National Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum is quickly rounding into regular-season form. The Boston forward had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help the Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 113-111 on Saturday night in a preseason game.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova won her second-round match in straight sets at the BNP Open on Saturday, while fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza was beaten.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Max Fried pitched six sharp innings and Atlanta’s bullpen held on after manager Brian Snitker’s quick hook, sending the Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 Saturday to tie their NL Division Series at a game apiece.

After a fine showing Thursday in a 1-1 tie with powerful Mexico in the hostile confines of Mexico City's Azteca Stadium, Canada expects another rude reception in Jamaica in World Cup qualifying play Sunday.

CALGARY — FC Edmonton struck first and held on for a 1-1 draw Saturday against their provincial rivals Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League action.

VALPARAISO, Chile — The Canadian men will watch the 2023 Rugby World Cup from afar, denied a trip to the sport's showcase for the first time ever by a 33-24 loss to Chile on Saturday that gave the South Americans a 54-46 aggregate victory in the two-

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders are mourning the death of longtime sports psychologist Dr. Frank Lodato.

LINZ, Austria — Canadian ice dancers Nadiia Bashynska and Peter Beaumont won bronze on Saturday, their second medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit. The duo from Ajax, Ont.

MOSCOW (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has revoked the Moscow laboratory's licence to test samples in a new twist in the long-running Russian doping saga, WADA said on Saturday.

EVERETT, Wash. — Braden Holt stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Everett Silvertips blanked the Portland Winterhawks 4-0 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.