National Sports

OTTAWA — Athletics Canada will not send a team to the World Athletics Relays next month in Poland because of COVID-19 concerns.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames narrowed the gap on the Montreal Canadiens in the North Division's playoff race with a 5-2 win Saturday over the visiting Habs.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay broke an eighth-inning tie when Toronto third baseman Cavan Biggio let a grounder go between his legs, and the Rays went on to beat the Blue Jays 5-3 on Saturday night.

After a promising start to the match, CF Montreal needed the help of goalkeeper Clement Diop to secure a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday afternoon at Nissan Stadium.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly, returning after a 19-month absence, rallied late but lost a decision to American Pat Sabatini on the UFC 261 undercard Saturday.

HURRICANE, Utah — Canadian golfer Maude-Aimee Leblanc tied for second at the Symetra Tour's Copper Rock Championship on Saturday. Leblanc, from Sherbrooke, Que., shot a 3-under 69 in the third round to finish at 7 under for the tournament.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A roller-coaster game saw Toronto FC go up early and the Vancouver Whitecaps rally to pull ahead in the second half, only to concede a fortuitous tying goal by Toronto's Jonathan Osorio in the 83rd minute.

NASHVILLE — Hany Mukhtar scored in the 77th minute to earn Nashville a 2-2 tie with CF Montreal in Major League Soccer play Saturday. Mukhtar took a loose ball in the box and sent it past the keeper.

OTTAWA — Jesse Ylonen and Cameron Hillis scored first-period goals to lead the Laval Rocket past the Belleville Senators 4-1 in AHL play Saturday afternoon.

WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie stopped 13 shots as the Manitoba Moose defeated the Stockton Heat 3-0 in AHL action Saturday afternoon. Dominic Toninato scored twice for the Moose (13-11-2) while Cole Perfetti finished with a goal and two assists.