National Sports

If Katherine and Michelle Plouffe qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, they will have done so on their own dime. But the Edmonton twins say it will have been worth every penny.

Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson, Ottawa Redblacks returner DeVonte Dedmon and Saskatchewan Roughriders QB Cody Fajardo are the CFL's top performers of the week for Week 8.

This is fast becoming the year of the kick returner in the CFL. Through eight weeks, 14 kicks have been returned for touchdowns, including a record eight kickoffs. Last year, there were 15 return TDs.

LIMA, Peru — Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis said Monday that female athletes deserve fair and equal pay and criticized President Donald Trump for being "racist" and "misogynistic.

Valour FC captain Jordan Murrell has apologized for a stormy red-card exit in the Winnipeg CPL's club 1-0 loss to HFX Wanderers in Halifax on Monday.

Monday's Games MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 9 Baltimore 6 Boston 7 Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 4 Texas 1 Cleveland 0 Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 0 National League N.Y. Mets 6 Miami 2 (Game 1) Milwaukee 9 Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 7 L.A.

TORONTO — Leylah Annie Fernandez isn't letting a tough result get in the way of a big year for the Canadian teenager on the women's tennis scene. The 16-year-old from Laval, Que.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A couple of rookies with Tampa Bay ties put an end to the Rays' six-game winning streak.

MONTREAL — In the midst of a frustrating, injury-ravaged season, Milos Raonic has learned to keep his expectations in check. The Canadian's big frame didn't let him down Monday on home soil.

Sara Groenewegen pitched a perfect game to lead the Canadian women's softball team to an 8-0 win over Venezuela on Monday at the Pan American Games. The native of White Rock, B.C.