National Sports

TORONTO — Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier will be among the on-air talent for Amazon's new NHL broadcast. Amazon has unveiled its plans for "Prime Monday Night Hockey," which include Messier working as an analyst for select games.

Jim Mullin is stepping away from Football Canada to concentrate on his post with the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Mullin confirmed Monday that after six years as Football Canada's president, he is resigning from the post.

TORONTO — Five Western Hockey League teams — including four Canadian clubs — are vying to host the Memorial Cup in 2026.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American cornerback Jamal Peters to a one-year contract extension Monday. The deal keeps Peters with the CFL club through the 2025 season.

MONTREAL — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime will lead the Canadian team into the Davis Cup Final 8, with Frank Dancevic returning as captain. Auger-Aliassime will once again be joined by Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Herb Page was going about his business on a Tuesday morning when Mackenzie Hughes, one of his former star players on Kent State University's men's golf team, reached out to him on FaceTime.

Bianca Andreescu knows a significant part of her job takes place away from the tennis court, in moments she may not even have a racket in her hand.

Sunday's Scoreboard MLB American League Tampa Bay 4 Toronto 3 Detroit 4 Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees 7 Oakland 4 L.A. Angels 9 Houston 8 Texas 6 Seattle 5 Boston 8 Minnesota 1, game 1 Boston 9 Minnesota 3, game 2 National League N.Y.

SEATTLE — The Calgary Flames and Seattle Kraken both finished with 81 points last year in the Western Conference and missed the NHL playoffs by 17 points.

TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators almost let things slip away. With the Toronto Maple Leafs clawing back late in Sunday’s NHL pre-season contest, Ottawa needed some overtime heroics to pull out a 6-5 victory over the hosts.