National Sports

VANCOUVER — Head coach Vanni Sartini knows the playoffs are still a long shot for his Vancouver Whitecaps.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson survived a first-round onslaught to submit Kazakhstan's Mariya (Demonslayer) Agapova on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The 27-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ont.

CALGARY — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.'s first start as a B.C. Lion was a memorable one. Adams threw for 294 yards, rushed for 32, and engineered a 31-29 overtime win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — With the wind whipping around the golf course in the afternoon and the greens hard and dry, Justin Lower knew there wouldn't be many opportunities for birdies.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Coach Bob Bradley wielded an axe to the roster in taking over Toronto FC last November in the wake of a dismal 6-18-10 season.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Alistair Johnston scored in the 72nd minute and Sebastian Breza stopped three shots as CF Montreal earned a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. Both teams play next on Oct. 1.

HAMILTON — Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were finally able to finish a game out. Evans threw a career-high five touchdown passes as Hamilton earned a stunning 48-31 home win over Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — After spotting the Langley Thunder the first two games in the Mann Cup championship series, the Peterborough Lakers completed the comeback Saturday, winning Game 7 of the senior A lacrosse final 13-9.

TORONTO — Modern Games, a three-year-old son of Dubawi -Modern Ideals, was stunning in victory in Saturday’s Grade 1 $1,017,200 Ricoh Woodbine Mile, part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” program.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Andrea Lee and Lilia Vu both reached No. 1 in the women's world amateur ranking when they were in college. Now they have a shot at their first LPGA Tour victory.