National Sports

DONGGUAN, China — Nick Nurse had said Canada would need to play extraordinary basketball to survive at the FIBA World Cup — missing most of its biggest stars, and playing in arguably the toughest group in the global tournament, nothing less would be

CALGARY — Bo Levi Mitchell appears ready to return to the football field. The Calgary Stampeders listed their quarterback as their starter on the depth chart for Monday's Labour Day game against the Edmonton Eskimos.

TORONTO — Liam Millar is taking the place of Lucas Cavallini on Canada's roster for upcoming CONCACAF Nations League matches against Cuba.

VANCOUVER — The inevitable became reality for the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday night. A 3-1 loss to New York City FC officially ended the Whitecaps’ slim-to-none hopes of reaching the Major League Soccer playoffs.

Saturday's Games MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 4 Oakland 3 (11 innings) Toronto 6 Houston 4 Tampa Bay 9 Cleveland 6 Detroit 10 Minnesota 7 Kansas City 7 Baltimore 5 Texas 3 Seattle 2 L.A.

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff's U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old's eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of herself in the kid she'd just beaten 6-3, 6-0.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Once again, it came down to the wire and once again Guardian Angel AS and American driver Tim Tetrick fended off Atlanta and Canadian Yannick Gingras to capture the $600,000 Maple Leaf Trot on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — It was a chance for Montreal to stay in front in its playoff race. But the game quickly descended into a chorus of boos and jeers from the home fans. D.C.

NEW YORK — Bianca Andreescu is into the second week in her first career U.S. Open. The 19-year-old Canadian defeated No. 19 seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the fourth round.

LIMA, Peru — The Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team is taking home silver from the 2019 Lima Parapan Am games.