National Sports

OTTAWA — Olympic synchronized swimming gold medallist Sylvie Frechette says she is comfortable with the social conservative views of her new boss, Tory leader Andrew Scheer.

NEW YORK — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is out of the U.S. Open after a first-round loss to 12th-seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on Monday.

MIAMI — It's two hours before kickoff, and in the Fox TV truck, a large screen shows logos of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Miami Dolphins and this season's Super Bowl. Talk about fantasy football.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes prospect Stelio Mattheos will miss training camp while he fights testicular cancer.

SYDNEY, Australia — Canada men's basketball coach Nick Nurse says his team needs to "flush" its last exhibition performance after ending World Cup preparations with an ugly 84-68 loss to the United States on Monday.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Gabriel Bourque on a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of US$700,000 in the NHL.

An off-season splurge of nearly $200 million has failed to address many of the nagging problems afflicting Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. It took 90 sobering minutes at Old Trafford this weekend to highlight that.

Sunday's Games CFL At Moncton N.B. Montreal 28 Toronto 22 --- MLB American League Seattle 3 Toronto 1 Baltimore 8 Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 9 Cleveland 8 (10 innings) Minnesota 7 Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 2 Texas 0 Houston 11 L.A.

Sunday's Games CFL At Moncton N.B. Montreal 28 Toronto 22 --- MLB American League Seattle 3 Toronto 1 Baltimore 8 Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 9 Cleveland 8 (10 innings) Minnesota 7 Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 2 Texas 0 Houston 11 L.A.

SURREY, B.C. — Kaleigh Rafter had a home run and five RBIs as Canada opened the Softball Americas Qualifier tournament on Sunday with a 17-0 route of Cuba that lasted just three innings.