National Sports

LONDON — Venus Williams wiped tears from her eyes during her Wimbledon news conference Monday. She shook her head, fiddled with her hair and sat, silently.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent forward Ales Hemsky on Monday. The 33-year-old Czech missed most of the 2016-17 campaign after undergoing hip surgery.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired catcher Miguel Montero and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs on Monday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Montero has a .

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fatigue gave way to emotion for Les Kuntar on Monday when he attempted to put into perspective spending the past 11 days playing one continuous hockey game.

MONTREAL — It was a game of lacrosse like few get to see: a group of youths, shirtless and mostly barefoot, with no helmets or padding, racing after a leather ball with hand-made wooden sticks.

CINCINNATI — Jake Arrieta pitched one-hit ball for seven innings without allowing a stolen base, and Ian Happ homered twice in the ballpark where he played as a college star, leading Chicago past Cincinnati.

Sunday's Games MLB American League Boston 15 Toronto 1 Cleveland 11 Detroit 8 Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 6 Texas 5 Houston 8 N.Y. Yankees 1 Kansas City 6 Minnesota 2 Seattle 5 L.A.

TORONTO — When Kyle Lowry pondered all of his basketball options, he says he kept coming back to the same place — Toronto. The three-time all-star point guard is re-signing with the Raptors, announcing his decision on Sunday in "The Players Tribune.

NEW YORK — Once again, a late push of online votes from Canadians has made one of the Toronto Blue Jays a starter for the American League all-star team.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs showed they were serious about Stanley Cup contention right now in poaching Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks.