National Sports

DOHA, Qatar — Vancouver's Rebecca Marino qualified for the main draw of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on Monday. Marino, ranked 75th in the world, landed just 44.

Nick Taylor's second place finish at the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday made Canadian golf history.

INDIO, Calif. — The Vancouver Whitecaps recorded a win and a tie in a pair of Sunday friendlies at the 2023 Coachella Valley Invitational.

Alberta's Kevin Koe, Manitoba's Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick's Scott Jones won their respective provincial men's curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors almost suffered another late-game collapse. But this time, they weathered the storm.

TORONTO — Breanne Wilson-Bennett scored the game-winning goal in the second period as the Toronto Six beat the Montreal Force 2-1 in Premier Hockey Federation action Sunday. Tereza Vanisova found Wilson-Bennett in space around the high slot.

OSHAWA, Ont. — It has been a so-so season for the Oshawa Generals as the Ontario Hockey League squad has flirted with the .500 mark and at or near the bottom of the East Division. But on Sunday, Cameron Butler helped ease the pain.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Cole Burbidge scored the only goal of the third period, snapping a 4-4 tie and lifting the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 5-4 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon.