National Sports

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks know that in the grand scheme of things pre-season doesn’t mean a whole lot, but it can help build character and culture.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caroline Masson beat top-seeded Minjee Lee 2 and 1 on Friday in 100-degree heat in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play to finish 3-0 in the group stage and advance to single-elimination play.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The 2023 Memorial Cup will be hosted by the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL, the Canadian Hockey League announced Friday.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — This has been a good week in North Texas for Scott Stallings, first qualifying for the U.S.

CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation’s political direction following this week’s school shooting in Texas.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Scott McCarron didn’t have time to think about his surgically repaired left ankle on Friday. Mother Nature wouldn't let him. “It was crazy,” McCarron said of the weather changes.

TORONTO — The Canadian Championship semifinals have been set for June 22 with defending champion CF Montreal playing at Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps hosting York United of the Canadian Premier League. Both games will kick off at 7 p.m.

TORONTO — The Canadian men's soccer team played its part in getting a proposed friendly against Iran nixed, making their feelings felt in an email this week to a senior Canada Soccer official.

Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley added his voice Friday to the chorus wondering about America's inability to enact stricter gun laws in the wake of Tuesday's Texas elementary school shooting.

PARIS — Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime have advanced to the fourth round of the French Open.