National Sports

VANCOUVER — Axel Schuster's first season as sporting director of the Vancouver Whitecaps was anything but boring.

The Canadian women's hockey team opened a camp in Halifax on Monday wondering if and when there will be a world championship there.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Six Toronto pitchers combined to give up three hits in a seven-inning pre-season game as the Blue Jays tied the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-2 on Monday.

Toronto FC can count on roster continuity and an extended training camp in the buildup to the 2021 MLS season.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have claimed goaltender Alex Stalock off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. The 33-year-old Stalock did not appear in a game for Minnesota this season. The native of St. Paul, Minn.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Brett Boyko. The six-foot-seven, 305-pound Saskatoon native played 15 games for the B.C. Lions in 2019, his first season in the CFL.

CALGARY — Spruce Meadows is cancelling its summer show jumping series for a second straight year because of the pandemic.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-6 (4), 6-1 to Japan's Kei Nishikori in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Monday.

ESPN has re-signed Rece Davis to a multiyear contract that will keep him in place as host of the network’s popular Saturday college football pregame show. The network announced the deal Monday.

TORONTO — Professional rugby league in Canada lasted less than four seasons with the Toronto Wolfpack. The Ottawa Aces have yet to take the field.