National Sports

LOS ANGELES — Barry Zito has written a book detailing his rise and fall as a baseball pitcher and his intensifying belief in religion. "Curveball" will be published Sept. 17 by Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

TORONTO — When the bats are this cold, the Toronto Blue Jays need to make every hit count.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Alexander Yelesin to a two-year entry-level contract.

KOSICE, Slovakia — Finland continued its recent domination of Canada in international hockey on Friday, winning 3-1 in the opening game for both teams at the world men's championship.

TORONTO — Red Kelly only ever got two phone calls from the NHL. The first came from league president Clarence Campbell in 1960 when he refused to report to New York after the Detroit Red Wings traded him to the Rangers.

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was bumped up to the No. 2 spot in the batting order for Friday night's game against the Chicago White Sox at Rogers Centre.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Sarah Kaufman opened her Professional Fighters League account with a first-round win, earning kudos along the way. "Great performance," tweeted former UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.

KAZAN, Russia — Canadians Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay finished fifth in the women's 10-metre synchro platform at a diving World Series event.

WINNIPEG — Chris Matthews is done with the NFL. The veteran receiver agreed to terms with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday, returning to where he began his CFL tenure in 2012.

MONTREAL — The surging Impact look to build on their stellar away record when they face struggling FC Cincinnati on Saturday, but Montreal goalkeeper Evan Bush says his side needs to be wary of a motivated side looking to impress its new interim head