National Sports

TORONTO — Canada has moved up one spot to No. 22 in the latest World Rugby men’s rankings. The Canadians, who fell one place in last week's rankings, are sandwiched between Hong Kong and Namibia.

Canadian pitcher Mike Soroka found success quickly in his first full season in the major leagues last year. But for the 22-year-old Calgary native, there was nothing sudden — or surprising — about how his 2019 panned out.

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WINNIPEG — Andrew Copp may have found his calling playing centre. Moving from the wing to the middle due to injuries, the Winnipeg forward has been a force for the Winnipeg Jets lately.

CARSON, Calif. — The U.S. continued its mastery over Canada on Sunday, winning the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship 3-0 on second-half goals by Lynn Williams, Lindsey Horan and Megan Rapinoe.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Toronto Arrows opened their second season in Major League Rugby on a winning note Sunday, dispatching the Austin Gilgronis 38-10.

Canada's Nick Taylor faced increasingly windy conditions, a hard-charging Phil Mickelson, and his own struggles in the back nine to come out on top at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

TORONTO — Pontus Aberg had a goal and an assist and Kasimir Kaskisuo made 25 saves as the Toronto Marlies downed the Laval Rocket 5-2 on Sunday in American Hockey League action.

DRESDEN, Germany — Canadians Kim Boutin and Steven Dubois both won gold in the 500-metre event on Sunday at the ISU short track World Cup. Boutin, from Sherbrooke, Que., took her race in 42.328 — finishing ahead of China's Qu Chunyu (42.

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is just one track and field athlete angry with Athletics Canada's handling of allegations surrounding former national coach Dave Scott-Thomas.