National Sports

CALGARY — Canada's bobsled and skeleton teams head to the world championships in Whistler, B.C., wondering if the ski resort will be their future home.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Kyle Wiltjer had 19 points and eight rebounds as Canada's men's basketball team secured first place in Group F with a 95-55 win over Venezuela on Sunday in FIBA World Cup qualifying.

Patrick Cantwell and Dalton Pompey each had a solo homer but the Toronto Blue Jays still fell to the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 on Sunday afternoon in Grapefruit League play.

TORONTO — Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge signed with his hometown Toronto Argonauts on Sunday afternoon. Bridge joins the Argos after playing eight games for Saskatchewan last season, throwing for 804 yards and a touchdown.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors decided to keep Kawhi Leonard out of Sunday's game against the visiting Orlando Magic for load management.

PHOENIX — Almost two years after he was released during spring training, Brett Lawrie is getting a second chance to play baseball again. He faces a long road back to the majors. Lawrie, from Langley, B.C.

LEIGH, England — The Toronto Wolfpack relied on a stiff defence en route to a 14-8 victory Sunday over Leigh Centurions in Betfred Championship rugby league play.

TAZAWAKO, Japan — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury captured gold in the dual moguls World Cup on Sunday in a duel with Japan's Ikuma Horishima. Kingsbury won with 87.94 points, finishing ahead of Horishima (86.63) in the super final.

SUNNY VALLEY, Russia — Canada's Brady Leman earned bronze in skicross race action on Sunday, stepping onto the World Cup podium for the third time this season.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Roni Remme laid down the fastest slalom run of the day to earn her first World Cup medal — a silver — and put Canada on the podium in women's alpine combined racing on Sunday in Switzerland.