National Sports

VANCOUVER — Vernon Adams Jr. is hungry. While his first three games with the B.C. Lions have had ups and downs, the quarterback is missing an elusive milestone. "We have to be scoring touchdowns.

TORONTO — Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out by the left-field foul screen. The location paid off Wednesday on a historic night at Rogers Centre.

TORONTO — Rasmus Sandin signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday.

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League and the Orange Shirt Society announced a new partnership on Thursday with initiatives to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools.

ŁÓDŹ, Poland — Canada knocked off Kazakhstan to pick up its first win at the women's world volleyball championship on Thursday. After dropping its two opening matches to the top-ranked U.S.

SYDNEY (AP) — No one on Canada's roster was alive the last time the team won a medal at the women's World Cup. Now the Canadians are a win away from winning one for the first time since 1986, when they captured the bronze.

TORONTO — With the Major League Soccer playoffs out of sight and the season near its close, Toronto FC is looking to finish on the right foot when they host post-season hopeful Inter Miami CF on Friday.

Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy has waited for his shot at Aaron Pico.

Wednesday's Scoreboard NHL pre-season Columbus 4 Buffalo 1 Toronto 3 Montreal 0 Washington 3 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 4 Detroit 2 Calgary 4 Edmonton 0 Anaheim 3 Arizona 1 Vegas 7 Colorado 1 San Jose 3 Los Angeles 1 Carolina at Tampa Bay, postponed ---

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Steven Arp and Connor McClennon combined for four goals as the Winnipeg Ice handily defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday.