National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff's shoes carried the message “Play for Peace” as she joined Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and other tennis stars in a pre-U.S.

NEW YORK — Canada's Vasek Pospisil made it through the first round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over Sumit Nagal on Wednesday. Pospisil, of Vernon, B.C., fired 13 aces to just one from Nagal.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star , his 13-year-old daughter and other victims

WINNIPEG — This game will be different for Jake Maier right from the start, but he’s trying not to think about it that way.

MONTREAL — Star midfielder Djordje Mihailovic will be leaving CF Montreal at the end of the Major League Soccer season.

OTTAWA — Lorie Kane won't hear any kind of talk about her legacy as she plays in the CP Women's Open one last time.

OTTAWA — Golf phenom Brooke Henderson may be what Ottawa's tourism industry needs to revitalize its flagging numbers. Henderson, from nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., is the star attraction at this week's CP Women's Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.

OTTAWA — Canada's federal government has announced new funding for Golf Canada's two professional tournaments. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario said on Wednesday that it's giving the national sport organization $4.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts will be without defensive lineman Ja'Gared Davis when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night. The Argos listed Davis out with a knee ailment on their injury report Wednesday.

REGINA — The CFL's return to play in 2021 was a profitable one for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders posted a $3.9-million profit last season, the community-owned franchise announced at its annual general meeting Tuesday night.