National Sports

WINNIPEG — Canada's men's volleyball team will play for bronze at the 2019 NORCECA Continental Championship after falling to Cuba on Friday in the tournament semfinals.

MONTREAL — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. says he was energized by having his young son in Montreal for the first time watching from the stands. Adams rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Montreal Alouettes beat the last-place B.C.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay pitching was nearly perfect for eight innings before surviving a scare in the ninth.

MONTREAL — Canada's on track for its third straight FIBA 3x3 Women's Series tournament title after going undefeated on Friday in group play.

NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal found himself trailing in a tight first set against a bigger, younger opponent who was finding ways to cause trouble in their U.S. Open semifinal.

CALGARY — All Beezie Madden wanted to do was have a clean ride aboard her horse Darry Lou. She accomplished just that to capture the Tourmaline Oil Cup and the top prize of $44,125 at the Spruce Meadows Masters on Friday night.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players' association will discuss the possibility of more widespread testing for opioids following the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

NEW YORK — Before the U.S. Open began, Patrick Mouratoglou predicted Bianca Andreescu would be in the final. He was right. Serena Williams's coach also is confident the rising Canadian tennis star will be No. 1 in the world one day.

OTTAWA — With eight games remaining, the struggling Ottawa Redblacks know time is running short to turn the season around and make a run at the playoffs.

WINNIPEG — Willie Jefferson is always a formidable foe, but on Saturday there may be a bit more fire in his belly.