National Sports

TORONTO — Long the home of more traditional forms of entertainment, Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall will also become an esports epicentre next year.

Canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe is the latest Canadian Olympic medal hopeful to get caught up in a doping controversy.

TORONTO — Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Edmonton Eskimos QB Trevor Harris and Calgary Stampeders receiver Reggie Begelton are the CFL's top performers of the week for Week 10.

SYDNEY, Australia — Aaron Best scored 20 points while Andrew Nembhard added 17 as Canada's men's basketball team trounced the New Zealand Tall Blacks 122-88 in a pre-FIBA World Cup exhibition game Tuesday.

Monday's Games MLB American League Kansas City 5 Baltimore 4 Seattle 9 Tampa Bay 3 Texas 8 L.A. Angels 7 (11 innings) Chicago White Sox 6 Minnesota 4 Houston 5 Detroit 4 National League Washington 13 Pittsburgh 0 San Diego 3 Cincinnati 2 St.

Monday's Games MLB American League Kansas City 5 Baltimore 4 Seattle 9 Tampa Bay 3 Texas 8 L.A. Angels 7 (11 innings) Chicago White Sox 6 Minnesota 4 Houston 5 Detroit 4 National League Washington 13 Pittsburgh 0 San Diego 3 Cincinnati 2 St.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Toronto Blue Jays prospect T.J. Zeuch threw a no-hitter on Monday night for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico — Amanda Asay reached base four times and hit a three-run triple to help Canada beat Nicaragua 19-2 in a mercy-rule shortened round-robin game at a women's baseball World Cup qualifying tournament.

WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols was at Blue Bombers practice on Monday, but the starting quarterback was wearing a tank top and only watched his teammates go through their paces.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers practiced on Monday after sitting out the Packers' second preseason game in Baltimore and being sidelined during practice Sunday with back tightness.