National Sports

English rugby league player found dead in hotel room

BATLEY, England — An English rugby league club says one of its players has been found dead in his hotel room the day after a game in France. Batley Bulldogs announced the death of Archie Bruce on Sunday.

Aug 18, 2019 8:22 AM Read more >

Reyna scores, helping Vancouver Whitecaps to 1-0 win over D.C. United

VANCOUVER — Just a few weeks ago, coach Marc Dos Santos couldn't pinpoint what had gone wrong with his Vancouver Whitecaps.

Aug 18, 2019 12:12 AM Read more >

Adams Jr., Alouettes come from behind to beat Stampeders 40-34 in overtime

CALGARY — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. didn't care that the Montreal Alouettes hadn't won a game in Calgary since 2009. He also didn't care that his team was down 11 points late in Saturday's game against the defending Grey Cup champions.

Aug 17, 2019 10:07 PM Read more >

Sarah Fillier scores twice, Canada's NWDT beats Americans 2-1

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Sarah Fillier scored twice as Canada's national women's development team beat the United States 2-1 on Saturday in exhibition play.

Aug 17, 2019 9:41 PM Read more >

Montreal Impact blow three-goal lead, settle for draw with FC Dallas

MONTREAL — Impact defender Rudy Camacho says he and his teammates are "disgusted" by their end-of-game collapse — the worst in franchise history.

Aug 17, 2019 9:31 PM Read more >

Canada's offence comes alive in 10-0 win over Italy at LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Canada bounced back with a strong performance on Saturday, waiting out an early rain delay to beat Italy 10-0 at the Little League World Series.

Aug 17, 2019 8:55 PM Read more >

Altidore scores in 90th to give Toronto FC 2-2 tie with Crew

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jozy Altidore scored in the 90th minute to give Toronto FC a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Altidore found an open space on a run into the 6-yard box and headed home Auro's cross to pull Toronto FC (9-10-7) level.

Aug 17, 2019 7:45 PM Read more >

Lewis Ward's record field-goal streak comes to an end, Redblacks fall to Ticats

OTTAWA — No one can blame Rick Campbell for being frustrated with his football club. The Ottawa Redblacks head coach couldn't hide his feelings following another loss, this one a 21-7 defeat against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday.

Aug 17, 2019 6:28 PM Read more >

Kyle Seager's eighth-inning homer lifts Mariners over Blue Jays 4-3

TORONTO — The Blue Jays will administer caution with a left knee tweak Vladimir Guerrero Jr. suffered in the second inning of his team's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

Aug 17, 2019 5:35 PM Read more >

Tone Broke captures Breeders' Stakes for two-thirds of Canadian Triple Crown

TORONTO — There's something about the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes that agrees with Rafael Hernandez. Hernandez rode Tone Broke to a 1 1/2-length victory in the 1 1/2-mile turf race Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack in 2:30.43.

Aug 17, 2019 5:30 PM Read more >