National Sports

BOSTON — Right-handed reliever Jay Jackson is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays lineup after a brief stint on family medical emergency list. Jackson's son JR was born prematurely in early July.

HAMILTON — Taylor Powell hasn't had any soft touches to start his CFL career. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' rookie quarterback made his first CFL start versus the unbeaten Toronto Argonauts — the defending Grey Cup champions — two weeks ago.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is out at least three months after undergoing right ankle surgery. Penguins general manager/president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas said Guentzel had the surgery on Wednesday.

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA confirmed it is investigating a complaint of alleged misconduct related to the Zambia team which played at the Women's World Cup.

Tom Wilson is staying with the Washington Capitals for the long term after getting a new contract that could keep the homegrown power forward with the team for his entire NHL career. Wilson signed a seven-year extension worth $45.

SYDNEY (AP) — Change is happening fast in women’s soccer. A leveling of the playing field is being highlighted at the Women’s World Cup , which saw two-time champion Germany crash out of the tournament on Thursday.

WINNIPEG — There’s just something about playing the B.C. Lions that brings out the best in Kenny Lawler.

Thursday's Scoreboard Women's World Cup Preliminary Round South Korea 1 Germany 1 Morocco 1 Colombia 0 --- CFL Winnipeg 50 British Columbia 14 --- Major League Baseball American League Texas 5 Chicago White Sox 3 Baltimore 6 Toronto 1 N.Y.

WASHINGTON — Leylah Fernandez's second-round match at the Citi DC Open has been rescheduled. Play was suspended for the night on Thursday due to rain after an hours-long delay due to the weather.

CALGARY — The Commonwealth Games continue to be a tough sell domestically with a potential third Canadian bid dying by lack of provincial government enthusiasm.