National Sports

MONTREAL — Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet felt some relief with Sunday's win at the Montreal Grand Prix. “Winning does not happen too much for me,” Van Avermaet said.

TORONTO — Randal Grichuck has struggled to find consistency in his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays by his admission. But that hasn’t hindered his power numbers this summer.

MONTREAL — When Ryan Poehling stepped onto the Bell Centre ice for the first time since his record-setting game last year, all the memories came rushing back.

GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Suzann Pettersen stood over the final shot of her golfing career, not quite realizing it also was the last shot of the most dramatic Solheim Cup ever played.

Feathestone Rovers beat Leigh Centurions 34-18 in rugby league play Sunday to advance to a promotion playoff semifinal against York City Knights.

BOSTON — Charlie McAvoy finally made it to training camp, and the Boston Bruins greeted him with a hearty stick tap salute. "I didn't want that," he said sheepishly on Sunday after returning to the defending Eastern Conference champions for a $14.

BEIJING — Marc Gasol looked to the sky as confetti fell, some sticking to his massive shoulders, and then cradled and kissed the giant golden chalice that goes to the World Cup champions. He's getting good at hoisting trophies.

VANCOUVER — Their dreams of the playoffs may be dashed but coach Marc Dos Santos says there's still a lot on the line for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

VANCOUVER — Winning so quickly, and decisively, was a surprise for Justin (The Highlight) Gaethje Saturday night.

Saturday's Games CFL Calgary 19 Hamilton 18 Saskatchewan 27 Montreal 25 --- MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 13 Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 3 L.A.