National Sports

ATLANTA — Toronto FC's slim playoff hopes were all but snuffed out Saturday, beaten 4-2 by Atlanta United with defender Juan Jose Purata scoring a hat trick.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Danny Jansen homered and matching a career high with four hits, Santiago Espinal tied his career highs with three hits and three RBIs, and Raimel Tapia hit a three-run homer as Toronto’s bottom of the order led an early onslau

RECIFE, Brazil — Canada will play the United States for bronze on Sunday, following a tough AmeriCup semifinal battle with Brazil on Saturday.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The Langley Thunder were considered underdogs coming into the Mann Cup, especially playing on the road against the three-time defending champion Peterborough Lakers. But players on the Langley, B.C.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian welterweight Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse posted his first UFC victory, earning a split decision Saturday over American Darian Weeks on the UFC 279 undercard.

WINNIPEG — It was more than the lopsided score that had Zach Collaros proud of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' offence on Saturday. It was the way they did it.

NEW YORK (AP) — Good as she’s been this year, Iga Swiatek came to the U.S. Open unsure of what to expect.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ons Jabeur dropped her racket in disgust after one poor shot in the U.S. Open final. Minutes later, she was on the court right along with it after lunging to hit a volley that flew out of bounds.

NEW YORK — Canada's Robert Shaw and American partner David Wagner came up short of the U.S. Open wheelchair quad doubles title on Saturday. The second seeds lost 6-1, 6-2 to top-seeded Dutch duo Niels Vink and Sam Schroder. Shaw of North Bay, Ont.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ally Ewing shot into the lead with a fast start and stayed there on a soggy course Saturday for a 5-under 67 to build a one-shot lead over Maria Fassi in the Kroger Queen City Championship.