National Sports

TORONTO — Winnipeg receiver Janarion Grant, Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks and Edmonton running back C.J. Gable are the CFL's top performers for Week 9.

TORONTO — As soon as Brandon Drury's bat connected with the ball he knew he'd hit the first grand slam of his career.

MASON, Ohio — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has made an early exit at the Western & Southern Open. Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic upset the 19-year-old from Montreal 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the ATP Tour 1000 Masters event on Monday.

It seems Mike Reilly does know Mike Reilly best. The B.C. veteran quarterback was a full participant at practice Monday. Reilly suffered an apparent ankle injury late in the Lions' 35-34 road loss to Hamilton on Saturday night.

For Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, hearing idols praise her game and compassion has been nothing short of crazy and overwhelming.

MASON, Ohio — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has made an early exit at the Western & Southern Open. Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic upset the 19-year-old from Montreal 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the ATP Tour 1000 Masters event on Monday.

Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo says Freddy Galvis will be missed in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse. The Cincinnati Reds claimed the veteran infielder off waivers from the Blue Jays on Monday afternoon.

MONTREAL — Midfielder Omar Browne is leaving Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact and returning to his Panamanian club. The Impact announced Monday that Omar Browne is going back to La Chorrera-based C.A. Independiente.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will begin their 2019-20 season with a championship banner raising, and the festive atmosphere will continue with home games on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

TORONTO — Shawn Lemon is back with the B.C. Lions. The Lions acquired the veteran defensive end from the Toronto Argonauts on Monday for defensive tackle Davon Coleman and a conditional 2020 eighth-round draft pick. Both players are Americans.