National Sports

LAS VEGAS — Marc-Andre Fleury is an expert on the difficulty of closing out a playoff series. The Vegas Golden Knights goaltender has the experience to know, with his three Stanley Cup rings and 129 career NHL playoff games.

TORONTO — Defender Eriq Zavaleta said Toronto FC needed three points on the night "no matter how it happened — whether it was pretty, whether it was ugly.

TORONTO — The numbers are looking worse with each game as the losses pile up for the Toronto Blue Jays. The latest defeat, a 3-1 decision to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, left Toronto under the .500 mark for the first time since late March.

NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal has been suspended 80 games for violating the league's drug program.

COPENHAGEN — Canada will be without the services of Jaden Schwartz when they take on Switzerland in the semifinals of the world hockey championship on Saturday. The St.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays' starting rotation took another hit Friday as left-hander Jaime Garcia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation.

MONTREAL — The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says he'd like to see Montreal become a global hub for anti-doping research as the organization looks to expand its scope in the wake of the Russian doping scandal.

TORONTO — WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis (Superman) Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack (The Ripper) both made weight Friday and promised victories. Stevenson, a native of Blainville, Que., weighed in at 173.

TORONTO — When Toronto Marlies goalie Garret Sparks was a kid growing up in Illinois, his mom Lisa would help him prep for big games. Sparks would stand in front of the family pool table as his net.

LAS VEGAS — Craig Heisinger is one of the few links between the past and present versions of the Winnipeg Jets. Heisinger was an equipment manager for the Jets from 1988 until the team left the city for Phoenix in 1996.