National Sports

Monday's Games MLB American League Boston 6 Toronto 5 Baltimore 7 Seattle 6 Cleveland 6 N.Y. Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 12 Kansas City 0 L.A.

TORONTO — Christian Vazquez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday to snap a four-game losing streak for the American East leaders.

COLLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland marching band will at least temporarily stop playing the state's official song, which includes a reference to "Northern scum" and other pro-Confederate lyrics.

NEW YORK — Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov cruised into the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 win over Russia's Daniil Medvedev on Monday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

HAMILTON — Art Briles, who was fired last year as the head football coach at Baylor in the wake of a sexual assault scandal within his program, has joined the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an assistant offensive head coach.

OTTAWA — Golf star Michelle Wie thanked staff at the Ottawa Hospital on social media after undergoing surgery to remove her appendix.

OTTAWA — As Brittany Marchand walked from hole to hole at the CP Women's Open, she'd sometimes look a little startled when fans called out "Way to go Britt!" or "You've got this!" Every time, though, she'd smile and wave or tip her visor at them.

TORONTO — The Boss has been added to the lineup for next month's Invictus Games closing ceremony in Toronto. Bruce Springsteen will join Bryan Adams, Bachman and Turner, Kelly Clarkson and Coeur de pirate at the Sept. 30 showcase.

Sunday's Games MLB American League Minnesota 7 Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 10 Seattle 1 Cleveland 12 Kansas City 0 Baltimore 2 Boston 1 Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 1 Houston 7 L.A.

Sunday's Games MLB American League Minnesota 7 Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 10 Seattle 1 Cleveland 12 Kansas City 0 Baltimore 2 Boston 1 Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 1 Houston 7 L.A.