National Sports

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays belted seven doubles to batter the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 in their Grapefruit League opener on Friday.

Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini has no nerves about seeing some familiar faces across the field as his team heads to California this weekend. “It’s always fun to play against friends, to be honest.

OTTAWA — Once again the Ottawa Senators appear poised to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline. The Senators (21-34-5) are nowhere near playoff contention and are set to have their fifth straight losing record.

Toronto FC II has re-signed Canadian midfielders Themi Antonoglou, Antonio Carlini and Mehdi Essoussi, joining nine returning players already under contract.

God of Love remains on the Kentucky Derby Trail but trainer Mark Casse says the $1-million Queen's Plate is still very much on the three-year-old's radar.

Goaltender Eve Gascon continues to make history on the ice. The native of Laval, Que.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting former NBA player Lorenzen Wright attempted to poke holes Friday in the testimony of a convicted killer who said Wright's ex-wife gave him details about the slaying.

Matt Hood can design or help you run a website. Or he can just run. When not playing rugby for the Toronto Arrows, the former Australian sevens speedster works on marketing and website development.

As a longtime second for Team Brad Jacobs, E.J. Harnden was a big part of one of the best rivalries in Canadian curling. The so-called "Battle of the Brads" between Jacobs and Team Brad Gushue resulted in many memorable games over the last decade.

Team Brendan Bottcher said Friday that it will split at the end of the season, joining a growing list of top Canadian curling teams who will go their separate ways for the new quadrennial.