National Sports

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jordan Romano was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year.

LONDON (AP) — England coach Eddie Jones was fired on Tuesday, less than a year out from the Rugby World Cup.

Basketball connections helped set Jerry Howarth on a path to the baseball big leagues, a journey that included a 36-year run as a radio broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say they never believed they were down and out on Monday night — despite what the scoreboard said.

CALGARY — Nazem Kadri's recent struggles came to a screeching halt on Monday. Kadri scored the game-winning goal at 15:42 of the third period and added two assists to lead the Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

EDMONTON — Throwing 50 shots on net proved to be a successful recipe for the Washington Capitals on Monday. Nic Dowd scored the game winner as the Capitals snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

TORONTO — In a season of struggling to find some consistency, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse deemed Monday's game against the Boston Celtics a good measuring stick for his team.

VANCOUVER — A new professional women’s soccer league is coming to Canada. The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Monday that the club will be home to one of two founding teams when the eight-team league begins in 2025.

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been named to the all-MLB first team on Monday. Manoah posted a 16-7 record while boasting a 2.24 earned run average, good for fourth in the major leagues and third in the American League.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were rejected by baseball writers in their bids for the Baseball Hall of Fame 10 times. On Sunday, the duo chased by steroid suspicions got another rebuke from a panel that included many of their peers.