National Sports

YORK, Pa. — "Robot umpires" have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes Wednesday night at its All-Star Game.

Wednesday's Games Canadian Soccer Championship Third round, first leg Ottawa (USL) 3 HFX Wanderers (CPL) 2 Montreal (MLS) 2 York 9 (CPL) 2 Vancouver (MLS) 0 Cavalry (CPL) 0 --- Thursday's Games (All Times Eastern) CFL Edmonton at British Columbia, 10

Wednesday's Games Canadian Soccer Championship Third round, first leg Ottawa (USL) 3 HFX Wanderers (CPL) 2 Montreal (MLS) 2 York 9 (CPL) 2 Vancouver (MLS) 0 Cavalry (CPL) 0 --- The Canadian Press

HALIFAX — Thiago De Freitas scored twice in the first half to help the Ottawa Fury to a 3-2 win over the HFX Wanderers on Wednesday night in the third round of the Canadian Championship.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book "Ball Four," has died. He was 80.

LOS ANGELES — Canada's Brooke Henderson can add an ESPY to her trophy case. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., was named best female golfer at the annual celebration of athletes on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Gerry Dee has a simple goal for this week's Osprey Valley Open: don't embarrass himself. "I'm going to play as well as I can and see how close I can get to not being last," said Dee, adding with a laugh: "I will be last.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions know they'll need to play a full four quarters in order to exact payback this week.

TORONTO — Looking for more options in attack behind Jozy Altidore, Toronto FC has traded Canadian international Jordan Hamilton to Columbus Crew SC for American forward Patrick Mullins. A source confirmed the deal.

Another week, another road test for Nick Arbuckle. The sophomore quarterback will make his second straight start Saturday night when the Calgary Stampeders (2-1) visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-1) at Tim Hortons Field.