National Sports

CROMWELL, Conn. — Brendon Todd and Dustin Johnson each shot career-low 61s at the Travelers Championship on Saturday, leaving Todd with a two-stroke lead over the 2016 U.S. Open champion.

BERLIN — The German soccer league's restart is complete. Borussia Mönchengladbach qualified for the Champions League and Fortuna Düsseldorf was relegated by a single point on the last day of the Bundesliga on Saturday.

PARIS — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized “ignorant and uneducated” comments by former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

LIVERPOOL, England — English champion Liverpool has condemned the behaviour of some fans who gathered in the city to celebrate the club’s Premier League title win after a 30-year wait.

LIVERPOOL, England — The sun had just set over Anfield — and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again — when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. A signal went out across Merseyside.

Alexis Lafreniere will have to wait a little longer to find out where he'll start his NHL career. And a massive wrinkle has just been added to the league's return-to-play plan for its pandemic-hit season.

Columbus Crew pro gamer Graham (Skamzz) Ellix survived four challengers Friday to win the 14-man Last Chance Qualifier Bracket and advance to main draw of the eMLS Cup.

TORONTO — The defending champion Toronto Raptors will resume the 2019-20 NBA season on Aug. 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Raptors, along with the NBA, announced their revised eight-game schedule on Friday.

TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League says it is "deeply troubled" by abuse allegations in a class-action lawsuit filed by two of its former players and plans to form a panel to deal with any current issues.

Fatherhood is helping Montreal Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke deal with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 CFL regular season remains on hold due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.