National Sports

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Sparked by Tajon Buchanan's two early goals, Canada opened play at the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship with an impressive 2-0 win over El Salvador on Friday.

TORONTO — Woodbine Entertainment is lobbying Toronto Mayor John Tory and the city's medical officer of health for assistance in allowing horse racing to go as scheduled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lisa Thomaidis was saddened by photos that showed the shocking discrepancy between the men's and women's weight-room facilities at their NCAA basketball tournaments. But Canada's women's head coach wasn't surprised.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Toronto starter Robbie Ray allowed one run and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 in pre-season action on Friday. JaCoby Jones' homer in the sixth off Ray accounted for Detroit's only run.

OTTAWA — Former Canadian women's gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker has been banned for life by the sport's governing body in the country following an internal investigation.

A look at the Canadians competing in the NCAA women's basketball championship tournament: Alabama: G Ahriahna Grizzle (Toronto) Arizona: G Shaina Pellington (Pickering, Ont.) Central Michigan: F Maryama Turkstra (Dundas, Ont.

One date jumped out at Laeticia Amihere and Aaliyah Edwards when this season's NCAA women's basketball schedule was released. Amihere and the South Carolina Gamecocks faced Edwards and her Connecticut Huskies on Feb.

MONTREAL — Canada Artistic Swimming has suspended two coaches and may take action against a third, as five former members of the national team seek to have a class action lawsuit authorized against the governing body.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Dubai Championships after a semifinal loss. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Scott Hend and Kalle Samooja shared a one-shot lead on Friday after two rounds of the European Tour's Kenya Open. Hend shot the joint best round of the day with a 7-under 64 to move 11 under overall.