National Sports

Running back Chase Brown made the '23 NFL draft one to remember for Canadian football. Brown, of London, Ont., was selected in the fifth round, No. 163 overall, by the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

HALIFAX — Jacob Melanson scored three goals in the first period as the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix opened their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal series with a 5-2 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday.

TORONTO — A slumping Daulton Varsho delivered a much-needed walk-off extra-inning hit. Still, starter Kevin Gausman and the pitching staff continued to carry the Toronto Blue Jays to one of their best starts in club history.

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau had a terrific stretch at the Mexico Open on Saturday, posting five birdies over his final seven holes for a 6-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead over Masters champion Jon Rahm and 21-year-old Akshay Bhatia.

TAMPA, Fla. — Michael Bunting returned to the Maple Leafs lineup for Game 6 of his team's first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

WINNIPEG — Head coach Rick Bowness was the target of some criticism by his players after the Winnipeg Jets had exit meetings Saturday and packed their bags for the off-season.

BASEL, Switzerland — Canada will play for bronze at the men's under-18 world hockey championship after losing to Sweden 7-2 in the semifinal on Saturday.

HYÈRES, France — Canadian Olympian Sarah Douglas won gold in ICLA 6 at the French Olympic Week sailing competition on Saturday.

When the Boston Bruins took a 3-1 series lead on the Florida Panthers, it looked like the team that set NHL records for the most wins and points in a season was cruising toward the second round. Except within the opponent's locker room.

MADRID — Canadian men Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are both out of the Madrid Open singles tournament after Round of 64 losses on Saturday. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime fell to Dusan Lajovic of Serbia in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5).