National Sports

Canada opens World Rugby Sevens Series with two wins, loss to top-ranked Australia

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada is into the Cup quarterfinals of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series after posting a 2-1 record on Saturday at Westhills Stadium.

May 11, 2019 7:26 PM Read more >

Toronto FC falls to second straight loss, still looking for right balance

TORONTO — Ten games into the season and Toronto FC is very much still a work in progress. Greg Vanney's team can score (22 goals) but a penchant for losing the ball in bad places is making life difficult on defence (17 goals conceded).

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AP source: Lakers hire Frank Vogel as coach

LOS ANGELES — A person familiar with the search says the Los Angeles Lakers have hired Frank Vogel as coach and Jason Kidd as an assistant.

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Strong outing from Stroman goes to waste in 7-2 loss to White Sox

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman wasn't pleased to see manager Charlie Montoyo heading to the mound on Saturday.

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Blue Jays shore up rotation by acquiring Edwin Jackson in trade with A's

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have shored up their injury-riddled starting rotation by acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.

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Kakko scores 3 as Finland beats Slovakia; Czechs rout Norway

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Kaapo Kakko scored a hat trick to lift Finland to a 4-2 win over host Slovakia at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.

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FC Cincinnati ends drought, beating Montreal Impact 2-1

CINCINNATI — Allan Cruz and Fatai Alashe scored Saturday to help expansion FC Cincinnati end a five-game losing streak in interim coach Yoann Damet's debut, a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Impact.

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Lowry, Toronto Raptors traditionally follow up losses with big games

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry had a massive Game 7 against the Miami Heat in 2016, scoring 35 points and flirting with a triple-double to carry the Raptors to their first appearance in the Eastern Conference finals.

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Leafs say injured Tavares to return to off-season training program in one month

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say centre John Tavares is expected to return to his full off-season training program in a month after suffering an oblique injury. The team announced the news Saturday.

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Canada to play in all three finals at Curling World Cup Grand Final

BEIJING — Canadian teams will play for all three championships at the Curling World Cup Grand Final.

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