National Sports

TORONTO — Alek Manoah wants to start throwing punches instead of wearing them. Manoah took the loss as the Toronto Blue Jays dropped an 8-1 decision to Tampa Bay on Sunday as the Rays avoided a three-game sweep.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Cam Dineen to a one-year, two-way US$775,000 contract Sunday. Edmonton acquired Dineen and forward Nick Bjugstad from the Arizona Coyotes on March 1.

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to lower the minimum age for lifeguards to 15, in part to address staff shortages many municipalities experienced last summer.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck doesn’t think the Winnipeg Jets feel like underdogs as they head into the first round of the NHL playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights.

TORONTO — Another Toronto FC game and yet another draw.

VANCOUVER — Grinding through adversity made a big win that much sweeter for some of Canada's top women's tennis players this weekend.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Canadian Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser took a beating in his UFC light-heavyweight debut Saturday night, stopped in the first round by Moldova's Ion (The Hulk) Cutelaba.

TORONTO — The New England Free Jacks ran in 12 tries en route to an 80-5 demolition of the injury-plagued Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play Saturday.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Logan Stankoven scored twice and added three assists as the Kamloops Blazers defeated the visiting Portland Winterhawks 5-0 on Saturday night in Western Hockey League playoff action at the Sandman Centre.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Yohei Takaoka finished with seven saves for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Brad Stuver stopped four shots for Austin FC as the two Major League Soccer clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.