champion Julia (The Jewel) Budd and lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. share a card for the first time. Budd, 37, is Gibson's stepmother. The common denominator is Lance Gibson Sr.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Rodion Amirov to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old had nine goals and four assists in 39 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League this past season.

CANTON, Ohio — The nine new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who are deceased will be honoured in a television special next month. Eight men who were selected for the 2020 centennial class and one from the 2021 group will be recognized.

Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night's game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets with an injury and is listed as day-to-day.

OSAKA, Japan — Canada's figure skating team is at the bottom of the standings after the first day of the six-team ISU World Team Trophy.

KRALJEVO, Serbia — Leylah Annie Fernandez and Rebecca Marino will play the singles matches for Canada in a Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie against host Serbia on Friday and Saturday.

LOS ANGELES — J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod — officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the “Today” show Thursday in a joint statement that they are calling off their two-year engagement.

CALGARY — Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots as the Belleville Senators doubled up the Stockton Heat 4-2 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play.

TAMPA, Fla. — OG Anunoby scored 22 points, Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-112 on Wednesday night.

OTTAWA — The Winnipeg Jets snapped Connor Brown's goal-scoring streak while continuing their stellar play following a loss. Mathieu Perreault and Trevor Lewis scored third-period goals to secure Winnipeg a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Wednesday night.