National Sports

NEW YORK — The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times. Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic have advanced to the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Open. The second-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., downed No.

COLOGNE, Germany — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the semifinals of the Cologne Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Moldova's Radu Albot on Friday.

Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras will face Brazil's Vanessa Melo next month on a televised UFC card in Las Vegas. The main event of the Nov. 7 show at the UFC's Apex production facility features Thiago Santos, ranked No.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton to a one-year contract worth US$700,000.

Toronto FC president Bill Manning says the decision to admit some fans in to see the MLS team's regular-season finale Nov. 1 in East Hartford is essentially a thank-you to the community. "They've been so receptive.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare to face a team in the midst of a slump this weekend. The Whitecaps head to California on Sunday to face the L.A.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions are in the market for a new general manager. The CFL club announced Friday that GM Ed Hervey has advised the franchise that he's stepping down for personal reasons. Hervey joined the Lions in December 2017.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have added to their goaltending depth, signing Jake Kielly to a one-year, two-way contract.

Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, who has missed the last nine games with a knee injury, could return to action Sunday against Atlanta United.