National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without Brazilian midfielder Caio Alexandre for some eight weeks due to a left hand fracture. The MLS team said the injury occurred during training Tuesday.

LANGLEY, B.C. — The Canadian Premier League's ninth franchise will kick off next spring in Langley, B.C. The league announced in November that a Vancouver-area team was next.

TORONTO — It's been some time since veteran jockey Justin Stein could actually look forward to a full racing season at Woodbine Racetrack. The global pandemic forced delayed starts in 2020 and 2021.

TORONTO — Nick Nurse is prepared for a "slug fest.

Selena Costabile was making plans to play in the Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic when she got a message from a familiar name: Alena Sharp. The two Canadians had met at the LPGA Tour's Q Series last winter.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through seven innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters on Wednesday.

MONACO — The struggles on the court continue for Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Montreal native ranked No.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed American receiver/returner Janarion Grant to a one-year contract Wednesday. The five-foot-nine 164-pound Grant, a native of Fort Trilby, Fla., has spent the last two seasons with Winnipeg.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Peacock’s Sunday morning Major League Baseball package will be called “MLB Sunday Leadoff," NBC Sports said Wednesday. Peacock will stream games produced by NBC Sports for 18 straight weeks beginning on May 8.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — When Ukrainian women’s tennis player Katarina Zavatska first learned that Russia had invaded her homeland, she was unable to pick up a racket for more than a week.