National Sports

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday after a battle with brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

The owner of Bauer Hockey says affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will acquire controlling interest in its overall business. Peak Achievement Athletics Inc.

Canada has climbed into second place in World Rugby's women's rankings, thanks to its 46-24 weekend win over No. 4 France at the WXV tournament.

World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann, one of France's most influential players over the past decade, took the soccer world by surprise Monday when he announced the end of his international career with Les Bleus.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — He may not have logged the fastest time or even gone the full distance, but residents of a Newfoundland town agree the goat who unexpectedly joined the local weekend half marathon was the event's undisputed champion.

L'ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE, Que. — The International team just didn't have a second historic comeback in them at the Presidents Cup. South Korea's Si Woo Kim missed a birdie putt on No.

VANCOUVER — Canada's women's rugby team has its sights firmly set on the future, even as it gets the rare opportunity to compete on home soil.

Sunday's Scoreboard MLB Interleague Miami 3 Toronto 1 Boston 3 Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 4 Atlanta 2 N.Y. Yankees 6 Pittsburgh 4 American League Texas 8 L.A.

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Jasmine Suwannapura made a 12-foot eagle putt on the second hole of a playoff with Lucy Li to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday.

SUDBURY, Ont. — The Pittsburgh Penguins went "old school" on Sunday, getting three goals from Evgeni Malkin and two from Sidney Crosby to defeat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 in an NHL pre-season contest at Sudbury Community Arena.