National Sports

Wednesday's Games MLB American League Toronto 8 Boston 0 Oakland 5 Houston 3 Kansas City 8 Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 3 Texas 10 Tampa Bay 9 N.Y. Yankees at Detroit (Postponed) National League Milwaukee 7 Miami 5 N.Y.

EDMONTON — Nikolas Ledgerwood scored in the 27th minute as Cavalry FC went on to beat Edmonton FC 1-0 on Wednesday in Canadian Premiere League action. Calgary's Cavalry FC (6-1-4) jumped Forge FC of Hamilton for first place in fall league standings.

NEW YORK — Alejandro Pozuelo scored in the 40th minute as Toronto FC tied New York City FC 1-1 Wednesday night to run their unbeaten streak to eight matches across all competition.

Toronto rookie pitcher Trent Thornton tried a different grip on his curveball Wednesday night for his first big-league relief appearance. The switch paid immediate dividends.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins signed coach Bruce Cassidy to a multiyear contract extension Wednesday, a reward for leading the team to the Stanley Cup Final in just his second full season on the bench.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames are bringing Michael Stone back after buying out the defenceman's contract. The Flames and Stone agreed to a one-year contract worth US$700,000, the team announced Wednesday.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots receiver Antonio Brown practiced with the team for the first time on Wednesday, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions.

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu's hometown of Mississauga, Ont., as well as neighbouring Toronto, are eager to hold celebrations for the Canadian tennis star. It is not yet known if there will be any public event to honour the recently crowned U.S.

As David Hearn's up-and-down shot almost went straight into the hole on No. 18, he knew he was in an excellent position to return to the PGA Tour. But his mind, admittedly, was elsewhere.

MILTON, Ont. — Morgan Rielly would have liked nothing more than to tee off with Mitch Marner at the Toronto Maple Leafs' annual golf tournament.