National Sports

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Anna Nordqvist had all three of her matches go the distance, and only a clutch wedge kept her from playing even more Friday as she was among 16 players who advanced out of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play.

TORONTO — Bryden Hattie of Victoria moved one step closer to qualifying for the World Diving Championships on Friday by winning the gold medal in the 3-metre springboard event at the Canadian championships in Toronto.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Anabelle Chukwu scored twice to help Canada open play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship with a comfortable 4-0 win over Jamaica on Friday.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Harris English quipped to his caddie that no one is beating him at Colonial's par-3 eighth hole, which is true after he followed his birdie in the opening round with a hole-in-one Friday .

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver man has died while trying to pursue his lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest. The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr.

VANCOUVER — Days after sealing their place in the Canadian Championship final, the Vancouver Whitecaps are once again on the road in search of a win. The Whitecaps take on St.

TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO, Italy — Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run at the Giro d'Italia continued Friday with his fourth second-place finish of the race, runner-up to Colombian Santiago Buitrago in a gruelling Stage 19.

Toronto FC's disappointing season became a lot more complicated off the pitch with news that disgruntled Italian star Federico Bernardeschi has been benched for Saturday's game against D.C. United.

It was an assistant basketball coach who first spotted Jevoni Robinson and started his unlikely path to the CFL. Robinson was enrolled at North Carolina State and playing a pick-up game of basketball when assistant coach Bobby Lutz walked by.

The Canadian tennis scene reached new heights in recent years thanks to a young core of domestic talent that broke through on the sport's biggest stages. A cooling-off period appears to have settled in this season.