National Sports

Having won twice already, the Olympic champion Canadian women are assured of making the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. But a victory Wednesday over No.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Luguentz Dort likes the direction that basketball in Montreal is headed, but he would make just one tweak. Dort is having an excellent season as the starting small forward for the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder.

MONTREAL — Top Canadian diver Pamela Ware is looking for redemption this weekend after a world championship to forget earlier this month.

Minnesota's Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago's Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid walked to the podium Tuesday with a message that resonated beyond the football world.

The Canadian men's rugby team could play as many as nine test matches this year, starting in July with games against sixth-ranked Scotland and No. 20 Romania in Ottawa. The 21st-ranked Canadian men will also host No. 12 Japan in Vancouver on Aug 25.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani needed just three exhibition at-bats to show what a $700 million man can do for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sean Payton isn't providing anything definitive on Russell Wilson's time in Denver but he did hint at the Broncos moving on from him when he suggested the team cannot afford to miss on “the next one” at quarterback.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah allowed four earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first start of the pre-season Tuesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson has left the team to be with his family after his son, Toby, suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car on Sunday.