National Sports

Max Scherzer's thumb leads to lat issue and an early exit from Blue Jays debut

TORONTO — Max Scherzer is, well, mad. The 40-year-old surefire Hall of Famer hoped to be a contributor for the Blue Jays when he signed a one-year, US$15.5 million contract with Toronto on Feb. 4.

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Westburg helps Orioles top Blue Jays 9-5; Scherzer leaves first Toronto start early

TORONTO — Jordan Westburg had two home runs for the first multihomer game of his career as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday.

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Vanišová's two late goals send Ottawa Charge past Boston Fleet for 2-1 win

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tereza Vanišová scored a pair of goals in a 32-second span with just 3 1/2 minutes left and the Ottawa Charge stunned the Boston Fleet 2-1 on Saturday.

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Judge hits 3 of Yanks' 9 homers with 8 RBIs as NY goes deep on first 3 pitches, routs Brewers 20-9

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs in a 20-7 rout of the Milwa

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Howden wins to close in on Crystal Globe, Hoffos second in ski cross

IDRE FJÄLL — Reece Howden sped to a gold medal on Saturday in the second last men's World Cup ski cross race of the season, while fellow Canadian Courtney Hoffos took silver in the women's race. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C.

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Canadian rugby sevens women down Fiji to advance to semifinals in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Carissa Norsten scored two tries to help Canada defeat Fiji 26-17 in Cup quarterfinal play Saturday at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

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'It'll be a battle': 12 people flex their strength to be Alberta's strongest man

EDMONTON — Tristain Hoath says he was 10 years old when he first noticed he was unusually strong. The Edmonton police officer says his dad and another man were struggling to lift a large piano onto a truck when they called him for help.

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WHL Roundup: Ratzlaff makes 45 saves, Thunderbirds upset Silvertips in Game 1

EVERETT — Scott Ratzlaff stopped 45 shots to help the Seattle Thunderbirds hang on for a 3-2 victory over the Everett Silvertips in the Western Hockey League playoffs on Friday.

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QMJHL Roundup: Sumpf scores in OT, Wildcats beat Remparts in series opener

MONCTON, N.B. — Julius Sumpf scored his second goal at 1:38 in overtime as the Moncton Wildcats edged the Quebec Remparts 4-3 in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs on Friday.

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Jenner scores twice, Blue Jackets rally for 7-6 victory over Canucks in shootout

COLUMBUS (AP) — Boone Jenner had two goals, Kent Johnson had the lone score of the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a pair of multi-goal deficits to beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-6 on Friday night and move into a tie for the final w

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