National Sports

WINNIPEG — Marc Liegghio couldn't have asked for a better CFL debut. The rookie Blue Bombers kicker nailed a 45-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in his first pro start and Winnipeg defeated the Calgary Stampeders 18-16 on Sunday.

CALGARY — Japan scored once per period and withstood a late third-period push to beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in a placement game Sunday at the women's world hockey championship in Calgary.

Pacific FC surged to the top of the Canadian Premier League standings with a 3-2 victory over Valour FC at Starlight Stadium on Sunday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed backup goalie Filip Gustavsson to a two-year deal.

DETROIT (AP) — José Berríos pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tigers 2-1 on Sunday, taking two of three in a low-scoring series with Detroit.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks say they have gone three-straight days without recording a new positive COVID-19 test. The news comes a week after Edmonton's game against the Toronto Argonauts, initially scheduled for Aug. 26, was postponed.

CALGARY — Never have players on the Canadian women's hockey team looked forward to the rigours of pre-Olympic preparation more. Ice time wasn't always available during the COVID-19 pandemic, let alone skating in large groups or playing a game.

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos nearly retired after the Beijing Paralympics, but the pull of a medal proved too strong. That was 13 years and three Games ago. Now the 41-year-old from Dorval, Que.

CALGARY — Hilary Knight set a new world women's hockey championship record for the United States and Switzerland reached the semifinals for the first time in almost a decade Saturday.

Saturday's Games World Women's Hockey Championship At Calgary Quarterfinals Switzerland 3 Russia 2 (OT) United States 10 Japan 2 Canada 7 Germany 0 Finland 1 Czech Republic 0 --- CFL B.C. 24 Ottawa 12 --- MLB American League Oakland 3 N.Y.