National Sports

TORONTO — With his chances of returning in 2018 essentially slim and none, a long goodbye to Toronto slugger Jose Bautista kicked off Tuesday night as the Blue Jays began their final homestand of the season.

TORONTO — Ottawa Senators coach Guy Boucher marvelled at the play of goaltender Marcus Hogberg following a second consecutive pre-season win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

MONTREAL — Faceoffs were a group effort and penalty boxes were full as the NHL opened it's pre-season schedule this week.

TORONTO — With their playoff hopes dashed, the last-place Toronto Blue Jays can look to personal milestones for small victories as they play out the string on the 2017 campaign.

Michael Phelps wondered if watching others compete at the world championships would pique his desire for another comeback. Nope.

CALGARY — Alberta's premier says her government will not be weighing in on the current battle over a new arena for the NHL Calgary Flames.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive end Jamaal Westerman has been sidelined for the remainder of the 2017 CFL season with an undisclosed upper-body injury. The Blue Bombers confirmed the injury Tuesday on their Twitter feed.

MONTREAL — Following the lead of former Montreal Canadien P.K. Subban, forward Jonathan Drouin has made a hefty donation and pledge to a hospital.

TORONTO — New security initiatives and Toronto's Air Canada Centre will end in-and-out privileges and crack down on fans bringing bags into the arena.

NEW YORK — Former pro tennis star James Blake testified on Tuesday that a plainclothes police officer wearing a T-shirt and jeans didn't identify himself before throwing him to the ground and handcuffing him in a mistaken arrest in 2015 outside a Man