National Sports

Sean Burke and Willie Desjardins have been charged with finding and leading non-NHL talent for Team Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Burke will serve as Canada's GM for the 2017-18 season with former Canucks coach Desjardins behind the bench.

VANCOUVER — Sam Adekugbe is on the move again. The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Tuesday that the 22-year-old defender has been loaned to Swedish first division club IFK Goteborg until the end of 2017.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Mark Streit is returning to the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract. The Canadiens did not release the value of the deal, but multiple reports claim it's worth US$700,000.

MOSCOW — Danis Zaripov, who played for Russia at the 2010 Olympics, is among three Kontinental Hockey League players banned for doping.

CALGARY — The City of Calgary is being urged to wait for more details from the International Olympic Committee before deciding whether to bid for the 2026 Games.

Monday's Games CFL Toronto 27 Ottawa 24 --- MLB American League Toronto 4 Oakland 2 Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 5 Detroit 3, 12 innings Seattle 4 Boston 0 National League St. Louis 8 Colorado 2 Arizona 10 Atlanta 2 N.Y.

Monday's Games CFL Toronto 27 Ottawa 24 --- MLB American League Toronto 4 Oakland 2 Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 5 Detroit 3, 12 innings Seattle 4 Boston 0 National League St. Louis 8 Colorado 2 Arizona 10 Atlanta 2 N.Y.

TORONTO — Ricky Ray and the Toronto Argonauts' offence made good on their second chance Monday night. Lirim Hajrullahu's 34-yard field goal as time expired earned Toronto a wild 27-24 home win over the Ottawa Redblacks.

TORONTO — Francisco Liriano's night started ominously with back-to-back walks to open the first inning. Luckily for the Blue Jays, he turned things around just as quickly.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks re-signed centre Reid Boucher to a one-year, one-way contract on Monday. The deal is worth $687,500. Boucher, 23, scored five goals and two assists in 27 games last season for the Canucks.