National Sports

TORONTO — Executives at Rogers Communications say there's no plan to sell the Toronto Blue Jays team.

TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver, B.C., smashed their personal best score en route to the silver medal in ice dancing on Thursday at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

MONTREAL — Top prospect Ballou Tabla has been transferred to FC Barcelona in what the Montreal Impact called a proud moment for its organization.

MONROE, N.J. — A father and son who were to officiate a high school football game but walked off the field after members of one team knelt during the national anthem have resigned.

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Christof Innerhofer was fastest Thursday in the first training session for a downhill race. The Italian sped down the 3. 3-kilometre Kandahar (2-mile) course in 1 minute, 56.

MOSCOW — New evidence is being used to vet Russian athletes ahead of next month's Pyeongchang Games, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — For the second time in the tournament, Simona Halep faced match points and knew one mistake would mean an exit from the Australian Open and the likely loss of her No. 1 ranking.

LANSING, Mich.

ATLANTA — Chipper Jones always looked up to the Mick. Now, they're members of the same exclusive club. Jones was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday , getting in on his first try with one of the highest voting percentages ever.

CALGARY — After facing 31 shots through three periods, Darcy Kuemper was happy to get a break in overtime on Wednesday.