National Sports

REGINA — With the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on the verge of clinching a CFL playoff spot, Saskatchewan head coach Craig Dickenson understands Sunday’s Labour Day Classic will be a tough challenge for his Roughriders.

LONDON (AP) — Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements.

NEW YORK (AP) — Even if Carlos Alcaraz was by no means perfect during a victory in the U.S.

Gina Kingsbury says she would have loved to play in a professional women's league. While she didn't have that opportunity during her storied playing career, she is looking forward to making sure that others do.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead.

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Ryan Preece had a message to deliver, no matter how bad his eyes looked after his frightening crash at Daytona last week. “It's OK to not race,” the Stewart Haas Racing driver said at Darlington on Saturday.

HAMILTON — Offensive lineman Jordan Murray has returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The CFL club announced the signing of the American on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic . No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing.

DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk’s three-run double keyed a five-run seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays hit three homers in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

DENVER (AP) — Initial X-rays showed that Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen suffered a fractured right middle finger in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, manager John Schneider said.