National Sports

HAMILTON — It remains faint but Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats still have a playoff pulse. Mitchell threw two touchdown passes as Hamilton defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 37-21 in the CFL's annual Hall of Fame game Saturday afternoon.

TORONTO — Needing three points to keep their playoff push alive, Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio and Deandre Kerr stepped up with first-half goals against Austin FC on Saturday with goalkeeper Sean Johnson doing his bit at the other end.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Patton Kizzire overcame erratic play off the tee and a missed putt Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Procore Championship at Silverado.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Devers’ intentional walk by Gerrit Cole with no one on base sparked a three-run fourth inning, and Devers added a two-run single in Boston's four-run fifth as the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-1 Saturday.

TORONTO — Win for the Money and jockey Patrick Husbands combined to earn trainer Mark Casse his third $1-million Rogers Woodbine Mile crown Saturday.

TORONTO — Jose Berrios admitted the way the Toronto Blue Jays season was evolving had him down in the dumps. But a midseason pep talk with family turned around his year.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Argentina clinched a berth in the eight-team Davis Cup Final with a tense 3-0 win over Finland on Saturday. The Argentines have reached the quarterfinals in Malaga, Spain, in November for the first time in five years.

EDMONTON — A.C. Leonard is back with the Edmonton Elks. The CFL club added the veteran defensive lineman and five other players to its practice roster Saturday.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Not good enough. That was Arne Slot’s verdict after his first defeat as Liverpool manager on Saturday.

MILAN (AP) — New AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca got his first Serie A win in style. It couldn’t have come at a better time for the Rossoneri.