National Sports

CHICAGO — Brian Urlacher finally got a chance to say goodbye, and he tackled the opportunity the same way he played for 13 seasons. Fast.

MONTREAL — While he didn't score the winning goal, Finnish rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi drew the loudest fanfare at the Bell Centre Monday night. It served as his "welcome to Montreal" moment.

BALTIMORE — A historic defeat for the Baltimore Orioles wasn't much different than the 106 that preceded it. Baltimore managed only three hits in falling to Toronto 5-0 on Monday night and tied an Orioles record for losses in a season.

VALDIVIA, Chile — Joel Anthony scored 17 points to lead Canada to a 84-61 rout of Chile in FIBA World Cup qualifying on Monday. Canada is tied with Venezuela atop Group F at 7-1. Chile dropped to 1-7.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract, ending a lengthy stalemate with one of their top defencemen on Monday. The agreement with the restricted free agent is worth US$3.2 million per season.

WHISTLER, B.C. — Brock Boeser can't wait to play for the Vancouver Canucks again, even if it's in a exhibition game.

Canada's top rugby sevens players have applied for union certification, turning up their dispute with Rugby Canada another notch. The B.C.

For more than 41 kilometres of Sunday's Berlin Marathon, Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos battled it out in a group of more than a dozen. Then for the final kilometre, one of the world's best sprinters drew on his speed.

Nothing good seems to happen to Travis Lulay when he faces the Montreal Alouettes in September. The veteran quarterback suffered a dislocated left shoulder on the opening series of the B.C. Lions' 32-14 road win in Montreal on Friday night.

TORONTO — Tasked with the majority of the heavy lifting in the crease the last two seasons, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen focused on doing the exact opposite this summer. "I worked on longevity," he said of his training regimen.