National Sports

Tuesday's Games MLB N.L. Wild-Card Game Colorado 2 Chicago Cubs 1 (13 innings) --- NBA Pre-season Charlotte 122 Miami 113 Cleveland 102 Boston 95 Houston 131 Memphis 115 Utah 105 Toronto 90 Denver 113 L.A. Lakers 111 --- The Canadian Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and nine rebounds but the Toronto Raptors still came up short in a 105-90 loss to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in NBA pre-season action.

NEW YORK — The NHL is moving forward with plans to expand to Seattle.

TORONTO — What about us? That was Canadian captain Christine Sinclair's question Tuesday, apparently after seeing the Canadian Soccer Association's enthusiastic social media push of the Canadian men's game Oct. 16 against Dominica.

TORONTO — The American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies have acquired forward Sam Gagner on loan from the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. The move comes after the the veteran forward cleared waivers.

CALGARY — Dillon Dube's choice of number drew a few comments from his Calgary Flames teammates. But he didn't care.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks' decision not to name a captain this season was "pretty easy," says head coach Travis Green. The club announced Tuesday it had instead chosen to go with four alternates.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays had the breath knocked out of them barely a month into the 2018 campaign. The final gasp essentially came halfway through the season.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is opening October by blasting the game's so-called "unwritten rules." MLB released an advertisement ahead of Tuesday's post-season opener denouncing the anti-bat flip attitudes of many baseball traditionalists.

TORONTO — Michael Bradley will be back in his familiar defensive midfield role when Toronto FC hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.