National Sports

After a promising start to the match, CF Montreal needed the help of goalkeeper Clement Diop to secure a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday afternoon at Nissan Stadium.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly, returning after a 19-month absence, rallied late but lost a decision to American Pat Sabatini on the UFC 261 undercard Saturday.

HURRICANE, Utah — Canadian golfer Maude-Aimee Leblanc tied for second at the Symetra Tour's Copper Rock Championship on Saturday. Leblanc, from Sherbrooke, Que., shot a 3-under 69 in the third round to finish at 7 under for the tournament.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A roller-coaster game saw Toronto FC go up early and the Vancouver Whitecaps rally to pull ahead in the second half, only to concede a fortuitous tying goal by Toronto's Jonathan Osorio in the 83rd minute.

NASHVILLE — Hany Mukhtar scored in the 77th minute to earn Nashville a 2-2 tie with CF Montreal in Major League Soccer play Saturday. Mukhtar took a loose ball in the box and sent it past the keeper.

OTTAWA — Jesse Ylonen and Cameron Hillis scored first-period goals to lead the Laval Rocket past the Belleville Senators 4-1 in AHL play Saturday afternoon.

WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie stopped 13 shots as the Manitoba Moose defeated the Stockton Heat 3-0 in AHL action Saturday afternoon. Dominic Toninato scored twice for the Moose (13-11-2) while Cole Perfetti finished with a goal and two assists.

LONDON — English soccer is uniting to boycott social media for four days in response to relentless online abuse of players.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Colton Herta bounced back from a disappointing IndyCar opener by winning the pole Saturday for the street course race in downtown St. Petersburg.

Alex Kopacz says he's never felt so close to the grave. The Olympic champion brakeman in men's bobsled is in hospital with COVID-19. The 31-year-old entered London University Hospital on Wednesday and required oxygen to help him breathe.