National Sports

TORONTO — Steve Bahen and Desert Ride face a formidable challenge in returning Sam-Son Farm to the winner's circle at the $1-million Queen's Plate.

CHATSWORTH, Ont.

Thursday's Games Women's World Cup England 3 Norway 0 CFL Winnipeg 28 Edmonton 21 MLB American League Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 2 (18 innings) Texas 3 Detroit 1 L.A. Angels 8 Oakland 3 National League Philadelphia 6 N.Y.

WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols couldn't hide his wonder and admiration as he talked about the talents of new Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Lucky Whitehead.

TORONTO — The City of Toronto is defending how police and paramedics dealt with a sick baby in the massive crowd that turned out for the Raptors NBA championship victory parade earlier this month. The infant died two days later.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — William Nylander stepped up to his putt, struck it clean and raised a fist in celebration after the ball dropped in the cup. If only contract negotiations between Mitch Marner and the Maple Leafs were that straightforward.

VALENCIA, Spain — Canada finished second at the FIH Series Finals field hockey tournament after a 4-2 loss to host Spain on Thursday.

HAMILTON — Orlondo Steinauer isn't concerned with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats getting too full of themselves following their emphatic victory last week over the Toronto Argonauts.

Haiti may be a surprise contender for this year's Gold Cup, but the coach of Canada's men's soccer team says the squad shouldn't be underestimated.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have re-signed forward Jack Rodewald to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will carry an annual value of US$725,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the American Hockey League.