National Sports

TORONTO — Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis wasn't feeling his best on Wednesday after a poor night's sleep led to some fatigue and a fastball that was a little short of peak velocity.

The chase for the remaining PGA Tour cards for the 2025 season begins Thursday at the Procore Championship. Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C.

TORONTO — Veteran forward Max Pacioretty and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a professional tryout on Wednesday. The 35-year-old played in 47 games last season with the Washington Capitals, scoring four goals and dishing out 19 assists.

Dru Brown can take the Ottawa Redblacks somewhere they haven't been since 2018 on Saturday afternoon. Ottawa (8-3-1) visits the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-9) needing a victory to clinch a playoff berth.

Canadian Charles (Air) Jourdain is moving down to bantamweight to take on Victor (La Mangosta) Henry on the UFC's Nov. 2 Fight Night card in Edmonton.

TORONTO — He's currently a senior at Purdue but quarterback Hudson Card now has a second option at a pro football career. Card was one of 10 negotiation-list players revealed Wednesday by the Edmonton Elks.

CALGARY — An appeal made by members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team to an independent board has been adjourned until the criminal trial involving those players has ended. A London, Ont.

LAS VEGAS — Nathan MacKinnon got his first up-close look at Mitch Marner back in 2017. The former was an established NHLer. The latter had just completed his rookie season.

Tuesday's Games MLB Interleague Toronto 6 N.Y. Mets 2 Detroit 11 Colorado 0 San Diego 7 Seattle 3 Philadelphia 9 Tampa Bay 4 Arizona 6 Texas 0 American League Kansas City 5 N.Y.

LAS VEGAS — Brazilian Nicolle Caliari submitted Canadian flyweight Corinne Laframboise for a first-round win Tuesday on Dana White's Contender Series.