National Sports

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Aphrodite Deng became the first Canadian winner in U.S. Girls’ Junior history, beating Xingtong Chen of Singapore 2 and 1 on Saturday in the 36-hole final at Atlanta Athletic Club. The 15-year-old Deng, from Calgary, Alta.

MONTREAL — Decorated Canadian para triathlete Stefan Daniel claimed his first victory of the season Saturday in Montreal.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays may have star power, but they've had contributions from unsung heroes this season.

LONDON (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round and became the undisputed world heavyweight champion for a second time on Saturday.

TORONTO — There will be a couple of familiar faces in the grid's front row when the green flag drops at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto on Sunday.

TORONTO — Tyler Heineman hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning and starter Eric Lauer gave up two runs over six to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The question Scottie Scheffler was asking of himself at the start of the week could very well be posed to those chasing him in the British Open .

OTTAWA — Sunday’s game is as close to a must-win as you can get for the Ottawa Redblacks.

BRNO — Canada fell 87-75 to Australia in a semifinal of the under-19 women's basketball World Cup on Saturday. The Canadians will play Spain for the bronze medal Sunday.

LJUBLJANA — The Canadian men's volleyball team fell 3-1 to a Serbian team desperate to avoid relegation in Volleyball Nations League on Saturday.