National Sports

TORONTO — Jim Lawson, the CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, has been appointed to The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee. The committee consists of members from across the North American thoroughbred horse-racing industry.

TORONTO — The sting of Canada's World Cup disappointment has been replaced by the allure of another Olympic women's soccer medal for Christine Sinclair.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.75 million.

INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tats. An artist says she'll remove most tattoos from a large painting of the former NBA star on an Indianapolis multi-family residence.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have fired head coach Remi Garde and replaced him with Wilmer Cabrera. The Impact announced the move Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Canada's Steven Diez is one victory away from his first main-draw berth at a Grand Slam after winning his second-round U.S. Open qualifier on Wednesday.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canadian women's sevens rugby coach John Tait and Canadian men's 15s coach Kingsley Jones will take on expanded leadership roles with Rugby Canada.

TORONTO — With the sting of Canada's World Cup disappointment diminishing, veteran captain Christine Sinclair is intent on leading the Canadian women's soccer team into the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

Chris Streveler is again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' starting quarterback. The second-year pro will be under centre for the foreseeable future with incumbent Matt Nichols (upper body) on the six-game injured list.

The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association has selected Hockey Hall of Fame player Jayna Hefford to oversee its daily operations in a leadership shuffle three months after the union was founded.