National Sports

WINNIPEG — C.J. Gable wants to let his actions show the Edmonton Eskimos how thankful he is that they traded for him last month.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Ben Jackson made the decisive save in a penalty shootout as the Cape Breton Capers topped the Montreal Carabins on Sunday to win their first U Sports men's soccer national championship.

BOSTON — Al Horford turned back the clock in his return from a two-game absence with a concussion.

WINNIPEG — Catherine Proulx scored in the 43rd minute as the Montreal Carabins beat the Cape Breton Capers 1-0 on Sunday to win their first U Sports women's soccer national championship.

SAO PAULO — It was all about who got the best start at Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had it, starting from the second spot on the grid. Pole sitter Valtteri Bottas didn't, and it probably cost the Mercedes driver the race.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Canada won gold in the men's team sprint on Sunday at the first ISU World Cup stage of the season.

OTTAWA — Marcus Thigpen still has plenty of juice left in his 31-year-old legs.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that the Atlantic university football championship game will be played on Tuesday, giving Saint Mary's University a chance to take on the Acadia Axemen in the Loney Bowl.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks didn't do themselves any favours in the CFL's East Division semifinal.

SHANGHAI — Canada's men and women relay teams unofficially but mathematically qualified for the 2018 Olympic Games on Sunday with a third- and fourth-place finish respectively at a World Cup event.