National Sports

TORONTO — Canada's — Toronto's especially — support left quite the impression Saturday. And it was welcomed by Lynx forward Bridget Carleton.

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — For the first two rounds of the Founders Cup, defending champion Minjee Lee of Australia just wanted to put herself in position to repeat.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays no longer have to rely on their big bats for victories.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have the Edmonton Oilers on the playoff ropes in their second-round series. The Oilers need a win at home Sunday to avoid elimination and force a Game 7 finale in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is looking up on the leaderboard at the AT&T Byron Nelson at a couple of contemporaries without nearly the resume the Dallas resident has built over the past 15 months.

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SZEGED, Hungary — Canadian canoers Sloan MacKenzie and Katie Vincent finished third in the women's C-2 500 metre on Saturday at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.

FOSSOMBORONE, Italy (CP-AP) — Canadian Derek Gee, competing in his first Grand Tour, finished runner-up to Irish rider Ben Healy in Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.

TOULOUSE, France — Alex Russell scored the go-ahead try and Canada's defence held firm in the dying seconds Saturday in a 12-10 upset of Australia to move into the semifinal of the HSBC France Sevens.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have signed ex-Hamilton wide receiver Bralon Addison to a one-year deal. Addison played in eight games last season with injuries limiting his playing time, recording 43 catches for 433 yards.