National Sports

PARIS — After several rough years, Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is enjoying a September surge. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., advanced to the third round of the French Open with 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win over Australia's Daria Gavrilova on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Kevin Silva can thank pre-teen baby fat for a move that helped turn soccer into a profession. "I grew up as a striker actually," he explained.

PARIS — Saying she is “struggling to walk,” Serena Williams ended her latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam title and withdrew from the French Open before her second-round match Wednesday because of an injured Achilles heel.

Tuesday's Games MLB American League Houston 4 Minnesota 1 (Astros lead series 1-0) Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland 1 (White Sox lead series 1-0) Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 1 (Rays lead series 1-0) N.Y.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays experimented Tuesday with an unusual pitching setup that almost worked. The bats were much too quiet though for the plan to succeed.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans won't be back inside their building until Saturday at the earliest because of eight positive tests for the coronavirus, the first outbreak to hit the NFL as it tries to play a full schedule amid the pandemic.

MINNEAPOLIS — Tarnished by scandal at the start of the year and below average during this pandemic-abbreviated season, the Houston Astros showed up for the playoffs with their usual confidence and poise.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Lucas Giolito released a brief yell of delight and marched quickly back to the dugout, his work day going just brilliantly for the Chicago White Sox.

FORT ERIE, Ont. — It's two down, one more to go for jockey Daisuke Fukumoto and Mighty Heart. Mighty Heart passed Clayton in deep stretch to capture the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday.

Leon Draisaitl is used to fine tuning his game and building chemistry with his Edmonton Oilers teammates at this time of the year. The star forward is usually wrapping up pre-season hockey by the end of September. But this is 2020.