National Sports

CARSON, Calif. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, Efrain Álvarez had an assist in his first MLS start and the LA Galaxy beat Toronto FC 2-0 on Thursday night. The 17-year-old Álvarez curled in a wide cross that looped over the Toronto FC defence .

TORONTO — It's not just that Danny Jansen's hitting home runs, he's barely missing the ball. Jansen hit two solo blasts and added a ground-rule double but the Toronto Blue Jays still lost to the Boston Red Sox 8-7 on Thursday night.

MONTREAL — Following a dominant performance on the ground, Alouettes running back William Stanback delivered a warning for the rest of the Canadian Football League.

BLAINE, Minn. — Scott Piercy went on a late birdie binge en route to a 9-under 62 and the first-round lead at the inaugural 3M Open on Thursday. Adam Hadwin and Hideki Matsuyama are each two shots back after a 7-under 64 at the TPC Twin Cities.

MONTREAL — Former goalkeeper Greg Sutton will be the third Montreal Impact alumnus to be inducted into the club’s Wall of Fame.

TORONTO — Forward Jonathan David and fullback Ashley Lawrence have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for June.

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman isn't going to pitch again until his non-throwing shoulder is ready.

Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dominique Davis says he learned the a lot during his first two CFL seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu has been added to the July 27 UFC 240 card in Edmonton. Dawodu (9-1-0) will face Yoshinori Horie (8-1-0), a Japanese fighter making his UFC debut.

Lindell Wigginton was with his family at home in Dartmouth, N.S., watching as 60 names, including six Canadians, were called in last month's NBA draft. His wasn't among them. But the 21-year-old tried not to sweat it.