National Sports

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Archer Brookman and Michael Stovman hit back-to-back homers in the first inning and Edouard Julien added a three-run shot to power Canada to an 8-2 win over Australia on Tuesday at the under-18 baseball World Cup.

BOSTON — Looking for any edge in an age-old rivalry, the Boston Red Sox got called out in a high-tech sign-stealing scheme they ran on the New York Yankees.

SURREY, B.C. — The focus for the B.C. Lions' secondary coming into this season was improving on last year's CFL-low nine interceptions.

Regina Police say they aren't pursuing any criminal investigations following reports that Roughriders receiver Duron Carter was spit on and Saskatchewan's mascot Gainer the Gopher was roughed up by rival Winnipeg fans during a game Sunday at Mosaic S

TORONTO — As far as learning experiences go, Denis Shapovalov endured a doozy the last time he was on court for Canada in Davis Cup play.

TEHRAN, Iran — Syria scored deep into stoppage time at Iran to keep alive its hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time amid an ongoing civil war at home.

BOSTON — The man who inspired the ice bucket challenge was honoured on Tuesday for helping to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's disease research. Sept.

The CFL's collective bargaining agreement won't expire until just before the 2019 season, but there's no doubt what the CFL Players' Association's top priority will be when talks begin on a new deal.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. women's hockey team has announced American locations and dates for pre-Olympic exhibition games against Canada. The archrivals will square off Oct. 25 in Boston, Dec. 3 in St. Paul, Minn., and Dec.