National Sports

JACKSON, Miss.

EDMONTON — It was one heck of a first career interception for Tyrice Beverette.

TORONTO — Catcher Danny Jansen is trying to step up for the Blue Jays as Toronto inches toward home-field advantage in the American League wild-card series.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks signed defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to a one-year contract Saturday. Beaulieu, 29 was on a professional tryout deal with the Ducks to start the NHL preseason.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 season in the two-way superstar's final year of arbitration eligibility before free agency.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks fired head coach Paul LaPolice on Saturday. The move comes after Ottawa dropped a 34-19 decision Friday night to the B.C. Lions. The Redblacks have lost three straight games and sport the CFL's worst record at 3-11.

LODZ, Poland — Canada rallied to beat Germany 3-2 (12-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18, 15-9) on Saturday for its third straight win at the world women's volleyball championship. "Today you saw a lot of character" said Canadian head coach Shannon Winzer.

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR driver Jordan Anderson was airlifted out of Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday with burns from a crash in the Truck Series race.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett will not play in Sunday's game against Atlanta, giving the Browns star defensive end more time to recover from multiple injuries suffered when he crashed his Porsche earlier in the week.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Denis Shapovalov advanced to the Korea Open final with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Jenson Brooksby in semifinal action Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont.