National Sports

MARIETTA, Ga. — A pair of late penalties by Damian Stevens lifted NOLA Gold to an 18-12 win over the Toronto Arrows in Major League rugby play Saturday.

SETÚBAL, Portugal — Canada's Kate Sanderson booked her ticket for the Tokyo Games on Saturday by finishing third in the open water FINA Olympic marathon swim qualifier. It will be the first Olympic appearance for the 21-year-old Toronto native.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired reliever Jacob Barnes from the New York Mets on Saturday in exchange for pitching prospect Troy Miller. Barnes, 31, has a 1-1 record with two saves and a 6.

MONTREAL — Luke Richardson's daughter is never far from his thoughts — or his heart.

OSTRAVA, Czechia — James Dunn and Tyler McGregor scored power-play goals to help Canada open the world para-hockey championship with a 2-1 victory over the United States on Saturday.

Rene Robert, a retired winger who played on the Buffalo Sabres' famed “French Connection Line” in the 1970s, was in a Florida hospital on Friday after suffering a heart attack, three people familiar with what happened told The Associated Press.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered semifinal losses Saturday at warmup events ahead of Wimbledon. Shapovalov, the No. 2 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The British Open will admit up to 32,000 fans each day for next month's tournament at Royal St. George's, the R&A said Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of heavy metal fans were camping, singing — and even moshing — on Saturday at Britain’s first full music festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

MONTREAL — Luke Richardson didn't envision his debut as an NHL head coach coming this way.