National Sports

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — Lucy Li already is assured of an LPGA Tour card for next year. The 19-year-old Californian played Friday as though she is ready to join the big leagues even sooner.

TORONTO — Time and the MLS schedule are not on Toronto FC's side as Bob Bradley's retooled team looks to make a late-season charge. And CF Montreal would no doubt like nothing more than to derail TFC's playoff bid.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ryan Murray to a one-year contract worth US$750,000. Murray appeared in 37 games for the Colorado Avalanche last season and recorded four assists.

VANCOUVER — After looking like they had run out of answers, the Vancouver Whitecaps now face some big questions.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran forward Sam Gagner to a one-year, US$750,000 contract. Gagner, 33, had 13 goals and 18 assists in 81 games with Detroit last season. The London, Ont.

HERNING, Denmark — A unified North American women's pro hockey league could bolster the international game in the same way the NHL does on the men's side, says the International Ice Hockey Federation's women's committee chair.

Piper Logan, who turned heads at the Commonwealth Games in July in her rugby sevens international debut, will get another chance to shine on the world stage next week.

It's been nearly 50 years since millions of Canadians sat holding their breath, glued to the grainy black-and-white television images being beamed into living rooms, offices and schools from a rink in Moscow.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Braemar Gathering, a popular Highland Games event, as she struggles with issues getting around.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams traded fist bumps or palm slaps and chatted between points. They smiled while conversing in their seats at changeovers. When their first doubles match together in 4 1/2 years ended with a loss at the U.