National Sports

PARIS — Canadian sprint canoeists Katie Vincent and Sloan MacKenzie will race for gold after finishing first in a women’s doubles 500-metre semifinal Friday. Vincent, of Mississauga, Ont., and MacKenzie, of Windsor Junction, N.S.

OTTAWA — Opposing teams rarely agree on things, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Redblacks agreed their matchup Thursday was the craziest game they’ve ever been a part of.

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his Hall of Fame father something to cheer about in what otherwise has been a doom and gloom season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With Vladimir Guerrero Sr.

FORT LAUDERDALE — No Lionel Messi, no problem for defending champion Inter Miami, which showed it has plenty of quality other than the injured Argentine star in knocking Toronto FC out of the Leagues Cup on Thursday.

TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez had an opening. Trailing her second-round match 5-4 in the first set at the National Bank Open, the Canadian tennis star had worked hard to secure five break-point opportunities.

Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens during and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. He was 88.

MONTREAL — The first full day of seeded players seeing action at the National Bank Open produced some surprising upsets. Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina while No.

ALAJUELA — Alyssa McLeod scored in a losing cause Thursday as Canada fell 3-1 to Mexico in its final group game at the CONCACAF Girl's U-15 Championship.

TORONTO — Brian Ramsay is stepping down as executive director of the CFL Players' Association, the union announced Thursday. The CFLPA said Ramsay "is pursuing a new opportunity," and will leave the organization at the end of September.

Maude Charron lifted 106 kilograms in the snatch and 130 kilograms in the clean and jerk for a total of 236 kilograms to win Canada's 20th medal at the Paris Games.