National Sports

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ben Griffin joined a crowded pack of contenders in the Sanderson Farms Championship and then moved past them Friday afternoon with a 30 on the back nine, sending him to a 9-under 63 and a two-shot lead going into the weekend.

BURNABY, B.C. — Forward Precious Achiuwa will miss the Toronto Raptors' first pre-season game due to injury. Achiuwa strained his left groin during a training camp workout. He will also miss tonight's open practice at Simon Fraser University.

Sheldon Irwin was 13 years old when he placed his first bet. It came at a nearby barbershop in his Montreal neighbourhood, where the barbers let him build up losses at poker without calling those losses in.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders will face an old nemesis on Saturday when veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell returns to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting lineup.

LYON, France (AP) — Damian Penaud extended his try-scoring streak to seven matches as Rugby World Cup host France blew apart Italy 60-7 to reach the quarterfinals in style on Friday.

The You Can Play Project, which advocates for LGBTQ participation in sports, has come out in support of Hockey Canada's new dressing room policy.

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — After a two-year absence and less than three months into her return to competition, Simone Biles is back at the top of world gymnastics once again.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Canada's game against Panama at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was abandoned without a ball bowled Friday due to bad weather.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have placed Ville Heinola on injured reserve after the 22-year-old defenceman suffered an apparent leg injury in Thursday's 3-0 home loss to the Ottawa Senators.

TORONTO — When Terry Dunfield was named interim coach of Toronto FC in the wake of Bob Bradley's June 26 firing, team president Bill Manning said the assignment would last just four games.