National Sports

OTTAWA — The Edmonton Eskimos breathed a sigh of relief Saturday night as they snapped a four-game losing streak with a 21-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. "It's a huge win for us, we needed it," said Eskimos head coach Jason Maas.

TORONTO — After more than his share of highs and lows rookie right-handed starter Trent Thornton finished his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays on a high. The 25-year-old from Charlotte, N.C.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Shay Colley had 23 points to lift Canada over Brazil 66-58 and into the finals of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament on Saturday.

TORONTO — Entering every NBA season in recent years, the respect level for the Toronto Raptors always seemed to be a touch lower than other contenders.

It was a day of goalkeeping blunders in the English Premier League. Liverpool and Manchester City, seemingly set for another duel for the title, benefited from two of them in hard-fought away wins on Saturday.

DOHA, Qatar — Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse has raced to a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres at the world track and field championships. More coming. The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser returned to the ice with his Vancouver Canucks teammates Saturday morning less than a week after suffering a concussion in pre-season play.

Montreal Impact coach Wilmer Cabrera refuses to lose hope despite facing overwhelming odds.

OBERTSDORF, Germany — Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen of Montreal earned their first international victory on Saturday, winning the ice dance event at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have named Olivier Renard as the club's sporting director. The Major League Soccer club announced the hiring of the 40-year-old Belgian on Saturday.