National Sports

EDMONTON — Denis Shapovalov made the most of an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing for his country this weekend at the Davis Cup.

MINNEAPOLIS — Kyle Gibson appeared headed for a short outing, and the Minnesota Twins' playoff outlook looked as shaky as their starting pitcher. Minnesota's offence boosted both with a big rally.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Julius Peppers has played 17 seasons in the NFL for pretty good defensive teams. But he said none compares to this year's Carolina Panthers. "This is the best one I have ever played on," Peppers said emphatically Sunday.

When Romelu Lukaku slotted the ball into the Everton net, the Manchester United striker had no intention of holding back on the celebrations. Far from it.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquired wide receiver Shamawd Chambers from the Edmonton Eskimos on Sunday for a pair of draft picks. The Eskimos will receive a seventh round pick in the 2018 CFL draft and a 2019 fifth-round selection.

Houston is more than 8,000 kilometres from Erin McLeod's current Swedish home but the hurricane-battered Texas city is still close to the Canadian international goalkeeper's heart.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes had a new head coach on the sidelines but the result on the field didn't change.

BORDEAUX, France — Canadian Olympic medallist Damian Warner added to his trophy case Sunday, winning gold in decathlon at the season-ending Decastar. The London, Ont., native scored 8,252 points en route to clinching his second victory of the season.

Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father's dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes added two coaches to their staff on Sunday, bringing in Kit Lathrop as their defensive line coach and Ken Miller as an offensive consultant.