National Sports

Canada's rugby teams will be met with a daunting challenge each time they take the field at the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco this weekend. Lose one game and they're done.

SURREY, B.C. — A lot has happened in the 10 years since softball was last an Olympic sport. Danielle Lawrie graduated university, got married, had two daughters and retired from playing the game she loves.

Ottawa police are investigating a fire that delayed Wednesday night's Canadian Championship semifinal matchup between Toronto FC and the host Fury at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa.

Wednesday's Games Canadian Championship Semifinals, Opening Leg Toronto FC 1 Ottawa Fury FC 0 Montreal Impact 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 --- MLS Minnesota United 2 New England 1 --- The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Toronto FC is right where they want to be after the opening leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal. Jonathan Osorio scored in the fifth minute as Toronto downed the Ottawa Fury 1-0 on the road in the first leg on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — The Impact and the Whitecaps were neither ecstatic nor overly disappointed after Montreal's 1-0 victory over Vancouver to open their Canadian Championship semifinal on Wednesday night.

EDMONTON — Taylor Ruck has picked up right where she left off after winning a record eight medals at the Commonwealth Games in April. Competing in her first, and perhaps only, event at the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials, the Kelowna B.C.

LOS ANGELES — Danica Patrick's monologue to open the ESPYs went over like, well, a flat tire at the Indianapolis 500.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the Manny Machado sweepstakes, getting the prized All-Star shortstop from the Baltimore Orioles in a trade Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is the newest member of the Raptors after a blockbuster trade with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday that saw Toronto trade perennial all-star guard DeMar DeRozan.