National Sports

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays dropped a pair of split-squad pre-season games on Saturday. Toronto lost 4-3 to the Baltimore Orioles at its home spring-training facility and dropped a 17-7 decision to the New York Yankees in Tampa, Fla.

SAPPORO, Japan — Canadians Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie captured Para-nordic World Cup medals Saturday. McKeever, of Canmore, Alta.

MOOLOOLABA, Australia — Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk captured his first triathlon World Cup event Saturday. The resident of Oak Bluff, Man., topped a field of 67 competitors to win one of the prestigious events on the World Cup circuit.

Montreal Impact midfielder Saphir Taider will play in two games for the Algerian national team. The Impact made the announcement Saturday. Taider, 27, will play in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against The Gambia on Friday.

Canada might have been drawn into arguably the toughest group for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, but Rowan Barrett isn't complaining. With a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line, Canada's men's basketball team will face No. 6-ranked Lithuania, No.

Canada was drawn into a tough Group H for the 2019 FIBA World Cup alongside Lithuania, Australia and Senegal. Canada is No. 23 on the FIBA rankings. Lithuania is No. 6, Australia is No. 11, and Senegal is 37th.

VANCOUVER — With their NHL playoff hopes hovering between slim and none the Vancouver Canucks let a point slip away from them Friday night.

Friday's Games NHL Calgary 5 N.Y.

Friday's Games NHL Calgary 5 N.Y.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Bianca Andreescu's dream run will take the Canadian teen to the final of the BNP Paribas Open. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., dug deep to upset No.