National Sports

TORONTO — Back-to-back birdies to close out the third round put C.T. Pan two strokes up on the field at the RBC Canadian Open, but that lead is far from safe with a pack of big names — and two Canadians — in the hunt.

TORONTO — Even with Alek Manoah gone, hoping to rediscover his pitching prowess at the team's spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., his spot in the rotation continues to haunt the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Toronto Raptors head coaching search has come to a halt. Toronto is hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as its new head coach, according to multiple reports Saturday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Adam Fantilli spoke with 11 teams. Leo Carlsson chatted with the same number. Connor Bedard, meanwhile, didn't get specific when asked how many clubs — "a pretty good amount" — quizzed the presumptive No.

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek suddenly seemed lost in the French Open final. Her strokes were awry. Her confidence was gone. Her big early lead vanished, too.

Canada has called up Colorado Rapids defender Moise Bombito to replace the injured Derek Cornelius at next week's CONCACAF Nations League finals.

Ron Turcotte was the most unlikely of American Triple Crown winners. The Canadian rode superstar Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, becoming the first jockey to record the historic sweep in 25 years.

MIAMI (AP) — The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions. It's officially there for the taking.

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros was glad Blue Bombers fans were able to cheer just as much at the end of the game as they did early on in Winnipeg’s 42-31 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.

Friday's Scoreboard CFL Winnipeg 42 Hamilton 31 --- NBA Finals Denver 108 Miami 95 (Denver leads best-of-seven series 3-1) --- MLB American League Tampa Bay 8, Texas 3 Boston 3, N.Y.