National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed pitcher Junior Fernández off waivers from the New York Yankees. The 25-year-old Fernández had a 2.41 earned-run average last season over 13 games with the St.

Canadian forward Levonte Johnson has won wherever he's gone. As a freshman, he helped Eastern Florida State College reach the first National Junior College Athletic Association championship game.

Veteran centre back Chris Mavinga, who spent the last six seasons with Toronto FC, has joined the Los Angeles Galaxy. Mavinga has signed a two-year contract through the end of the 2024 MLS season.

WINNIPEG — Stanley Bryant is staying put. The CFL's outstanding lineman last season signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The six-foot-five, 313-pound Bryant was slated to become a free agent next month.

A new quadrennial has done little to improve the often perplexing elite curling scene. A sport that still clings to amateur roots despite a growing shift to professional status seems stunted by a lack of unity among the various power brokers.

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International where he will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

Alexandre Doucet had conflicting emotions when he learned he was being traded to the Mooseheads. He was happy to join Halifax but sad to be leaving the Val-d'Or Foreurs, where he had been since 2018.

HALIFAX — Capping off a year that saw Hockey Canada mired in scandal over its handling of sexual assault allegations, the world junior hockey championship in Halifax and Moncton, N.B., opened last month under a cloud.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Ben Hemmerling scored the game-winning goal 1:28 into overtime as the Everett Silvertips snapped a five-game skid, defeating the Kamloops Blazers 3-2 on Wednesday.

HALIFAX — Thomas Milic is the only player on Canada's roster passed over at the NHL draft. An incredible performance Wednesday has his country one step from its 20th gold medal at the world junior hockey championship.