National Sports

The NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames are among contributors helping the defunct Canadian Women's Hockey League settle its debts.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Phil Varone to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Varone $700,000 at the NHL level and $450,000 in the AHL. The five-foot-10,193-pound native of Vaughan, Ont.

One Bad Boy is going to take a run at the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. Trainer Richard Baltas said Wednesday the Queen's Plate champion will run in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on July 23 at Fort Erie Racetrack.

Tuesday's Games Women's World Cup Semifinals USA 2 England 1 --- MLB American League Boston 10 Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 3 L.A.

Tuesday's Games Women's World Cup Semifinals USA 2 England 1 --- MLB American League Boston 10 Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 3 L.A.

TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox may have known what was coming from Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton on Tuesday.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — No. 4 Canada rebounded in its second game of the Rugby Super Series with a 36-19 win over No. 3 France on Tuesday.

LYON, France — With Alex Morgan's cheeky tea-sipping celebration and a postgame mobbing of goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the United States has moved a step closer to successfully defending its latest Women's World Cup title.

VANCOUER, B.C. — Days after his current deal ended, questions continue to loom over the future of the first Iraqi-born player in Major League Soccer.

AURORA, Ont. — When she was just 10 years old, Brooke Henderson's dad Dave took her to an LPGA event where she briefly met her idol Morgan Pressel. Pressel spoke to Henderson about her golf game, took a picture and autographed her shirt.