National Sports

EDMONTON — Ricky Ray is going on the Edmonton Eskimos' Wall of Honour. The Eskimos announced Tuesday that Ray will be honoured at halftime of their home game Sept. 20 versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of — Divers Caeli McKay and Meaghan Benfeito have secured two spots for Canada in the women's 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Nelson Nogier to a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of US$700,000.

GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of — After 10 kilometres of open-water swimming in the sea, world championship organizers needed a photo finish to determine the winner of the Olympic qualifier on Tuesday.

Seattle Mariners prospect Adam Macko didn't lack confidence when he shared his lofty goals on his first day at the Vauxhall Baseball Academy three years ago.

VANCOUVER — With just 13 regular season games remaining, the Vancouver Whitecaps badly need a win Wednesday night on the road against the New England Revolution to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

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BOSTON — The grand slam was nice. What Red Sox rookie Michael Chavis really wanted to talk about was his batting eye against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat have signed Canadian forward Kyle Alexander. The six-foot-11 big man from Milton, Ont., played in eight Summer League games with the Heat after going undrafted at last month's NBA draft. He averaged 4.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.

Canadian international Rebecca Quinn has returned to the NWSL, signing with Reign FC. The 23-year-old midfielder from Toronto, who can also play on the backline, comes from France's Paris FC where she had signed in February.