National Sports

BASEL, Switzerland — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime started off his defence of his Swiss Indoors tennis title with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland's Leandro Riedi.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal missed out on the playoffs this Major League Soccer season by the slimmest of margins.

After a flare-up at an English club rugby game between London Irish and the Worcester Warriors, referee Wayne Barnes called the offending players over and calmly read them the riot act. "I understand this is an important game.

TORONTO — Zach Collaros won't be in the running for a third straight CFL outstanding player award. The Winnipeg quarterback has won the honour the last two years.

It won't affect the West Division standings but the Calgary Stampeders' regular-season finale is significant for the franchise. Calgary (6-11) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13-4) on Friday night with both teams having clinched playoff spots.

Jack Eichel had a plan this summer. The idea was simple — a little less would have to do.

Tell the truth: How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series? A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall.

A capsule look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers: ___ Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Friday, at Arlington, Texas, 8:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 2, Saturday, at Arlington, Texas, 8:03 p.m.

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Thursday: EUROPA LEAGUE The unravelling of Ajax is proving to be one of the saddest soccer stories of the season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 on Tuesday night for their NHL-record 15th straight road win.