National Sports

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Teoscar Hernandez drove in four runs and Kevin Pillar hit a solo home run as the Toronto Blue Jays downed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 in pre-season baseball action Thursday.

Four games into the Americas Rugby Championship, Canada only has one win. And things don't get any easier Friday night when the 21st-ranked Canadian men wrap up tournament play against the 15th-ranked Americans in Seattle.

CALGARY — Six players will make their women's world hockey championship debut for Canada next month. Forwards Melodie Daoust of Valleyfield, Que., Ann-Sophie Bettez of Sept Iles, Que., Sarah Nurse of Hamilton and Loren Gabel of Kitchener, Ont.

The story of Eugenie Bouchard's Twitter date with a fan who won a Super Bowl bet with the Canadian tennis star could be making its way to the big screen.

OTTAWA — The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s.

OTTAWA — The federal government is partnering with a Canadian athlete rights group for a study on abuse and discrimination in sport.

GENEVA — Manchester City is under formal investigation by UEFA into whether financial monitoring rules were violated, after months of confidential club documents being published in the Football Leaks series.

Harry Jones knew it was time to get his shoulder fixed when it popped out while he was helping his brother put up some blinds.

OTTAWA — The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s.

REGINA, United States — Defensive back/kick-returner Tristan Jackson signed a one-day contact with Saskatchewan on Thursday to retire as a Roughrider.