National Sports

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Jay Wright was in trouble three years into his tenure at Villanova, with speculation swirling that he would be fired. Ben Wallace was once undrafted and unknown. Chris Bosh’s playing career ended years before he planned.

LONDON (AP) — The British government is still deciding whether to accept an offer from Pfizer to fast-track Olympic and Paralympic athletes for coronavirus vaccines.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before their game against the Orioles on Sunday.

LUCERNE, Switzerland — Three more Canadian rowing crews locked up spots for the Summer Olympics on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — Kate Van Buskirk became the latest Canadian to race under the Tokyo Olympic standard. The Toronto native shaved 16 seconds off her personal best to run 14 minutes 59.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and five Toronto pitchers combined on a six-hitter to beat Philadelphia 4-0 Saturday night in a game when Phillies star Bryce Harper exited early with right shoulder soreness.

ATLANTA — CF Montreal suffered a last-second 1-0 defeat at the hands of Atlanta United FC in front of an imposing crowd of 40,116 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nic Dowd deflected in T.J. Oshie's shot from the blue line 4:41 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.

HOUSTON — The Toronto Arrows survived a stubborn Houston defence to defeat the SaberCats 19-10 in Major League Rugby play Saturday night. The Arrows dominated the first half but only led 12-3 at the half thanks to some hard-nosed Houston defending.

EDMONTON — Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko added to an already deep collection of highlight reel-worthy saves on Saturday.