National Sports

TORONTO — Teoscar Hernández has been named the American League player of the week, making it three consecutive weeks that a Blue Jay has earned the honour. Hernández batted .

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders cancelled outdoor practice Monday because of smoke from forest fires. The city's air quality health index was eight on a scale of one to 10 and thus deemed high risk for outdoor activities.

TORONTO — The Canadian Elite Basketball League has expanded into Toronto, adding the Scarborough Shooting Stars as its eighth franchise. The Shooting Stars will tip off when the 2022 season opens next May.

TOKYO (AP) — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke's upcoming memoir, “Unbound,” for her new book club before she had even read it.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Kisner made birdie on the second extra hole to win a record-tying six-man playoff at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are condemning racism after an alleged attack on several academy players. In a statement issued Sunday, the Whitecaps say three academy players were assaulted at an outdoor gathering on Saturday evening.

There are aspects of tennis that remain a mystery to Russia's Daniil Medvedev.

SEATTLE (AP) — Teoscar Hernández and Randal Grichuk both homered in the second inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays used four long balls to avoid a sweep with an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

CALGARY — Doug Barron birdied the final three holes at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club to win the 2021 Shaw Charity Classic.