National Sports

TORONTO — He has thrown for more yards than Hall of Famer Doug Flutie, but McLeod Bethel-Thompson doesn't see that as a reason to celebrate.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice for the PGA Tour in a tumultuous year, had the final say with his clubs Sunday when he rallied from six shots behind to win the Tour Championship and capture the FedEx Cup for the third time.

NEW YORK — For the six Canadians entered in the 2022 U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season is a place where they’ve created indelible memories, and also suffered crushing disappointments.

GRANBY, Que. — Gabriel Diallo entered the Granby National Bank Championship to gain some experience for down the road. It's safe to assume the 20-year-old Montreal athlete is a quick learner.

NEW YORK (AP) — In one breath, Nick Kyrgios talks about heading into the U.S. Open with as much self-belief and good play as ever, coming off a runner-up finish at Wimbledon and some strong results on hard courts in recent weeks.

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Steve Stricker won The Ally Challenge on Sunday at Warwick Hills for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season and ninth overall.

TORONTO — Even though the lowly Los Angeles Angles swept his Toronto Blue Jays, interim manager John Schneider will refrain from a furniture-tossing fit of anger to rally his club.

Regardless of the final outcome, Canada's Para women's hockey players scored a victory before they even took to the ice this weekend in Green Bay, Wisc. The women know they're making history at the inaugural Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge.

OTTAWA — Canada's Maddie Szeryk has proven to herself that she can compete on the LPGA Tour. Szeryk, from London, Ont.

OTTAWA — Judged purely on number of fans and the volume of their cheers, Brooke Henderson appeared to be the runaway winner of the CP Women's Open.