National Sports

MONTREAL — Every time Gabriela DeBues-Stafford steps up to the starting line, she has a who's who of Canadian women's distance running cheering her on.

PARIS — The skies over Paris were yellow, ignited by a glorious golden sunset. The partying fans' shirts were yellow, Colombians making themselves at home on the Champs-Elysees.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a startling scene, Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer suddenly heaved the ball from just past the mound over the centre field wall Sunday while being taken out of the game against Kansas City.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., shot a 2-under 69 to tie for second on Sunday at the Symetra Tour's CDPHP Open. American Robynn Ree fired a 4-under 67 in the final round to win the tournament at 13 under.

TORONTO — John Herdman has taken a few kicks in the teeth in recent weeks.

HOCKENHEIM, Germany — On what was supposed to be a day of celebration, the rarest of sights in Formula One saw both Mercedes drivers struggling badly at Sunday's dramatic German Grand Prix.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Jin Young Ko took advantage of a friend's bad luck to win her second major title of the season on Sunday, and reclaimed No. 1 spot in the women's world golf rankings.

HOCKENHEIM, Germany — The wetter and wilder the German Grand Prix became, the more it suited Max Verstappen's nerveless driving. The 21-year-old Red Bull driver's brilliant performance came alongside a rare collapse from Mercedes.

LIMA, Peru — Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Monday at the Pan American Games: ELLIE BLACK (GYMNASTICS) The Halifax gymnast started her Pan Ams with a silver in the team competition on Saturday. The all-around final is Monday.

Toronto FC is looking to add French winger Nicolas Benezet. According to L'Equipe in France, the MLS team is in "advanced discussions" to bring the 28-year-old midfielder to Toronto.