National Sports

REGINA — With Trevor Harris entrenched as the Saskatchewan Roughriders starting quarterback, Saturday’s 30-27 CFL pre-season victory over the B.C. Lions did little to separate the three pivots battling for the backup spot.

TORONTO — A week of turmoil ended with a much-needed win for Toronto FC. There was also a vote of confidence in the club and coach Bob Bradley from Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, who assisted on both goals in Toronto's 2-1 win over D.C.

MONTREAL — Three days removed from qualifying for the Canadian Championship final, CF Montreal channelled its mid-week passion to snap a two-game Major League Soccer losing streak.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Leona Maguire won two more matches Saturday at Shadow Creek to advance to the semifinals in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Seattle Thunderbirds, no stranger to winning crucial games at the Sandman Centre this season, won another one big one Saturday by defeating the Peterborough Petes 6-3 in the Memorial Cup opener for both teams.

HAMILTON — After two Grey Cups and two most outstanding player awards in a decade with the Calgary Stampeders, all Bo Levi Mitchell needed was two series of downs to exhibit he is ready to perform for his new team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

EDMONTON — Tyrrell Pigrome’s first taste of CFL action was pretty sweet.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Harry Hall intended to slip on his Vegas Golden Knights jersey while playing Colonial's par-3 13th hole Saturday. That plan changed after falling out of the lead because of consecutive double bogeys.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro had his first career multihomer game, Matt Wallner homered among his career-high four hits, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach after he spent the last five seasons as a Toronto Raptors assistant, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.