National Sports

NEW YORK — Devin Mesoraco made quite a first impression in Queens, which has been nothing but trouble for the Toronto Blue Jays over the years. His batterymate wasn't bad with the bat, either.

WASHINGTON — Victor Hedman figured all the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to get back on track was a shift in momentum. The big defenceman took it upon himself to provide it.

BOSTON — Cavaliers forward LeBron James said he just needed a chance to "recalibrate" when he left in the second quarter Tuesday night after taking a shot to the jaw from Boston's Jayson Tatum. "It was a tough play.

MONTAGUE, P.E.I. — Canadian rugby associations, and some of the sport's most prominent players, are expressing condolences to the family of a P.E.I. high school athlete who died after what one expert says was a "rare" serious injury.

TORONTO — The world governing body of rugby bounced Romania from the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Tuesday, elevating Russia to the sport's showcase.

TORONTO — Rugby Canada made it official Tuesday, confirming Sandro Fiorino as head coach of the Canadian women's rugby team.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts enter the 2018 Canadian Football League season as the defending champions. Just don't mention it to head coach Marc Trestman. "Our team can't go back-to-back, it's impossible," Trestman said Tuesday.

HERNING, Denmark — Just hours removed from a tightly contested overtime win over Latvia, Canada took no chances in its final preliminary round game at the world hockey championship.

ROME — Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov pulled off another big win, overcoming a slow start to beat 15th-seeded Tomas Berdych 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.

LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese football was rocked on Tuesday when a large group of fans forced their way into Sporting Lisbon's training centre and assaulted its players and staff.