National Sports

ATLANTA — Trailing 17-0, the Toronto Arrows scored 10 late points but could not catch Rugby ATL and lost their Major League Rugby season opener 17-10 Friday.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The curling kids are coming. The offspring of some of the biggest names in Canadian curling have landed on the national stage, starting with Kelly Middaugh making her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut Friday in Kamloops, B.C.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Homa in the lead at his hometown PGA Tour event used to give him chills. Now he's playing so well it almost feels normal.

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — It's becoming quite an Elite Series debut for Canadian Cooper Gallant. The 25-year-old from Bowmanville, Ont., will advance to the second round of his first-ever Elite Series event on Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

VANCOUVER — Yohei Takaoka admits he's feeling some pressure as he makes the jump to Major League Soccer. Being a trailblazer is a weighty feat, after all.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fought to a gold medal in the under-63-kilogram category on Friday at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed Canadian defensive back Hakeem Johnson on Friday. Johnson, 28, of Brampton, Ont., had seven tackles in 16 regular-season games last year with B.C.

TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, Poland — Canada won its first men's team sprint gold medal in five seasons on Friday to kick off the final World Cup speedskating event of the 2022-23 campaign. Anders Johnson of Calgary, Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que.

SIGULDA, Latvia — Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva locked up third place overall on the World Cup women's skeleton standings with a sixth-place finish Friday in the final event of the season. Rahneva finished the event with a combined time of one minute 44.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — CANADIAN CLASSIC Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has had a few months to reflect on his team's long post-season run last fall. The Canadian took over as skipper in June when the Phillies were 22-29.