National Sports

DUNEDIN — Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the seven batters he faced.

Some 6,500 kilometres from Toronto, Ayo Akinola is looking to make the most of a second chance in Switzerland. The 25-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont.

Jim Mullin has a new football gig. The former president of Football Canada has been appointed chair of the Global Tackle Football Task Force.

DUBAI — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled out a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-3 win over Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in opening-round action on Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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ACAPULCO DE JUÁREZ — Third-seeded American Tommy Paul made quick work of Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo in the opening round of the ATP 500 Mexican Open on Monday night.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele couldn’t have picked a more dramatic way to become the Winnipeg Jets’ franchise leader for goals on Monday.

SAN LUIS POTOSÍ CITY — Canada's senior men's basketball team endured a 90-minute delay at the start of the game, and then worked through a couple on-court issues of their own before dropping a 98-94 decision to Mexico on Monday in a FIBA Men's AmeriC

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele became the Winnipeg Jets’ all-time goals leader when he scored his 329th at 1:33 of overtime to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Monday. The victory boosted Winnipeg’s franchise-record win streak to 10 games.

ERIE — Nathan Aspinall was the only one to score during a three-round shootout and the Flint Firebirds edged the Erie Otters 2-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Monday at Erie Insurance Arena.