National Sports

TORONTO — When a board member from the Canadian Women's Hockey League reached out to her about a unique opportunity, Jayna Hefford jumped at the chance.

MONTREAL — Mario Mola took a big step toward a third straight world title by winning the Montreal Triathlon on Sunday. The Spaniard, with his fourth win of the year, finished the 1.

VIERA, Fla. — Kelsey Lalor belted a two-run homer in the first inning to lead Canada to an 18-1 victory over the Dominican Republic on Sunday at the women's baseball World Cup.

TORONTO — Despite some early struggles, Timothy Liljegren never doubted his move to North America. Now the slick Swedish defenceman is hoping to take another big step at Toronto Maple Leafs' training camp next month.

When Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov face off against each other at the U.S. Open this week, they'll have to set aside their friendship as they put the future of Canadian tennis on full display.

Milwaukee's city attorney said officers did nothing wrong when they used a stun gun on Bucks' player Sterling Brown during his arrest over a parking violation in January — a direct contradiction to the police chief and mayor, who condemned the office

REGINA — Throughout the entire week at the CP Women's Open, Alena Sharp would write the number 16 on her golf balls.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Sebastian Vettel made a crucial early overtaking move on Lewis Hamilton to win the crash-marred Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday and trim his rival's overall lead.

Eden Hazard was repeatedly fouled, shoved and hacked down on his first start of the season in the Premier League. On one occasion, he was even kicked off the field by a particularly crude challenge.