National Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Tai Baribo scored his 14th goal and rookie defender Olwethu Makhanya scored the first of his career early in the second half to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 2-1 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday night.

LOS CABOS — Canada's Denis Shapovalov cruised past American Govind Nanda 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday in second-round action at the Mifel Tennis Open. Shapovalov had four aces to three double faults in the match, which lasted just one hour.

From the renewal of intense rivalries to superstars returning to their former home bases, the release of a new NHL regular-season schedule always foreshadows some of the upcoming campaign's spiciest storylines.

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Tour de France favorite Tadej Pogačar crashed near the finish while Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen won the 11th stage on Wednesday. Pogačar, the three-time champion, crashed with 3.

TORONTO — With 55 victories and a two-game cushion atop the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays are on track for a worst-to-first rebound this season.

LJUBLJANA — Canada lost 3-1 to host Slovenia on Wednesday as men's Volleyball Nations League action kicked off its third week. Set scores were 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21.

Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers get another shot at the Calgary Stampeders. Two weeks ago, Calgary handed Winnipeg its first loss of the season, 37-16 in the inaugural Stampede Bowl.

MONTREAL — World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and 10th-ranked Paula Badosa have withdrawn from the upcoming National Bank Open.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes want to bring their two-game skid to a halt. Welcoming back a quarterback who does nothing but win should only help.