National Sports

TOKYO — Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu have both moved on to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Fernandez advanced after downing Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que.

TORONTO — York United coach Benjamin Mora doesn't usually like to predict the outcome of games.

SARNIA, Ont. — Carter Kostuch scored the shootout winner to give the Sarnia Sting a 2-1 win over the Flint Firebirds in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday. Alessandro Di Iorio scored in regulation for Sarnia and Matthew Wang tallied for Flint.

QUÉBEC — Justin Cote scored the game-winning goal early in the third period as the Quebec Remparts edged Charlottetown 4-3 in the lone game in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League on Wednesday. Nathan Leek scored twice for the Islanders.

TORONTO — Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 136-106 rout in Toronto's home opener on Wednesday as the Raptors also lost starting point guard Immanuel Quickley.

HALIFAX — The Canadian pairs team of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will join fellow world champions Ilia Malinin and Kaori Sakamoto to headline a strong field at Skate Canada International this week.

CALGARY — The Canadian women's hockey team roster for the next Rivalry Series against the United States was unveiled Wednesday after two straight years of Canadian comebacks.

TORONTO — Rolan Milligan Jr. has put together quite a 2024 season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back was named his team's nominee for the CFL's outstanding player, defensive player and special-teams performer awards Wednesday.

BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal defenceman Justin Barron is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury after missing the Canadiens' practice Wednesday.

CALGARY — Soccer so foundational to her life, Lara Murphy is putting her skills and money into Calgary's team in the startup women's professional Northern Super League.