National Sports

TORONTO — Danny Jansen, the ninth hitter in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup, has turned into a late-game RBI machine.

NEW YORK — Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 win over France's Harmony Tan on Monday. As it turned out, Andreescu kick-started a successful opening day for Canadian singles players.

PANAMA CITY — Canada's men's basketball team remains undefeated in World Cup qualifying with a 106-50 rout of Panama on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. Nor, clearly, are her fans. In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison. Scott V.

It's business as usual for president Mario Cecchini and the Montreal Alouettes.

Toronto Metropolitan University made a major move in cutting ties to its longtime Ryerson name.

REGINA — Canadian receiver Brayden Lenius is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The six-foot-five, 225-pound Lenius rejoined the Riders on Monday after recently being released by the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.

Canadian Chase Brown showed why he was on the 2023 Senior Bowl watch list. The Illinois running back ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in the Illini's season-opening 38-6 win over Wyoming on Saturday.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Canada's men's volleyball team recorded its first win of the world championships, beating China 3-0 on Monday. Ryan Sclater had 16 points to lead the Canadians, who won 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.