National Sports

LYON, France — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the semifinals at the Lyon Open. The No. 4 seed from Montreal downed American Steve Johnson 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in a quarterfinal at the ATP Tour 250 clay-court event on Thursday.

Halifax Mooseheads forward Raphael Lavoie is showing he can do a little bit of everything ahead of the NHL draft. Score, hit, even chirp.

TORONTO — As coach of the transatlantic Wolfpack, Brian McDermott doesn't have the presence or profile of some of his Toronto coaching counterparts. But the 49-year-old Englishman has a compelling back story.

TORONTO — The injury-depleted Toronto Blue Jays' rotation got a boost Thursday with the reinstatement of left-hander Clayton Richard from the 10-day injured list.

HALIFAX — After six days of preliminary-round action, sudden-death play is set to begin at the Memorial Cup.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Florida Panthers assistant coach Paul McFarland for the same role on head coach Mike Babcock's staff. McFarland replaces D.J. Smith, who was named head coach of the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

MONTREAL — For the first time in nearly two years, the Montreal Impact will play a Major League Soccer match without midfielder Samuel Piette.

HOMER GLEN, Ill. — Wearing a black shirt with "Fight for your happiness" on the front and "Sick not weak" on the back, Daniel Carcillo eats an apple as his wife makes a cappuccino nearby and their oldest daughter scampers around the kitchen.

TORONTO — The federal government is providing $4.3 million to help Canada prepare for the 2026 World Cup. Kirsty Duncan, minister of science and sport, made the announcement Thursday morning at BMO Field.

Wednesday's Games Memorial Cup At Halifax Rouyn-Noranda 4 Halifax 3 --- AHL Playoffs Western Conference final San Diego 3 Chicago 2 (San Diego leads series 2-1) --- MLB American League Oakland 7 Cleveland 2 Texas 2 Seattle 1 N.Y.