National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps came in to Saturday’s match against FC Dallas searching for their first win of the Major League Soccer season, but it failed to materialize after a 1-1 draw.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Laura Donovan scored a game-high 21 points to lead the third-seeded Queen’s Gaels to a 72-62 win over the second-seeded Alberta Pandas in the first semifinal of the 2023 Protocase Women’s Final 8 on Saturday.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — George Springer's two-run homer lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Saturday in spring training action. Springer's blast capped off a four-run sixth inning for Toronto (9-6), driving in Kevin Kiermaier.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez are on to the next round of the Indian Wells Masters tournament.

Bud Grant, who won four Grey Cups as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach and would later lead the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl losses, has died. He was 95. The Vikings confirmed Grant's death on social media on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea might finally be finding its stride under Graham Potter while Liverpool’s up-and-down season took another nosedive in the English Premier League on Saturday.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Canada's Steven Dubois won silver in the men's 500-metre race at the world short track speedskating championships, while Pascal Dion and Kim Boutin both won bronze in their 1,500-metre races.

TORONTO — Ace pitcher Alek Manoah has had his contract renewed by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday and 14 other players, including all-star catcher Alejandro Kirk, agreed to new contracts.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are introducing new $20 general admission tickets for outfield areas of Rogers Centre.