National Sports

TORONTO — Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman's emotions are always close to the surface. On Thursday they bubbled over.

B.C. Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono gathered his team after practice this week and told his players to treat Friday's game against the Edmonton Eskimos like any other.

VANCOUVER — It's not hard to spot Yordy Reyna on the training pitch. The Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder darts about, the ball sometimes appearing glued to his feet as he glides among teammates.

TORONTO — Steve Pearce and Kendrys Morales hammered their way into the Blue Jays record book Thursday afternoon as Toronto finished off a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with panache.

MONTREAL — German sportswear manufacturer Adidas has announced an agreement to sell its CCM hockey-equipment subsidiary to a Canadian firm for US$110 million.

TORONTO — Bear Woods understands the risks he takes playing football. The veteran linebacker will make the trip to Regina on Saturday when Toronto visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada's Penny Oleksiak advanced to the women's 100-metre freestyle at the world swimming championships after finishing sixth in Thursday's semifinals.

MONTREAL — After 16 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, defenceman Andrei Markov is heading back to Russia.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — On a night when Katie Ledecky returned to a more familiar spot — the top rung of the medal podium — the U.S. men's team began passing the torch to a new generation at the world championships.

TORONTO — Manager John Gibbons, pitcher Marcus Stroman and catcher Russell Martin were all ejected in the fifth inning of Toronto's game with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.