National Sports

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe joked his focus early Saturday wasn’t on the ice. It's easy to understand why.

CAMPBELLVILLE, ONTARIO — It's eight and counting for unbeaten Venerable.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Toronto FC and Colorado played to a 0-0 draw Saturday, extending the Rapids' unbeaten streak in Major League Soccer to 11 games (6-0-5). It was a game light on offence with scoring chances few and far between.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored twice and the Columbus Crew kept its playoff hopes alive by defeating Montreal 2-1 on Saturday night.

PARIS (AP) — French league leader Paris Saint-Germain relied on early and late goals to beat Montpellier 2-0 on Saturday and make it eight straight wins. Midfielder Idrissa Gueye scored in the 14th minute at Parc des Princes.

BERLIN (AP) — No Erling Haaland, no Marco Reus. Borussia Mönchengladbach highlighted Borussia Dortmund’s reliance on its two star players as it dealt its Bundesliga rival a 1-0 defeat in former Gladbach coach Marco Rose’s return on Saturday.

Ontario reported 640 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday and a total of 10 new deaths linked to the virus.

HALIFAX — Joao Neto Morelli scored in the 24th minute to lift Halifax Wanderers FC to a 1-0 victory over FC Edmonton in Canadian Premier League soccer play Saturday afternoon. Kieran Baskett made three saves for the clean sheet.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The IndyCar championship race tightened ahead of the Grand Prix of Long Beach after a messy qualifying session put contenders Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward in the middle of the pack.

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record with their 15th straight win, boosted when catcher Yadier Molina and center fielder Harrison Bader helped pull off a wild double play Saturday in an 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs.