National Sports

LONDON — Carson Branstine upset top seed Lois Boisson on Tuesday as several Canadians moved to the second round of the Wimbledon women's qualifying tournament. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays released reliever Erik Swanson after the right-hander cleared waivers, the team said Tuesday. Swanson was designated for assignment last week after posting a 15.19 earned-run average over six appearances this season.

SANTA PONSA — Montreal will be well-represented in the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Championship after Gabriel Diallo and Félix Auger-Aliassime won their second-round matches Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps were the team to watch through the first half of the Major League Soccer season, earning gutsy, offensively dominant victories against some of the continent's top teams.

Invited to watch his first hockey practice at an ice rink in Beijing, Haoxi Wang was no different than any impressionable, wide-eyed four-year-old being fascinated by the equipment the players wore.

Like many Canadians, Michael Bartlett watched Game 7 of the NBA Finals with bated breath. But as Canada Basketball’s president and CEO, he had a unique rooting interest, with players on both teams.

CONCACAF has cleared Canada coach Jesse Marsch of any wrongdoing but fined Canada Soccer for incidents at Canada's opening Gold Cup game last week in Vancouver.

HOUSTON — In the wake of the disappointing 1-1 draw with Curaçao, Canada has left itself some work to do in the final Group B game against El Salvador on Tuesday at the Gold Cup. A win over No.

CHARLOTTE — The Abbotsford Canucks are Calder Cup champions.

TORONTO — Much has changed on the pro squash scene since Lee Beachill was last in Toronto as a tour player nearly two decades ago. The broadcast product has improved exponentially.