National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps made earning a win tougher than it needed to be Saturday night, said the team's head coach. Carl Robinson said his players should have shut down the Chicago Fire as Vancouver held on for a 3-2 win at B.C. Place.

WASHINGTON — Mark Reynolds homered twice and drove in a career-high 10 runs, Max Scherzer won for the first time since June 5, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 18-4 on Saturday night.

Saturday's Games (All Times Eastern) World Cup At Samara, Russia England 2 Sweden 0 At Sochi, Russia Croatia 2 Russia 2 (Croatia advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks) --- CFL Toronto 20, Edmonton 17 Winnipeg 41, B.C.

Saturday's Games (All Times Eastern) World Cup At Samara, Russia England 2 Sweden 0 At Sochi, Russia Croatia 2 Russia 2 (Croatia advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks) --- CFL Toronto 20, Edmonton 17 Winnipeg 41, B.C.

WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols' wallet is going to be a lot lighter this week. After the quarterback guided the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-2) to a convincing 41-19 victory over the B.C.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jordan Hamilton tied it in the 69th minute and Toronto FC held on for a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. The native of Scarborough, Ont.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts are off to a good start without their starting quarterback.

SANTA FE, Argentina — Canada will have to settle for playing for a bronze medal at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup.

TORONTO — J.A. Happ insists trade rumours involving him aren't impacting his ability to deliver on the mound, but the results haven't been pretty.

OTTAWA — Sprint star Andre De Grasse was looking stronger than he had all season, cruising to what looked like an easy win in his 200-metre semifinal Saturday at the Canadian track and field championships.