National Sports

PORTRUSH, Ireland — The noise was unlike anything Shane Lowry had ever heard on a golf course, no surprise at the first British Open in these parts in 68 years and an Irishman atop the leaderboard at Royal Portrush. Lowry didn't get rattled Saturday.

LA MONGIE, France — When the team of Geraint Thomas was in its pomp at the Tour de France, a time trial followed by a big mountain stage would have been playgrounds for Sky — now in new colours as Ineos — to take cycling's greatest race by the scruff

GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of — Emma Wright scored twice but it wasn't enough as Canada lost to the Netherlands 5-4 on Saturday in the women's water polo tournament at the FINA world championships.

BANGKOK — Aaliyah Edwards was just shy of a double-double with a game-high 15 points and nine rebounds in Canada's 65-54 loss to Latvia on Saturday to open the FIBA under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.

--- Friday's Games CFL Winnipeg 31 Ottawa 1 --- MLB American League Toronto 12 Detroit 1 Baltimore 11 Boston 2 Chicago White Sox 9 Tampa Bay 2 Cleveland 10 Kansas City 5 Oakland 5 Minnesota 3 Houston 4 Texas 3 Seattle 10 L.A.

WINNIPEG — Quarterback Matt Nichols set a new team record for consecutive pass completions as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers shut the Ottawa Redblacks out Friday night, walking away with their fifth straight win.

DETROIT — Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck — by shaving his moustache . "Got a hit right after," the Toronto catcher said. "Maybe I'm a little superstitious.

VANCOUVER — Coach Marc Dos Santos is facing another tough task — turning around a Vancouver Whitecaps club that's melting down mid-season.

REGINA — It appears the bye week came at the right time for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers have dealt Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for fellow veteran forward James Neal. The Flames confirmed the deal on Friday night. Calgary also gets a conditional third round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.