National Sports

Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos knows there’s work ahead – to make a run at an MLS playoff spot and to reconnect with fans while doing so.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Valeria Pavlova and Viktoria Kulishova scored in a 14-second span midway through the second period and Russia opened the women's world hockey championship with a 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Saturday night.

CINCINNATI — Another deep run for Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil ended Saturday with defeat in the doubles final at the Western & Southern Open.

REGINA — Cody Fajardo was a model of consistency Saturday night, leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 23-10 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks before 28,559 fans at Mosaic Stadium.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Quinn Sullivan scored in the 87th to give the Philadelphia Union a 1-1 draw with Montreal on Saturday night. Sullivan blasted a rocket from the top of the circle after Jack Elliott sent him a back pass.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rodolfo Pizarro scored two goals, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez had two assists and Inter Miami beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Nick Arbuckle made his first CFL start in more than two years a memorable one - and rewarded starved Argonauts fans with a victory in their first home game in nearly two years.

TORONTO — Hyun Jin Ryu hopes his sound pitching performance precipitates better times ahead for the Blue Jays.

EUGENE, Ore. — Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse won the men's 100 metres at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. Fresh off his triple-medal performance at the Tokyo Olympics, the 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., ran a blistering time of 9.

CALGARY — When Sarah Fillier was handed the plain, black game puck to commemorate her first world championship goal for Canada, assistant captain Brianne Jenner borrowed it for a few minutes.