National Sports

Tomas Tatar had a feeling he was going to be on the move. It was just a matter of where.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3, 7-5 to Serbia's Laslo Djere in the final of the Rio Open on Sunday.

TORONTO — Sitting hunched over at his locker, Kyle Lowry scanned the scoring report from Sunday night's loss then brusquely tossed it aside. The game was definitely one to forget.

CALGARY — Canada's bobsled and skeleton teams head to the world championships in Whistler, B.C., wondering if the ski resort will be their future home.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Kyle Wiltjer had 19 points and eight rebounds as Canada's men's basketball team secured first place in Group F with a 95-55 win over Venezuela on Sunday in FIBA World Cup qualifying.

Patrick Cantwell and Dalton Pompey each had a solo homer but the Toronto Blue Jays still fell to the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 on Sunday afternoon in Grapefruit League play.

TORONTO — Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge signed with his hometown Toronto Argonauts on Sunday afternoon. Bridge joins the Argos after playing eight games for Saskatchewan last season, throwing for 804 yards and a touchdown.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors decided to keep Kawhi Leonard out of Sunday's game against the visiting Orlando Magic for load management.

PHOENIX — Almost two years after he was released during spring training, Brett Lawrie is getting a second chance to play baseball again. He faces a long road back to the majors. Lawrie, from Langley, B.C.

LEIGH, England — The Toronto Wolfpack relied on a stiff defence en route to a 14-8 victory Sunday over Leigh Centurions in Betfred Championship rugby league play.