National Sports

HALIFAX — Brett Layton had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the defending champion Calgary Dinos held on to beat the Ryerson Rams 67-65 and advance to Canadian men's university basketball championship game.

TORONTO — It was history nearly three decades in the making, stretching back to before any of the McMaster Marauders were born. But the significance of the moment wasn't lost on Theresa Burns' players Saturday.

SANDY, Utah — Albert Rusnak scored on a penalty in the 21st minute and Real Salt Lake held on to beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday.

HOUSTON — Mauro Manotas scored in the 86th minute and the Houston Dynamo beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday. Manotas finished Romell Quioto's cross with a right-footed stab to give Houston (1-0-1) the lead.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Felix Auger-Aliassime's first career match against a top-10 player has put the ATP Tour on notice.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — First baseman Andy Burns hit a controversial tie-breaking RBI double in the ninth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in Grapefruit League action.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha won the gold medal in ice dancing on Saturday at the world junior figure skating championships.

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Canada's Kim Boutin and Samuel Girard both skated to silver medals in the 1,500 metres on Saturday at the world short-track speedskating championships.

LONDON — Raheem Sterling's second-half hat trick helped Manchester City build a four-point lead atop the English Premier League on Saturday. Tottenham's second-half collapse put Spurs in danger of not even finishing in the top four.

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany — Sportswear maker Adidas says it will give the same bonus to any of its sponsored players on the Women's World Cup-winning soccer team as their male counterparts.