National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough made his case for a spot in Tampa Bay's injury-depleted rotation by throwing five scoreless innings in a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Johnny Field homered off J.A.

TORONTO — Victor Vazquez, Sebastian Giovinco and Jay Chapman scored as Toronto FC defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on Friday night at BMO Field.

ATLANTA — Jose Bautista stopped short of saying he won't be flipping bats with the Atlanta Braves. He's still Joey Bats, after all. The former Toronto slugger says his only concern is fitting in as the Braves' starting third baseman.

TORONTO — Canada 'A' will play the Ontario Arrows in a pair of games later this month to help Canada prepare for its June rugby internationals.

EDMONTON — Canadian receiver Rory Kohlert is calling it a career. The Edmonton Eskimos announced Friday the 30-year-old Regina native has retired.

It's been some time between Kentucky Derby mounts for Luis Contreras, but the veteran Woodbine jockey says any past experience at the big race is an advantage.

HERNING, Denmark — With Connor McDavid forced to watch a shootout from the bench, Canada opened the 2018 world hockey championship by coming up short against the archrival Americans.

TORONTO — Twelve games into their season, the Toronto Wolfpack are finally home — if only for five days with a match at a stopgap venue.

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey told his players to stay off social media before the NBA post-season even began.

TORONTO — Canada produces more Major League Baseball players who bat left compared to any other country, a new study from Canadian researchers indicates.