National Sports

OTTAWA — Canada edged Germany in five sets on Saturday for its fourth straight win in FIVB Volleyball Nations League action. Canada needed more than 2 1/2 hours to beat the Germans, taking the match: 23-25, 29-27, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12 at TD Place.

ANCASTER, Ont. — When Rory McIlroy first announced that he was going to play in the RBC Canadian Open, he said he was looking forward to winning another national championship.

CALGARY — Already the all-time leading money winner at Spruce Meadows, veteran Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze added to his legacy on Saturday.

TORONTO — An extra day of rest was the perfect remedy for Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke to keep the Toronto Blue Jays bats indisposed.

ST. LOUIS — Patrick Maroon doesn't want to go there. Not even about how the St. Louis Blues handle the roller coaster of inconsistent officiating. "I'm not talking about it," the usually talkative Maroon said.

BELEM, Brazil — Canada had advanced to its third straight finals appearance at the FIBA under-16 Americas Championship. Caleb Houstan led with 29 points as the Canadians beat the Dominican Republic 97-81 on Saturday in the tournament semifinal.

ANCASTER, Ont. — A roaming party of red-and-white clad fans followed four of Canada's best golfers around all 18 holes of the Hamilton Golf and Country Club on Saturday.

TORONTO — Being patient really paid off for jockey Steve Bahen on Saturday. After a quarter-mile, Bahen and Desert Ride were last in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks.

Australian forward Darcy Lussick remains in immigration limbo and will miss the Toronto Wolfpack's rugby league game Sunday in England against the Swinton Lions. The 29-year-old Lussick was barred from returning to Britain last Monday by the U.K.

ANCASTER, Ont. — As Roger Sloan walked up the 14th fairway at Hamilton Golf and Country Club he thought about how he could be doing better with his approach shot. After opening the par-4 hole with a 294-yard drive the product of Merritt, B.C.