National Sports

WELLAND, Ont. — Organizers and athletes are taking a two-day break to catch their breath, but when action resumes Tuesday at the Canada Summer Games everyone will be trying to catch Team Ontario.

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had an opportunity to extend his career-high hit streak to 23 games in the seventh inning Sunday.

CINCINNATI — No Canadian has played in more Major League Baseball games than Joey Votto. The Cincinnati Reds first baseman appeared in his 1,989th major-league game Sunday, an 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs.

TORONTO — Simona Halep has won the National Bank Open. The Romanian beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 for her third title in Canada. More coming. The Canadian Press

Call it the Battle of the Bridge, Part 2.

YELLOWKNIFE — Eekeeluak Avalak says his historic win at the 2022 Canada Summer Games isn't just his, it belongs to all of Nunavut.

EDMONTON — Having a break definitely seemed to serve Saskatchewan well. Quarterback Cody Fajardo ran for a pair of touchdowns and passed for another as the Saskatchewan Roughriders emerged with a 34-23 CFL victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Casper Ruud let the opening game of the decisive set slip away Saturday at the National Bank Open. Hubert Hurkacz took advantage — sealing an important break when his return hit the net cord and trickled over — before rolling to victory.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Samuel Grandsir scored two of Los Angeles' four first-half goals to spark the Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

EDMONTON — Kent Johnson has been working for years on a move that stuns goalies and hockey fans alike.