National Sports

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — With one good break and two good putts, Justin Thomas felt much better about his round of 5-under 67 on Saturday that gave him a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood.

TORONTO — Josie Carroll completed the Triple Crown sweep Saturday, just not the one that mattered. The Carroll-trained Belichick claimed the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack for his first career victory.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Elliot Desnoyers scored four times as the Halifax Mooseheads beat the Cape Breton Eagles 10-2 in Cape Breton on Saturday evening. Desnoyers scored his first of the night in the opening period before scoring three times in the third.

COLOGNEY — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 4-6, 7-5, 4-6 in the semifinal of the Cologne Championship on Saturday. Schwartzman will face top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sunday's final.

LONDON — The Manchester rivals are rolling the clock back six years in a way neither desires.

TORONTO — Belichick has won the Breeders' Stakes. Mighty Heart came into the race as the sentimental pick after winning the first two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown: the $1-million Queen's Plate and $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Saturday night.

Canadian international Alphonso Davies could be out for two months after injuring ankle ligaments in Bayern Munch's 5-0 win Saturday over Eintracht Frankfurt.

LONDON — WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury plans to fight in London on Dec. 5 against an opponent yet to be determined. “I'd just like to announce I'm definitely fighting December the 5th in London.

TAMPA, Fla. — Suspended receiver Antonio Brown has agreed to return to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year deal, according to a person with knowledge of the move.