National Sports

TORONTO — Mexican lightweight Bryan Acosta extended his unbeaten record as a pro with a sixth-round knockout of Spain's Jon Martinez on Wednesday.

Roger Bennett remembers calling his father in Liverpool, England, and having his father hold the phone next to the television so he could experience his beloved Everton in the FA Cup semifinals.

TORONTO — Standing in front of a bank of screens, Jen (LemonKiwi) Pichette's arms are in constant motion as she documents the carnage in front of her. "Toronto runs London over like a truck," she says, her voice rising.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association became the bargaining agent for more than 5,500 minor leaguers on Wednesday, completing a lightning fast organization campaign that launched just 17 days earlier.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss.

TORONTO — Daisuke Fukumoto and Town Cruise will be in tough to defend their $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile crown.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have signed Australian-born prop Connor Grindal for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. While born in Sydney, the 24-year-old Grindal is Canada-eligible by virtue of Canadian parents. He also comes with a rugby heritage.

Chloe Dufour-Lapointe had hoped she'd feel no pressure standing in the start gate at her fourth and final Olympic Games, only the pure bliss of being there.

CHENNAI, India — Rebecca Marino, Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski moved on to the quarterfinals of their respective competitions on another successful day for Canadians at the Chennai Open tennis tournament.

The Canadian women's rugby team heads for Fiji on Thursday for a final test match and camp before landing in New Zealand for the Oct. 8 start of the World Cup. They leave on a high, moving up one spot in the world rankings this week to No.