National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays say those wishing to enter Rogers Centre will be required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test starting Sept. 13.

CALGARY — A dearth of international women's hockey is about to be replaced by an abundance of it.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Hilary Knight tied former U.S. star Cammi Granato's record for goals in women's world hockey championship play with 44 in the Americans' 3-0 victory over Finland on Sunday night. Making her U.S.

CALGARY — Canada got offensive contributions from the young and the veteran in a 5-1 win Sunday over Russia at the women's world hockey championship.

Several Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Canadian Football League revealed late Sunday. The CFL has postponed Edmonton’s next game against the Argonauts in Toronto, initially scheduled for Thursday.

HAMILTON — Kwame Awuah scored deep into second-half stoppage time to salvage a point for Forge FC in a 1-1 draw with HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rod Gilbert, the Hall of Fame right wing who starred for the New York Rangers and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series, had died. He was 80. Gilbert's family confirmed the death to Rangers on Sunday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Stingers beat the Niagara River Lions by a large margin to win the Canadian Elite Basketball League final Sunday.

TORONTO — No stranger to the winner's circle south of the border, Irad Ortiz Jr. wasted no time making his mark in Canada's elite thoroughbred racing series.

SURREY, B.C. — Hockey leagues such as the NHL and teams including the Humboldt Broncos have offered their condolences to the families of three junior players who died when a vehicle crashed into a tree in British Columbia.