National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Beaulieu had 28 points (4-24) in 74 games last season.

VANCOUVER — The roar coming from inside the B.C. Lions' locker-room after a meaningless exhibition victory was the first clue. By the time the media was allowed through the door, the reason for the noise became clear.

ERIN, Wis. — The U.S. Open is wide open going into the weekend. Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Brian Harman and Tommy Fleetwood share the 36-hole lead at Erin Hills.

OXFORD, Ohio — A former Cincinnati Bengals football player has pleaded no contest to assault and indecent exposure. The Enquirer reports (http://cin.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds are celebrating the unveiling of hometown star Pete Rose's statue.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions gave a sneak peek of just how dynamic their offence can be in 2017.

Friday's Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 11 Toronto 4 Detroit 13 Tampa Bay 4 Texas 10 Seattle 4 Boston 2 Houston 1 Cleveland 8 Minnesota 1 Oakland 7 N.Y. Yankees 6 Kansas City 3 L.A.

ROTORUA, New Zealand — Canada's women's rugby team ran in seven tries en route to a 45-5 victory over Australia on Friday in their final game of the International Women's Rugby Series.

Hamilton's starting quarterback Zach Collaros is eager to start the regular season healthy. Collaros got the start on Friday as his Tiger-Cats fell 23-16 in pre-season action against the Toronto Argonauts at Tim Hortons Field.

TORONTO — Normally Joe Biagini is the comedian of the Blue Jays clubhouse.