National Sports

ROME (AP) — Jasmine Paolini took advantage of the crowd’s support and beat Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to become the first home player to win the Italian Open in 40 years on Saturday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday after a dismal start to the season by a team coming off two consecutive playoff appearances.

Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League on the last day of the Bundesliga season on Saturday, leaving Freiburg to be content reaching the Europa League.

After a somewhat laboured start to the Pacific Four Series in a 26-14 win over the U.S., Canada laid down a marker ahead of the Rugby World Cup with a pulsating 27-27 draw Saturday with reigning World Cup champion New Zealand.

SUNRISE — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner flung pucks back and forth as warm-ups concluded. The Maple Leafs star forwards were in their own world as fans banged on the glass in hopes of grabbing a souvenir.

DUBLIN — Adia Pye and Rachel Cullum scored tries in a losing cause Saturday as the Canadian women's under-20 rugby team was beaten 32-14 by their Ireland counterparts. The teams split the two-game series with Canada prevailing 26-15 last Saturday.

Sylvia Brunt scored with the clock in the red as reigning World Cup champion New Zealand rallied for a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series women's rugby play Saturday.

SPOKANE — Hunter St. Martin scored a goal and an assist as the Medicine Hat Tigers doubled the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 on Friday to win the Western Hockey League championship.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge are going to the Walter Cup final to play for the Professional Women's Hockey League championship. Emily Clark’s third-period goal proved to be the winner as Ottawa edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Friday.

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider resisted the temptation to employ Anthony Santander as a ninth-inning pinch-hitter on Friday.