National Sports

BALTIMORE — Mark Casse completed a lifelong quest two weeks after the scare of a lifetime. And he did so in a race featuring a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and kept running.

CHICAGO — Lucas Giolito doesn't regard his victory as a complete game. After a long rain delay, five innings equaled nine — at least in the record book.

INDIANAPOLIS — McLaren's return to the Indianapolis 500 neared a total collapse after Fernando Alonso failed to lock himself into the field on the first day of qualifying.

HALIFAX — Alexey Toropchenko picked up right where he left off. Toropchenko scored a natural hat trick in the first period as the Guelph Storm went on to beat the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-2 on Saturday in the Memorial Cup opener for both teams.

TORONTO — In the hours after the Toronto Raptors' blowout Game 2 loss, there's a good chance Kyle Lowry heard from Jay Wright. Lowry and his former coach at Villanova have kept in close contact over the years, particularly in the playoffs.

SANDY, Utah — Sebastián Saucedo had a goal and an assist to help Real Salt Lake beat Toronto FC 3-0 on Saturday.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — All Ada Hegerberg asks of her teammates is to put the ball in front of the goal. She'll do the rest. "We know each other's strengths," Hegerberg said of her champion Lyon side.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact were left rueing their missed opportunities following a scoreless draw at home.

MONTREAL — A team of Montreal university researchers has developed an audible hockey puck they say could revolutionize the sport for blind players.

TORONTO — Christine Sinclair scored goal No. 181 of her career Saturday against Mexico in a women's soccer friendly. The 35-year-old from Burnaby, B.C.