National Sports

The mood entering the Davis Cup is different this time around for Canada. Canada begins its title defence on Wednesday in Bologna, Italy with a tie against the host Italians in Group A action.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug injured his right foot while training for the coming NHL season, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Tuesday.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers' debut with the New York Jets lasted just four snaps. And now the four-time MVP and a shell-shocked fanbase will have to see how long he might be sidelined.

Monday's Scoreboard NFL N.Y. Jets 22 Buffalo 16 (OT) --- MLB American League Texas 10 Toronto 4 Oakland 4 Houston 0 L.A. Angels 8 Seattle 5 (11 innings) Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 4 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, ppd. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, ppd.

TORONTO — The Texas Rangers struck first in a key series against the Toronto Blue Jays by rolling to a 10-4 victory at Rogers Centre on Monday night.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes announced Monday the signing of American linebacker Darnell Sankey. The six-foot-one, 245-pound Sankey, a native of San Jose, Calif.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-hander Erik Swanson from the 15-day injured list. The 30-year-old relief pitcher was dealing with thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outing came on Aug.

VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes knows he may be discounted because of his age, but the Vancouver Canucks' newest captain is determined to show his worth as a leader. The Canucks named the defenceman as their 15th captain in franchise history.

ROME (AP) — Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive for testosterone, Italy's anti-doping agency announced Monday. The test was carried out after Juventus' game at Udinese on Aug. 20.

Canada's Adriana Leon has signed a two-year deal with Aston Villa of the English Women's Super League.