National Sports

CALGARY — Gabriel Mastromatteo persevered in the pool after illness and Sarah Gates applied her on-court leadership off the court in Canadian university sports.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Nevada Gov.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Lilia Vu and Brooke Henderson, the only players from the top 10 in women's golf to enter the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play, both delivered victories Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the opening session of pool play.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan became the first eight-game winner in the majors and the Tampa Bay Rays rebounded from a 19-run loss to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday night.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Canada's opening game Wednesday against Jamaica at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship has been postponed due to bad weather. The U.S.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday after an ugly hit on Vegas captain Mark Stone in a Game 3 loss that left Dallas on the brink of being swept out of the Western Conference Final.

TORONTO — Italian star Federico Bernardeschi's emotional outburst after Toronto FC's weekend 1-0 loss in Austin was "out of line," says coach Bob Bradley. "Fede was wrong for speaking that way after the game," Bradley told The Canadian Press.

MONTREAL — A former player with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit of more than $15 million against the league and its teams over alleged hazing abuse.

A busy week in golf sees six professional tournaments with 14 Canadians playing in them across the Americas. LPGA TOUR — Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont.

RABAT, Morocco — Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the Morocco Open after a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 loss to Peyton Stearns of the United States in second-round action Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Fernandez, from Laval, Que.