National Sports

VANCOUVER — Arturs Silovs is picking up where he left off in the playoffs.

TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory in 10 innings against the fading Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Red Sox reliever Chris Martin earned his third win of the season.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were happy to earn a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, but more important was the work that went into getting the pre-season victory.

MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis described the game best on Tuesday night. “It wasn’t an exciting game,” the Montreal Canadiens head coach said.

VANCOUVER — Ali Ahmed always finds an extra gear in these kind of games. Not only is the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder preparing for the Canadian Championship final, but Wednesday's match will also pit him against his hometown team, Toronto FC.

WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti is determined to make the bridge deal that he just signed with the Winnipeg Jets pay off with a more lucrative pact in the future. The promising forward signed a two-year, US$6.

L'ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE — A combination of intangibles and data-driven analysis has Corey Conners thinking the International team is due at this year's Presidents Cup. Conners, from Listowel, Ont.

TORONTO — The Saskatchewan Roughriders dominated the honour roll for Week 16 of the CFL season with quarterback Trevor Harris, linebacker Jameer Thurman and the offensive line among those earning top marks.

ZURICH — Canadian para-cyclist Nathan Clement defended his world title in the T1 men's individual time Tuesday at the 2024 road cycling and para-cycling world championships. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., completed the 11.

OTTAWA — Toronto captain Auston Matthews left the Maple Leafs practice early on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Toronto coach Craig Berube said he didn't expect the issue with the Leafs' new captain to be serious, calling it an "upper body thing.