National Sports

NEW YORK — A pair of Canadians advanced to the third round of U.S. Open women's doubles with Saturday's victories. Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, and Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Taylor Townsend of the U.S.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger fracture. Jansen sustained the injury in the sixth inning of Friday's 13-9 win over the host Colorado Rockies.

REGINA — With the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on the verge of clinching a CFL playoff spot, Saskatchewan head coach Craig Dickenson understands Sunday’s Labour Day Classic will be a tough challenge for his Roughriders.

LONDON (AP) — Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements.

NEW YORK (AP) — Even if Carlos Alcaraz was by no means perfect during a victory in the U.S.

Gina Kingsbury says she would have loved to play in a professional women's league. While she didn't have that opportunity during her storied playing career, she is looking forward to making sure that others do.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — It was a chant that Luol Deng waited years to lead.

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Ryan Preece had a message to deliver, no matter how bad his eyes looked after his frightening crash at Daytona last week. “It's OK to not race,” the Stewart Haas Racing driver said at Darlington on Saturday.

HAMILTON — Offensive lineman Jordan Murray has returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The CFL club announced the signing of the American on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic . No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing.