National Sports

CLEARWATER, Fla.

TORONTO — Adam Brooks scored the winner on the power play in the third period as the Toronto Marlies edged the Stockton Heat 4-3 in American Hockey League action on Monday.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Canada's Raphael Lessard finished third on Monday in a NASCAR Truck Series race on the dirt surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was Lessard's first podium appearance of the season.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canadians minor-league baseball team will open its season playing home games in a suburb of Portland because of COVID-19 border restrictions. The Canadians will play out of Hillsboro, Ore.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers say in their 2020 annual report that restrictions introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in a $7-million loss.

A Canadian man moved nearly 200 spots up the world golf rankings, while a Canadian woman took a step toward earning an LPGA Tour card on a big weekend for the sport in the country. Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C.

TORONTO — The pandemic has forced all businesses to pivot, including Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in the absence of people in the stands. While Toronto Raptors and Maple Leafs games go on, fans are forced to watch from their living rooms.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canada faced a mammoth task in its bid for its first Olympic men's soccer berth in nearly four decades — it needed to beat a Mexican powerhouse on their home soil, something no Canadian team has ever done.

REGINA — Peyton Krebs chalked up three points Sunday and the Winnipeg Ice skated to a 4-1 win over the Moosejaw Warriors in Western Hockey League play. Krebs buried the game-winning goal midway through the first period and notched a pair of assists.

MIAMI — Faced with adversity Sunday, Canada's Bianca Andreescu found a way to persevere. It wasn't easy, but the Mississauga, Ont., product gritted out a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (2), 6-4 third-round win over American Amanda Anisimova at the Miami Open.