National Sports

NEW YORK — Serena Williams was not about to let Maria Sharapova make a match of this.

SURREY, B.C. — Canada's women's team improved to 2-0 at the Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier when Argentina forfeited their game Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, six seasons after his acrimonious departure.

CALGARY — Mark Giordano will have "Norris Trophy winner" attached to his name this NHL season. The only Calgary Flame to win the award that goes to the league's top defenceman says the label motivates him.

TORONTO — The first question hurled Connor McDavid's way was always going to be about his left knee. So was the next one. And the one after that.

It seems CFL players Derek Dennis and Richie Leone have long memories. Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris was suspended for two games Monday following a positive drug test.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have signed French centre back Rod Fanni until the end of the 2019 season. Fanni, 37, is returning to the Impact after starting 26 Major League Soccer games and appearing in one Canadian Championship contest in 2018.

WINNIPEG — Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris says a case of product contamination led to his positive test for an anabolic steroid.

OTTAWA — Olympic synchronized swimming gold medallist Sylvie Frechette says she is comfortable with the social conservative views of her new boss, Tory leader Andrew Scheer.

NEW YORK — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is out of the U.S. Open after a first-round loss to 12th-seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on Monday.