Kane wants suit dismissed
Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane says a woman’s civil suit claiming he seriously injured her during an attack in his hotel room is meant solely to harass him. Kane calls the 21-year-old woman’s allegations “a sham” in a counterclaim filed in state Supreme Court last week. The filing, first reported by The Buffalo News on Tuesday, seeks dismissal of the July 1 complaint and legal costs. The woman claims she suffered emotional trauma and required multiple surgeries and blood transfusions after the December encounter. In March, prosecutors declined to charge Kane with any crimes following an investigation into a possible sexual assault.
Raptors sign Canadian guard
The Toronto Raptors have signed free-agent guard Brady Heslip. The resident of Burlington, Ont., is a member of the Canadian men’s senior national team. He spent the 2015-16 season in Italy, averaging 12.7 points and shooting .455 from three-point range in 29 games. He averaged 13.0 points and 1.2 rebounds at the 2015 Pan American Games and 10.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
Volleyball players guilty of rape
A Finnish court convicted five members of Cuba’s national volleyball team of aggravated rape and ordered them to pay a total of $27,000 in compensation to the victim. Four of the men were sentenced to five years in prison, while a fifth man got 3 ½ years. A sixth man was acquitted. Eight members of the team were initially arrested in July following allegations a woman was raped at a hotel in Tampere, 170 kilometres north of the capital, Helsinki.
McCoy sued over nightclub brawl
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy has been sued over a Philadelphia nightclub brawl that left two off-duty police officers injured. The civil suit says McCoy beat and kicked one officer while he was on the ground and punched another in the eye. No charges were filed in connection with the Feb. 7 fight, as the District Attorney said it couldn’t be proved who started it. McCoy’s attorney has said he was only trying to break up a fight between the officers and his friends over who bought a $350 bottle of Champagne.
U.S. sprinter gives sledding a try
Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay is entered in this week’s USA Bobsled National Push Championship, making him the latest track star to give sledding a try. The push championship starts Wednesday in Calgary and is the first step toward a potential spot on this season’s national team.