National Sports

CHARLOTTETOWN — Kaitlyn Lawes downed four-time women's world curling champion Silvana Tirinzoni 4-3 at the HearingLife Tour Challenge on Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Josef Martínez scored twice against his former team and moved into seventh in MLS history with 115 career regular season goals as CF Montreal beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Coach John Herdman did not mince words after a costly 4-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls that left Toronto FC's playoff hopes hanging by a thread. "Not good enough. No excuses, just not good enough," said Herdman.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets turned hard work on the power play into a key goal in a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in an NHL pre-season game Wednesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs.

HOUSTON (AP) — Manager A.J. Hinch wanted his Detroit Tigers to embody their home city. Hard-working with a never-give-up attitude, but most of all a team that had grit. That's how they stormed into October — and just kept going.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr.

QUÉBEC — The Los Angeles Kings arrived in Quebec City on Wednesday to kick off the final stretch of their NHL training camp, in a trip that's drawn controversy over the province's decision to spend millions of dollars to subsidize the visit.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays moved quickly by making some coaching changes after a last-place finish in the American League East. Now the heavy lifting begins. General manager Ross Atkins has his work cut out for him entering the off-season.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible.