National Sports

VANCOUER, B.C. — Henrik Sedin has notched another assist, but this time it didn't come on the ice.

NEW YORK — Miguel Andujar's drive sailed into the seats for a grand slam , the crowd went crazy. But a furious rally quickly fizzled, and the questions remained for the New York Yankees.

CHESTER, Pa. — Alejandro Silva scored twice off assists from Ignacio Piatti and the Montreal Impact beat the Philadelphia Union 4-1 on Saturday night. Silva capped a breakaway in the 28th minute to tie it at 1.

HAMILTON — Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell shook off an initial pick-six and then threw two touchdowns to his own teammates as the Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43-28 in CFL action Saturday.

CALGARY — Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Saturday following his first return to the ice in a game since being paralyzed from the chest down in an April bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan.

TORONTO — It didn't go originally as planned but jockey Jose Ortiz and Oscar Performance still found the winner's circle at the Grade 1 $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile on Saturday.

TORONTO — The final match of Daniel Nestor's Davis Cup career did not go as planned.

TORONTO — A last-ditch drop goal, controversial try, two alleged biting incidents, a new anthem and hits hard enough to loosen fillings. Toronto Wolfpack fans got to see a bit of everything Saturday.

Canada is off to an excellent start at the world volleyball championship. The Canadians improved to 3-0 with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23) win over China on Saturday in Ruse, Bulgaria.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — In the hours after his stunning move to the Toronto Maple Leafs, an unprompted John Tavares went out of his way to praise the team's most maligned group — its defencemen.