National Sports

REGINA — If Cody Fajardo didn't have the confidence of his teammates before, he does now.

LIMA, Peru — Wes Darvill of Langley, B.C., hit a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning and Canada moved a step closer to defending its Pan American Games baseball title with a 10-3 win over Colombia on Thursday.

LIMA, Peru — Thinking she had won all three rounds Thursday night, Canada's Myriam Da Silva had an air of triumph as she raised her right hand high in the air after fighting American Oshae Jones.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts swung a leg out of the 0-6-0 hole they had dug themselves, but they did it the hard way Thursday. McLeod Bethel-Thompson hit S.J.

TORONTO — Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea would love it if his whole team was as reliable as Andrew Harris.

BALTIMORE — The Toronto Blue Jays have a young, dynamic team that could make a playoff run in the next couple of years. They provided a glimpse of that potential against the Baltimore Orioles. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

HAMILTON — David Choiniere has given Forge FC the early edge in their CONCACAF League preliminary-round matchup against Antigua GFC.

TORONTO — Even Zach Collaros doesn't know how to describe his injury. But he does hope to be playing for the Toronto Argonauts sooner rather than later.

TORONTO — Mark-Anthony Kaye, Christine Sinclair and Samuel Charron have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for July. Kaye were honoured for their play with Los Angeles FC and the Portland Thorns, respectively.

MONTREAL — France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has received the final main draw wild-card entry for the upcoming Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal. Tsonga, the 2014 Rogers Cup champion and former world No. 5, will return to Montreal for a fifth time.