National Sports

QUÉBEC — The fans broke a record, but Canada came up just short in Volleyball National League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron.

TORONTO — Vernon Adams Jr. finally has his first road victory over the Toronto Argonauts. Adams Jr. and Dedrick Mills scored fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Calgary Stampeders past Toronto 29-19 on a breezy Saturday afternoon. Adams Jr.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — His hair is speckled with gray. Even if he remains a fan favorite in some circles, when picks to win the U.S. Open were being made, not many included 44-year-old Adam Scott.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Sam Burns only wobbled twice on a soggy Oakmont course Saturday and held his nerve with a great lag from just inside 60 feet on the final hole for a 1-under 69, leaving him one round away from a U.S.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — His hair is speckled with grey. Even if he remains a fan favourite in some circles, when picks to win the U.S. Open were being made, not many included 44-year-old Adam Scott.

MONTREAL — George Russell and Max Verstappen are front and centre once again. Two weeks after colliding in Spain, Russell and Verstappen will battle at the top of the grid in Formula One’s Canadian Grand Prix.

OTTAWA — Tanya Boychuk netted the game-winning goal in the 65th minute to lift Montreal Roses FC to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on Saturday in Northern Super League action.

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Lexi Thompson birdied two of the final three holes Saturday in the Meijer LPGA Classic for a share of the third-round lead with five others in a bid to win for the first time in just over six years.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Kepler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Alfons Freij to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Saturday. The average annual value of the deal in the NHL is US$975,000.