National Sports

TORONTO — Nick Nurse is prepared for a "slug fest.

Selena Costabile was making plans to play in the Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic when she got a message from a familiar name: Alena Sharp. The two Canadians had met at the LPGA Tour's Q Series last winter.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through seven innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters on Wednesday.

MONACO — The struggles on the court continue for Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Montreal native ranked No.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed American receiver/returner Janarion Grant to a one-year contract Wednesday. The five-foot-nine 164-pound Grant, a native of Fort Trilby, Fla., has spent the last two seasons with Winnipeg.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Peacock’s Sunday morning Major League Baseball package will be called “MLB Sunday Leadoff," NBC Sports said Wednesday. Peacock will stream games produced by NBC Sports for 18 straight weeks beginning on May 8.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — When Ukrainian women’s tennis player Katarina Zavatska first learned that Russia had invaded her homeland, she was unable to pick up a racket for more than a week.

TORONTO — Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson has joined Simcoe County Rovers FC's ownership group. The League1 Ontario team says the 39-year-old Hutchinson, a native of Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — Eleven Canadian gymnasts who pushed for an investigation into abuse allegations by coaches Dave and Elizabeth Brubaker applauded the news Wednesday that the couple has withdrawn appeals of their coaching bans.

The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday's expected deadline for improved offers for the Premier League club.