National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Connor Bedard has passed a lot of signposts this season. With less than a month to go until the presumptive No.

TORONTO — Taylor Pendrith has been one of the best Canadians on the PGA Tour for several years, but due to some bad luck he hasn't played in the RBC Canadian Open in seven years and hasn't made the cut in eight. That changed Friday.

TORONTO — The Anthony Bass imbroglio that engulfed the Toronto Blue Jays over the last week and a half ended Friday when the pitcher was designated for assignment hours before the start of Pride Weekend at Rogers Centre.

VANCOUVER — Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana will face off at UFC 289 with the women's bantamweight belt on the line after both fighters made weight at the official weigh-in on Friday.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal hopes to carry momentum into a two-week break and cap off a run of 11 games in just 36 days with a win against visiting Minnesota United on Saturday.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has introduced new sanctions for fighting, including automatic suspensions for instigators and "aggressors.

TORONTO — Lukas MacNaughton returns to Toronto with a smile on his face. The former Toronto FC defender, traded to Nashville SC in late April, is flourishing — and winning — in his new home. "I'm really enjoying Nashville.

TORONTO — Brad Treliving has made his first move as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, adding former Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan to his front office.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic used every bit of his experience, relentlessness and fitness to beat a cramping Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 at the French Open on Friday and move one win away from a record 23rd Grand Slam title. The No.

Canada has work to do Saturday when it takes on the U.S. in the second leg of a two-match North American qualifier for the World Rugby U20 Trophy. The Americans won the opening leg 43-21 on Tuesday.