National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane Baz pitched two-hit ball for five innings to win his major league debut and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays cut Toronto's lead in the wild-card chase, holding off the Blue Jays 6-4 on Monday night.

He's one of the CFL's most active and productive linebackers but Hamilton Tiger-Cat Simoni Lawrence is showing he also has a nose for the end zone.

Forge FC takes its next step on its Scotiabank CONCACAF League journey Tuesday and this time it doesn't need a passport.

TORONTO — Jim Brennan, Toronto FC's first-ever signing and captain, has fond memories of the MLS club. But he's looking to take it down this week.

HAMILTON — Veteran quarterback Dave Watford will make a second straight start Wednesday night when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit the Ottawa Redblacks.

CALGARY — Canada's women's hockey team will play a pair of games against male Junior A teams in B.C. next month.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews isn't really interested in looking back. Unless, that is, the topic's something other than his Maple Leafs.

LONDON — England's cricketers were withdrawn from a trip to Pakistan to play limited-overs matches next month, sparking an angry reaction from the spurned host nation on Monday.

OTTAWA — The University of Ottawa says one of its football players died shortly after a game over the weekend.

VANCOUVER — It was a small first step but the Canadian men began the journey toward the 2024 Paris Olympics with a sixth-place finish Sunday at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Vancouver.