National Sports

It was meant to be quite the finale in the City of Stars this weekend. Instead, the inaugural Grand Slam Track season came to a halt with the cancellation of its final leg in Los Angeles earlier in June.

MONTREAL — Noah Dobson says it's a dream come true to join the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens acquired the offensive defenceman from the New York Islanders and signed him to an eight-year, US$76-million contract extension Friday.

Friday's Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 35 Montreal 17 --- MLB American League Toronto 9 Boston 0 N.Y. Yankees 3 Athletics 0 Baltimore 22 Tampa Bay 8 Minnesota 4 Detroit 1 Seattle 7 Texas 6 (12 innings) National League Pittsburgh 9 N.Y.

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell couldn't wait to celebrate his 100th career CFL victory.

LOS ANGELES — Braeden Cootes spent a year living in Vancouver. The Canucks' opening-round pick at the 2025 NHL draft is hoping it's eventually home for a long time.

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer stood up when his name was called. The emotion was too much. Thinking about the person he wished more than anything could be by his side overwhelmed the 17-year-old defenceman. The tears flowed soon after.

LOS ANGELES — The Calgary Flames selected Cole Reschny with the 18th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday. Reschny tallied 26 goals and 66 assists in 62 games with the Western Hockey League's Victoria Royals last season.

LOS ANGELES — The Winnipeg Jets took Swedish defenceman Sascha Boumedienne with the 28th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — José Berríos pitched seven scoreless innings, George Springer had three hits and two RBI singles, and the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

TORONTO — A poor start turned into a happy ending Friday as late goals by Shelina Zadorsky, Holly Ward, Zara Chavoshi and Emma Regan lifted Canada to a 4-1 comeback win over a resolute Costa Rica in an international women's friendly Friday.