National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It was a single for almost anyone else. It was a double for Kevin Kiermaier, whose speed in the bottom of 10th inning produced the run to cap Tampa Bay's big comeback.

LIMA, Peru — The Canadian women had a solid day in the water at the Pan American Games on Tuesday, coming away with five medals on the first day of the swimming competition.

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu and Eugenie Bouchard started exchanging messages over Instagram when they found out they'd be playing each other in the first round of the Rogers Cup.

MONTREAL — Felix Auger-Aliassime has dreamed of walking onto centre court at the Rogers Cup in his hometown. His singles debut at the tournament very nearly turned into a nightmare.

HAMMONDS PLAINS, N.S. — Norway's William Buhl fired 4-under-par 68 on Tuesday to take a two-stroke lead at the 115th Canadian Men's Amateur Championship.

TORONTO — Ashleigh Barty of Australia is in danger of losing her world No. 1 ranking after falling 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to American Sofia Kenin in second-round play Tuesday at the Rogers Cup. Barty wasn't thinking about that during the match, though.

LIMA, Peru — The Canadian women's field hockey team knocked the Americans off their perch as Pan Am Games champions on Tuesday night. One more win and the national side will have what it really wants: Lima gold and a ticket to Tokyo.

VANCOUVER — Felipe Martins says his time with the Vancouver Whitecaps was a roller coaster. The 28-year-old midfielder joined the club in 2018 after stints with the Montreal Impact and New York Red Bulls. On Tuesday, the 'Caps dealt Martins to D.C.

TORONTO — Pulling on the Canada jersey never gets old for Cory Joseph.

COLOMIERS, France — Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scored 14 minutes into her debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, coming off the bench to head in the winner in a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the Women's French Cup tournament.