National Sports

CALGARY — Nick Kolomyja reckons axe throwing may have saved his life. After 30 years as a welder working long hours in heavy construction, he opened an axe and knife-throwing venue in Calgary with his wife last year. "You work 21 days straight.

CARSON — The Vancouver Whitecaps, trying to preserve energy for Wednesday's Canadian Championship showdown against Toronto FC, came up on the short end of a 4-2 Major League Soccer decision on Saturday against the host Los Angeles Galaxy.

COMMERCE CITY — The Colorado Rapids celebrated making the playoffs Saturday. Toronto FC has plenty more work to do to join them, with teams nipping at their heels.

TORONTO — Rebuilding the Toronto Raptors and making them one of the top teams in the NBA again is a project that starts from the ground up.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss on Saturday night, when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Díaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego Padres win 6-2 and move closer to a playoff spot.

Saturday's Scoreboard CFL Montreal 24 Ottawa 12 Winnipeg 27 Edmonton 13 --- MLB American League Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 2 Detroit 6 Baltimore 4 (10) N.Y. Yankees 10 Oakland 0 Houston 10 L.A. Angels 4 Seattle 8 Texas 4 Minnesota at Boston, ppd.

REGINA — Nicholas Johnson scored a natural hat trick to break open a tight game and lead the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings to a 5-1 Western Hockey League victory over the Regina Pats on Saturday night.

WINNIPEG — Jesper Wallstedt left a lot of Jets hopefuls shaking their heads on Saturday night. The Minnesota goalie stopped 38 of 40 shots as the Wild whipped Winnipeg 5-2 in an NHL pre-season game. “I felt good,” Wallstedt said.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal is heating up just in time for a push into the Major League Soccer playoffs. For midfielder Caden Clark, the key to their success is simple: remember to enjoy the game even as the pressure rises.

EDMONTON — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have a nickname for the opposition’s end zone. They refer to it as the “chicken box.” So, after each of running back Brady Oliveira’s two fourth-quarter touchdowns, he did a chicken dance.