National Sports

TORONTO — Good strikers know where to go, to find a crease in the opposition defence, to create an opportunity. And then the great ones finish.

ROME (AP) — Italy's national soccer team coach Luciano Spalletti announced Sunday that he is being fired and will leave after Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova.

VANCOUVER — Nathan Rourke reminded football fans why he's one of the CFL's top talents on Saturday. The 27-year-old Canadian quarterback threw for 324 yards with three touchdowns, and rushed for another 54 yards as his B.C.

VICTORIA — Swimming star Summer McIntosh of Toronto set a world record in the 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday while competing in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. McIntosh posted a time of three minutes, 54.

Saturday's Scoreboard CFL B.C. 31 Edmonton 14 Calgary 38 Hamilton 26 --- MLB American League Toronto 5 Minnesota 4 Houston 5 Cleveland 3 (10) Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City 1 Boston 10 N.Y. Yankees 7 L.A.

CALGARY — Dedrick Mills scored one touchdown in the 2024 CFL season. He started 2025 with three in a single game for the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders downed the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats 38-26 in the season-opener for both clubs Saturday.

VANCOUVER — Snoop Dogg was a B.C. Lions fan on Saturday — if only for one night. The legendary rapper donned a Lions jersey with the number 20 and his name emblazoned on the back as he took the stage for a concert at B.C.

OTTAWA — Canada will be aiming to level their record at 2-2 when it plays Serbia on Sunday to cap off the first week of women's Volleyball Nations League action.

TORONTO — Ukraine was shown lots of love in a losing cause. Canada, despite fielding a young squad, showed its teeth.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga.