National Sports

TORONTO — Playing fullback in rugby league requires a wide skill set. For Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott, a fullback is usually the fittest player on the field because of the metres he has to cover as the last line of defence.

REGINA — Gainer the Gopher has found out this week just how much controversy a makeover can cause.

Canadian Mike Woods remembers growing up watching the Tour de France. Now the 32-year-old from Ottawa wants to give viewers back home something to cheer about. Woods, in his first Tour de France, is aiming for a stage win.

MONTREAL — Reinforcements could not have come at a better time for the Montreal Impact.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are one of just two teams to have beaten the top squad in Major League Soccer this season, and they know repeating the feat won't be easy.

Thursday's Games MLB Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4 Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 5 Oakland 7, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings Boston 8, Toronto 7 Texas 9, L.A.

STATIONS: The following subs for the previous scoreboard that moved at 01:26 ET. (Fixes score in New England\Colorado MLS game) Thursday's Games MLB Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4 Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 5 Oakland 7, Minnesota 2 N.Y.

Thursday's Games MLB Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4 Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 5 Oakland 7, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings Boston 8, Toronto 7 Texas 9, L.A.

CARSON, Calif. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, Efrain Álvarez had an assist in his first MLS start and the LA Galaxy beat Toronto FC 2-0 on Thursday night. The 17-year-old Álvarez curled in a wide cross that looped over the Toronto FC defence .

TORONTO — It's not just that Danny Jansen's hitting home runs, he's barely missing the ball. Jansen hit two solo blasts and added a ground-rule double but the Toronto Blue Jays still lost to the Boston Red Sox 8-7 on Thursday night.