National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz found himself in a hint of a predicament 35 minutes into his U.S. Open quarterfinal against Alexander Zverev on Wednesday night.

Wednesday's Scoreboard MLB American League Oakland 5 Toronto 2 Cleveland 2 Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 3 Boston 1 N.Y. Yankees 4 Detroit 3 Chicago White Sox 6 Kansas City 4 Houston 12 Texas 3 Baltimore 10 L.A.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have locked up another key piece of their future. Ottawa signed defenceman Jake Sanderson to an eight-year, US$64.4-million extension on Wednesday.

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named four uncapped players in his 32-woman roster for test matches later this month against top-ranked England.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Pérez broke out of a lengthy batting slump with a two-run homer off Hyun Jin Ryu and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Wednesday. It was a milestone day for Ryu.

TORONTO — It's been a long road but the excitement of a new reality was hard not to express.

CALGARY — Sheldon Kennedy feels the weight of what will be discussed at Hockey Canada's summit in Calgary.

TORONTO — The CFL Players' Association says Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta is investigating the CFL's decision to play the Edmonton Elks-Calgary Stampeders game Monday despite smoky conditions in Calgary.

Hope has turned into reality for former members of the Canadian senior men's basketball team. Canada clinched its first-ever semifinal spot at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Wednesday with a win over Slovenia in Manila, Philippines.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons has never even thought of his Tennessee Titans as rebuilding, especially not under coach Mike Vrabel. "I want to win, and I know Vrabes and them want to win," Simmons said.