National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Blake Snell didn't stick around long enough to win his 10th straight start, but the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander felt he solidified his chances for the Cy Young Award in his final appearance.

HAMILTON — Brandon Banks and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats felt disrespected and took it out on the B.C. Lions. Banks caught two of Jeremiah Masoli's three first-half TD passes as Hamilton captured an emotionally charged 40-10 win over B.C.

TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara will perform at halftime of the 2018 Grey Cup game. The CFL made the announcement Saturday night at halftime of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers-Edmonton Eskimos game. The Grey Cup will be held Nov.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Gee-Gees snapped a four-year Panda Game skid with a 38-27 win over the Carleton Ravens on Saturday at TD Place.

EDMONTON — It sure was a happy birthday for Kailer Yamamoto. On his 20th birthday, the Edmonton Oilers winger scored two goals, including the winner, to lift his team to a 4-3 pre-season win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack's promotion push will come down to the wire Sunday.

TORONTO — Former Maple Leaf Greg Terrion, who played six seasons for Toronto during the 1980s, has died. He was 58. The team announced Terrion's death in a tweet Saturday afternoon.

VANCOUVER — Isiah Thomas figured the Raptors might face an uphill battle selling pro basketball to Canada. Watching an hour of Canadian all-sports T.V. confirmed it for him.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — John Gibbons will be letting Canadian catcher Russell Martin take over managing duties for the Blue Jays Sunday in Toronto's season finale against the Tampa Bay Rays.

LONDON — After a third loss in seven English Premier League games so far, Jose Mourinho was quick to apportion blame for Manchester United's collapse at West Ham.