National Sports

TORONTO — A little trickery and nerves of steel from head coach Jason Maas earned the Montreal Alouettes a record-setting victory Friday night.

LAS VEGAS — Ivan Demidov started to learn English some 18 months ago. The idea was he might need it for a future career in the NHL. The Russian winger now has another language on his to-do list.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays had the good vibrations of their mini two-game win streak wiped out by the booming bats of the New York Yankees on Friday.

LAS VEGAS — Macklin Celebrini insisted he had to suit up in all of his brand-new hockey gear. It was the youngster's first skating lesson — not even a game. His passion for the sport was there in plain sight for parents Rick and Robyn to see.

MONTREAL — Andre De Grasse crossed the finish line with his arms open wide, certain he’d just sprinted to yet another Canadian title in the 100 metres.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly.

TORONTO — Andrew Wiggins will not join the Canadian men's basketball team at training camp, a decision that was out of his hands.

DETROIT (AP) — Akshay Bhatia shot a 5-under 67 that included a free drop after his golf ball fell into a fairway drain , good enough for a share of the 36-hole lead with Aaron Rai after the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Friday.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Grace Kim had a hole-in-one and combined with Auston Kim for eight birdies in a fourballs format Friday for a 9-under 61 and a five-way share of the lead in the Dow Championship.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders won’t take the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lightly when the two teams play at McMahon Stadium on Saturday night.