National Sports

TORONTO — The Canadiens are heading home with a pulse — and their fans will be there waiting.

NEW YORK (AP) — A poised and confident Alek Manoah dominated the Yankees with six innings of two-hit ball to win his major league debut, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 2-0 on Thursday in a doubleheader opener.

CALGARY — It was a bounce-back win for Team Sonnet at the Secret Cup women's hockey tournament in Calgary.

TORONTO — Star striker Jozy Altidore is reportedly at odds with Toronto FC.

Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda won the MAC Hermann Trophy on Thursday as the top male NCAA soccer player. The 22-year-old Oregon State junior led the NCAA Division 1 in both goals (15) and total points (37).

Ted Nolan has dealt with racism throughout his decades-long association with hockey. He recalls one coach making fun of him by saying he was "stickhandling by chopping the puck with a tomahawk.

It's getting down to the short strokes for selecting the Canadian women's Olympic soccer team. With just 18 places available, plus four alternates, it's a particularly tough nut to crack.

TORONTO — A year late, and thousands of kilometres from home, but Canada's men's basketball team will finally gather for their final push to the Tokyo Olympics.

RIMINI, Italy — The Canadian women's volleyball team fell to 0-3 at the 2021 Nations League after losing 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 28-30, 25-16) to the Dominican Republic on Thursday. For the third match in a row Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C.

OTTAWA — Canada's deputy chief public health officer says the country's Olympians can be "great role models" by getting vaccinated before the Tokyo Games. Dr.