National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got good news Thursday when an MRI on his right knee showed inflammation and no structural damage.

OTTAWA — The sale of the Ottawa Senators is finally official.

VICTORIA — Vancouver Canucks star forward Elias Pettersson says he's stronger and heavier after a summer of intense conditioning and he won't let his contract status be a "distraction.

VANCOUVER — Hosting the Laver Cup offers a chance to grow and showcase tennis in Canada, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic say.

WINNIPEG — Whether the fates of two star players align with the Winnipeg Jets’ future plans remains to be seen.

TORONTO — William Nylander was in the middle of it all.

OTTAWA — Frustrations are starting to boil over for the Ottawa Redblacks.

NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight day on Thursday as he rests a sore knee.

SYDNEY, N.S. — It's a battle in the skies — and so far, the bombing cormorants sowing scatological havoc in a Nova Scotia harbour are winning. For the second year, cormorants have squatted in the Sydney, N.S., harbour for their nesting season.

PARIS (AP) — France playing New Zealand to open the Rugby World Cup was a big deal. Stade de France was packed and record numbers of eyeballs were drawn to European televisions, some audiences eclipsing the men's soccer World Cup.