National Sports

TORONTO — Charlie Montoyo always believed his hitters were better than what they have shown for much of the season. "It started with (Lourdes) Gurriel.

When Canada captured its first global basketball title at the FIBA under-19 Men's World Cup two years ago, it changed the tone for perhaps every Canadian squad playing on the sport's biggest stage.

TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs swapped underperforming defencemen a couple of hours before NHL free agency opened Monday.

OTTAWA — Pierre Dorion added the veteran leadership he was looking for on the opening day of free agency. The Ottawa Senators general manager signed veteran defenceman Ron Hainsey to a one-year deal worth US$3.

TORONTO — Jamal Murray's breakout NBA season has paid off. The 22-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., agreed to a five-year, US$170 million contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, the richest deal for a Canadian player in NBA history.

WIMBLEDON, England — It was only a matter of time until Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career main draw singles match at a Grand Slam tennis tournament.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets shored up their blue-line depth Monday, signing defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to a one-year contract worth US$1 million.

DALLAS — Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent is being held on charges that include assaulting a public servant after authorities say officers found him intoxicated outside a Dallas-area fast food restaurant. Coppell police Sgt.

MONTREAL — Longtime Montreal Alouettes centre Luc Brodeur-Jourdain will retire after the team's home opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday. The team announced Monday the 36-year-old native of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.

CHICAGO — A White Sox official says it was "poor form" for the team to show a scoreboard graphic of "famous people from Chicagoland" that grouped lynching victim Emmett Till with game show host Pat Sajak and film icon Orson Welles.