National Sports

TORONTO — The Blue Jays' bats went silent again Tuesday as Toronto's hitters try to work through a major slump at the plate. Running into some stellar opposing pitching isn't helping matters, either.

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool's players had their hands on their heads, seemingly unable to comprehend their achievement. One of them, James Milner, was in tears.

TORONTO — Raptors forward Serge Ibaka needed some repair work Tuesday after taking an inadvertent elbow from teammate Kawhi Leonard in Game 5 of Toronto's playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers.

TORONTO — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown wasn't giving much away on the subject of ailing centre Joel Embiid on the eve of Tuesday's playoff game with the Toronto Raptors.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy for the first game of the Eastern Conference final for an illegal check to the head of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are confirming that team owner Daryl Katz has been dealing with a life-threatening illness. Speculation arose Tuesday when Katz appeared at a news conference announcing the hiring of new general manager Ken Holland.

A survey of Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Canada provides a snapshot of abuse they felt powerless to stop. The results of the survey and recommendations from it were unveiled Tuesday by AthletesCAN, an athlete advocacy body.

After surviving steamy Orlando, Toronto FC faces another challenge in defending MLS champion Atlanta United on Wednesday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have made it official that Ken Holland is their new general manager, after Holland spent more than two decades and won three Stanley Cups doing the same job for the Detroit Red Wings.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos posted a $2.8-million profit for the 2018 season. The Eskimos unveiled the surplus in treasurer Janice Agrios's report tabled Tuesday at the CFL club's annual general meeting.