National Sports

PARIS — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez was eliminated from the French Open after losing 6-1, 7-5 to American Madison Keys in a second-round match Wednesday. Fernandez, the world No. 69 from Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Canadian lawyer and long-standing IOC member Dick Pound says if there was a drop-dead date for cancelling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics, that day has passed.

CHICAGO (AP) — Canada's Kia Nurse sank a 3-pointer a step inside the half-court line as time expired and the Phoenix Mercury closed the game on a 14-3 run to beat the Chicago Sky 84-83 on Tuesday night.

SAINT LUCIE, Fla.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The LA Clippers game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday not only carries big stakes in respect to the Western Conference playoff series. It will also set a milestone when it comes to alternate sports broadcasts.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Forward Nate Thompson says the Winnipeg Jets are "itching to get going" after more than a week of watching hockey on screens instead of from the bench.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets will be playing in front of live fans this week for the first time in more than a year.

Chicago's Al Yellon knows the pain that Toronto Maple Leafs fans were feeling Tuesday after the team's Stanley Cup drought was extended to 54 years and counting.

Canadian coach Bev Priestman has added Kansas City NWSL midfielder Victoria Pickett to her camp roster ahead of friendlies against the Czech Republic and Brazil later this month. Pickett's addition brings the roster size to 29.