National Sports

CLAYTON, N.Y. — Canadian Chris Johnston fell just short in the season-ending Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence but did claim family bragging rights. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation.

VANCOUVER — Struggling through her round, Brooke Henderson found some solace looking at the leaderboard, as most of the field at the CPKC Women's Open was having a tough time with Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored a goal in each half and added an assist to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — George Campbell's late goal helped push CF Montreal past Eastern Conference heavyweights New England Revolution 1-0 on Saturday night at Stade Saputo.

VANCOUVER — Running back James Butler returned to haunt his old B.C. Lions teammates on Saturday. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats avenged their loss to Edmonton last week with an impressive 30-13 win over the Lions at B.C. Place.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Diego Rossi scored early, Jacen Russell-Rowe used an assist from goalkeeper Patrick Schulte to score late and the Columbus Crew handed Toronto its 10th straight loss in all competitions, upping their unbeaten streak at home to 1

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a dazzling goal in the 89th minute of his Major League Soccer debut, helping Inter Miami beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night and end an 11-match league winless streak.