National Sports

OTTAWA — It was far from perfect but the Calgary Stampeders were more than happy to leave the nation’s capital with a win. Calgary spoiled the Ottawa Redblacks' home opener with a 26-15 victory at TD Place on Thursday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rickie Fowler can always say he was the first to shoot 62 in the U.S. Open. But only by about 15 minutes.

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic.

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan has again called for an inquiry into Canada's safe sport crisis. Duncan spoke before the standing committee on Canadian Heritage on Thursday, making seven recommendations on the scope of a potential inquiry.

FRANKFURT — Canada defeated India 4-2 in its opening match Thursday at the 450,000-pound ($760,720) My Diesel Claim World Cup of Darts. Canada is represented at the 40-country tournament by Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell.

SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions are looking for their offence to continue its hot streak as they take on the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. The Lions opened the season with a 25-15 win over the Calgary Stampeders, with quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.

REGINA — Some questionable play-calling at the end of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' season-opening win at Edmonton put the game — and their starting quarterback — in jeopardy.

MONTREAL — Red Bull's Max Verstappen is so far ahead of the pack in the Formula One standings he recently expressed a desire for more competition. But whether that happens or not won’t affect his ambition to win.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman and Austin Hays homered, Anthony Santander singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Thursday behind a strong pitching performance by Tyler Wells.

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — Canada's Bianca Andreescu and Milos Raonic lost their second-round matches Thursday at the Libema Open. Andreescu was eliminated after dropping a 7-6 (6), 6-3 decision to Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova.