National Sports

SASKATOON — Former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock has resigned as coach of the University of Saskatchewan's men's hockey team after just one season at the helm.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams’ first opponent at what is expected to be the last tournament of her career , the U.S. Open , will be Danka Kovinic. Win that, and Williams could face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the second round.

VICTORIA — Five NBA players highlight Canada's 12-man roster for the team's World Cup qualifying game Thursday night against Argentina.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights bolstered their forward depth by signing veteran Phil Kessel to a one-year, $1.5 million deal Wednesday. The 34-year-old Kessel spent the past three seasons with the Arizona Coyotes.

BOSTON (AP) — George Springer got three hits, including a 10th-inning double on the first pitch from Boston reliever Ryan Brasier that scored automatic runner Jackie Bradley Jr. and lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Red Sox 3-2 Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff's shoes carried the message “Play for Peace” as she joined Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and other tennis stars in a pre-U.S.

NEW YORK — Canada's Vasek Pospisil made it through the first round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over Sumit Nagal on Wednesday. Pospisil, of Vernon, B.C., fired 13 aces to just one from Nagal.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star , his 13-year-old daughter and other victims

WINNIPEG — This game will be different for Jake Maier right from the start, but he’s trying not to think about it that way.