National Sports

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — No. 4 Canada rebounded in its second game of the Rugby Super Series with a 36-19 win over No. 3 France on Tuesday.

LYON, France — With Alex Morgan's cheeky tea-sipping celebration and a postgame mobbing of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the United States has moved a step closer to successfully defending its latest Women's World Cup title.

VANCOUER, B.C. — Days after his current deal ended, questions continue to loom over the future of the first Iraqi-born player in Major League Soccer.

AURORA, Ont. — When she was just 10 years old, Brooke Henderson's dad Dave took her to an LPGA event where she briefly met her idol Morgan Pressel. Pressel spoke to Henderson about her golf game, took a picture and autographed her shirt.

NEW YORK — Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Clifford Starke has withdrawn his offer to purchase the Montreal Alouettes. The Montreal businessman made the announcement Tuesday. Last month, Starke sent commissioner Randy Ambrosie an amended proposal to buy the frachise.

TORONTO — Charlie Montoyo has no intention of moving one of his struggling starting pitchers into the bullpen. The Blue Jays manager is keen on giving right-hander Aaron Sanchez more time to figure things out instead.

Nazem Kadri knew for a while he might get caught in the trade winds swirling around the salary cap-squeezed Maple Leafs. That doesn't make his departure any easier.

CALAHOO, Alta. — The tiny Alberta hamlet of Calahoo, population 85, ballooned to more than 2,000 Tuesday when their favourite son, St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube, brought the Stanley Cup in for a visit.

CALGARY — Banged up at multiple positions, the Calgary Stampeders awaited word on one player in particular. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was scheduled to have magnetic resonance imaging on his throwing shoulder Tuesday.