National Sports

OTTAWA — Chalk one up for the home team and a hometown kid. Conner Keys of nearby Stittsville, Ont., fell for rugby back in 2006 when he watched Canada play Scotland in an A match at Twin Elm Rugby Park back in 2006.

SURREY, B.C. — Vernon Adams Jr. is on track to make CFL history. The B.C. Lions quarterback, however, isn't particularly concerned about his passing numbers. “The biggest thing is winning. Just win, baby. That’s it," he said Friday.

Christopher Morales Williams is going pro. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., announced his decision on Friday after two standout years at the University of Georgia.

TORONTO — No stranger to the Olympics with two bronze medals on his coaching resume, John Herdman will have a new role this summer with the Paris Games. Proud father. Herdman's 19-year-old son Jay is on New Zealand's Olympic soccer roster.

LONDON — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe are a win away from their second Grand Slam title after downing the American team of Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide 6-4, 6-3 on Friday in the women's doubles semifinals at Wimble

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TORONTO — A defender from outside Major League Soccer is likely the first player in Toronto FC's door during the secondary transfer window. How many more follow will depend on how much room GM Jason Hernandez can clear in both personnel and salary.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Ludvig Aberg has won on the European tour and PGA Tour in the year since leaving college, and another 6-under 64 in the Scottish Open on Friday put him in a position to win a tournament sanctioned by both tours.

VANCOUVER — The Major League Soccer season has been a journey for the Vancouver Whitecaps — literally.

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him.