National Sports

The cauldron was extinguished Sunday in Tokyo to end the most unique Paralympic Games in history -- and crossing the finish line on a Games fraught with uncertainty was a major victory in itself.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic did not seek to keep his thoughts to himself on court Saturday, the way he mostly did through his first two U.S. Open matches.

Cavalry FC extended their unbeaten streak to seven games and Pacific FC won their second straight on Saturday to remain tied atop the Canadian Premier League standings. Both teams have identical 9-3-4 records after 16 matches this season.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps overcame a weak opening half and scored goals 13 minutes apart late in the game to defeat Austin FC 2-1 Saturday and continue their hunt for a Major League Soccer playoff spot.

NEW YORK — On a day where Canada's Bianca Andreescu continued to roll at the U.S. Open, Denis Shapovalov stumbled out of the tournament.

MONTREAL — Forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi is now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, but the Canadiens were quick to announce a potential replacement. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said Saturday the club won't match Carolina's one-year, US$6.

On the eve of World Cup qualifying hostilities, Canadian coach John Herdman and his U.S. counterpart Gregg Berhalter looked to kill each other with kindness.

TORONTO — If the Blue Jays are faced with a bases-loaded situation late in the game, clearly left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is up for the challenge these days. For the second consecutive game, Gurriel cleared the bases in the eighth inning.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Power Bar) Barriault continued his winning ways in the UFC on Saturday, earning a unanimous decision over Dalcha Lungiambula on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canada will take a healthy 13-point lead into the second leg of its Rugby World Cup qualifying series against the U.S. Eagles when the two teams meet next Saturday in Glendale, Colo.