National Sports

PARIS — Bev Priestman's time at the Paris Olympics ended before the opening ceremony. The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed the head coach of its women's national team for the remainder of the Games amid a drone spying scandal.

TORONTO — Chris Bassitt declared everyone in the Toronto Blue Jays organization should bear the blame for its shoddy season.

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Owner Jerry Jones knows the situation the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in as training camp started on Thursday. Quarterback Dak Prescott is going into the last year of his contract .

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first.

OTTAWA — Dru Brown has the Ottawa Redblacks in unfamiliar territory. Ottawa (4-2) hosts the Calgary Stampeders (3-3) on Friday night.

TORONTO — A second condemnation of the CFL schedule has earned Edmonton Elks quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson another fine. The CFL announced Thursday it was penalizing Bethel-Thompson for a second violation of its code of conduct.

John Atkinson compares Canada's Olympic swim team in Paris to a complex jigsaw puzzle requiring a deft hand to complete.

Damian McGrath learned more than a few life lessons in coaching the Canadian, Samoan, German and Kenyan rugby sevens teams.

SAINT-ETIENNE — The Canadian women's soccer team is opening the Paris Games with a 2-1 victory over New Zealand. Cloe Lacasse and Evelyne Viens scored for the defending champions in the Group A opener at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium.

OTTAWA — Jeremiah Masoli is back on the Ottawa Redblacks roster. Masoli was listed as the third quarterback on Ottawa's depth chart Thursday. The Redblacks (4-2) host the Calgary Stampeders (3-3) on Friday night.