National Sports

QUEBEC — Hugo Richard threw a pair of touchdowns and the Laval defence forced six safeties as the No. 3 Rouge et Or shut out the McGill Redmen 34-0 on Sunday in U Sports football action.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A children's book written by New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell is being highlighted at Boston-area schools.

SARASOTA, Fla. — Canada's women's eight made a late push to capture silver at the rowing world championships on Sunday. The Canadians were able to get past the United States and New Zealand in the last 250 metres to finish in six minutes 7.

MONTREAL — Nadia Comaneci, the queen of the 1976 Olympic Games, wants Montrealers to live and breathe gymnastics for an entire week.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers assigned forward Jesse Puljujarvi to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Puljujarvi, 19, had two goals and an assist in five pre-season games.

Arsenal and Liverpool head into the international break in very different moods from the last one, even though only a point separates them in the Premier League.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Canadian men's relay team came back to win gold on Sunday at a short track speed skating World Cup event.

TORONTO — Sitting in the Toronto FC locker-room, Drew Moor nursed a beer and smiled. In his 13th Major League Soccer season, the veteran defender had finally won the Supporters' Shield — which goes to the team with the best regular-season record.

TORONTO — The changing fortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs have been evident by the topics of discussion during the pre-season. Debate has centred around the identity of the fourth-line centre and sixth defenceman.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators assigned defencemen Thomas Chabot and Ben Harpur to AHL Belleville on Sunday. Ottawa also placed forward Max McCormick on waivers with the purpose of being assigned to the AHL if he clears.