National Sports

VANCOUVER — A scoreless draw was better than a loss, but still not the result the Vancouver Whitecaps were looking for in their Major League Soccer match against FC Dallas Saturday night.

Saturday Scoreboard CFL Ottawa 41 Toronto 27 Winnipeg 26 Saskatchewan 21 Edmonton 37 Calgary 16 --- MLB Interleague Toronto 9 Atlanta 5 N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago Cubs 0 L.A. Dodgers 7 Cleveland 2 Houston 11 Arizona 5 St.

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Horwitz homered twice among his four hits, José Berríos pitched six effective innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta 9-5 on Saturday night to knock the Braves out of the final National League wild-card berth.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks are finding a way to return to respectability in what initially looked like a lost season.

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros credited the raucous Banjo Bowl crowd for giving the Blue Bombers the edge they needed to tough out another close victory. “It’s huge,” he said. “Just the adrenalin you get from it.

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka left the U.S. Open in tears 12 months ago as the runner-up. She exited in the semifinals each of the two years before that.

KANSAS CITY — The Canadian men ended 67 years of failure against the U.S. on American soil with an impressive 2-1 win in a soccer friendly Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter, and the New York Yankees clinched their 32nd straight winning season by blanking the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Saturday.

OTTAWA — Damon Webb and the Ottawa Redblacks are walking with a little swagger. And for good reason following an impressive showing Saturday afternoon.

DUBLIN (AP) — England players Declan Rice and Jack Grealish were targeted by protesting Ireland fans during the UEFA Nations League match on Saturday.