National Sports

BRADENTON, Fla. — Breanna Stewart had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals in her first WNBA game since helping Seattle win the 2018 championship, sending the Storm past the New York Liberty 87-71 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

FRANKFORT, Ill. — Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., defeated American Jackie Lucena 4 & 3 to win the Women's Western Amateur on Saturday, becoming the second Canadian in four years to capture the title.

UNCASAVILLE, Conn. — Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein, back fighting after a two-year break, lost his Bellator debut by decision to Jason (The Ass-Kicking Machine) Jackson on Friday night.

Friday's Games MLB American League Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 2 Kansas City 0 Boston 13 Baltimore 2 Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 8 Seattle 2 Oakland 7 L.A. Angels 3 (10 innings) National League N.Y.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began their still-in-progress odyssey by topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Friday night in a season opener.

When Toronto sharpshooter Matt Thomas drilled a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter Friday, big man Serge Ibaka gleefully celebrated the basket sitting astride a sandwich-style video board on the sidelines.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Canadian offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif won't be helping the Kansas City Chiefs defend their Super Bowl title. The 29-year-old from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.

EDMONTON — Emily Cave plans to have a special gift waiting for players when the Edmonton Oilers wrap up training camp.

CLERMONT, Fla. — Canada's Andre De Grasse hasn't slowed down during the COVID-19 hiatus. The 25-year-old from Markham, Ont., ran a fast 9.97 seconds in his 100-metre heat Friday night as part of the Track is Back Series.

Toronto FC centre back Omar Gonzalez is no stranger to heat. A Texas native, Gonzalez played 10 seasons in Los Angeles and Mexico before signing with Toronto in June 2019.