National Sports

BERLIN (AP) — Defending champion Italy crashed out of the European Championship after losing to Switzerland 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday.

EASTBOURNE — Canada's Leylah Fernandez fell 6-3, 6-4 to Russia's Daria Kasatkina on Saturday in the Rothesay International women's singles final. The Laval, Que.

It's been a whirlwind of late for Pepe Gonzalez. The 19-year-old quarterback is preparing for his third football game in eight days but the biggest one of his young career.

RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Two-time podium finisher Romain Bardet won the opening stage of the Tour de France and claimed the yellow jersey on Saturday as cycling’s biggest race began in Italy for the first time.

TORONTO — A little trickery and nerves of steel from head coach Jason Maas earned the Montreal Alouettes a record-setting victory Friday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays had the good vibrations of their mini two-game win streak wiped out by the booming bats of the New York Yankees on Friday.

LAS VEGAS — Macklin Celebrini insisted he had to suit up in all of his brand-new hockey gear. It was the youngster's first skating lesson — not even a game. His passion for the sport was there in plain sight for parents Rick and Robyn to see.

MONTREAL — Andre De Grasse crossed the finish line with his arms open wide, certain he’d just sprinted to yet another Canadian title in the 100 metres.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly.

TORONTO — Andrew Wiggins will not join the Canadian men's basketball team at training camp, a decision that was out of his hands.