National Sports

More than 65,000 fans packed a stadium in Tampa to watch Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to a win in the NFL's season opener, just hours after President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new plan to slow the latest COVID-19 surge.

It's a match that will be appointment viewing for tennis fans across Canada.

VANCOUVER — A bad bounce resulted in a second-half own goal as the Vancouver Whitecaps lost 1-0 to the Portland Timbers Friday night, snapping their 10-game undefeated streak and preventing them from moving into a Major League Soccer playoff spot.

NEW YORK — Felix Auger-Aliassime's dream of playing in a U.S. Open men's final will have to wait for next year. The 21-year-old from Montreal lost in straight sets Friday, dropping a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 decision to second-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia.

TORONTO — It goes down as a win but feels like anything but for Nick Arbuckle. Arbuckle threw a touchdown pass and ran in for a TD himself as the Toronto Argonauts held on for a wild 17-16 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.

JENA, Germany — Canada was beaten by eighth-seeded Germany on Friday in the first round of the 2021 Cazoo World Cup of Darts.

WINNIPEG — Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo is determined to rebound from a poor outing and avenge last week’s loss to the Blue Bombers at the Labour Day Classic in Regina.

Bo Levi Mitchell has been one of the most durable players throughout his illustrious CFL career, so an injury layoff was tough on the Calgary Stampeders quarterback. It's finally over. Mitchell, who fractured his fibula in the season opener on Aug.

Stephanie Valenzuela confesses she's never been "a crazy tennis fan," watching the sport only occasionally in the past if a tournament sparked her interest.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are indeed coming home — finally. A team spokesperson confirmed Friday that the team has received the green light to play at Scotiabank Arena this season, after a season spent in Tampa. Fla.