National Sports

MONTREAL — Developing a style of play and identity doesn't happen overnight, but progress happens faster when everyone buys in. CF Montreal president and chief executive Gabriel Gervais set the tone at his midseason news conference Wednesday.

TORONTO — Toronto FC's annual Caribbean Heritage Match on Saturday features two teams desperate to celebrate a win. Toronto and the Philadelphia Union are both mired in nine-game winless streaks (0-7-2 for Toronto and O-5-4 for Philadelphia).

BERLIN (AP) — Sports fans: How about this for a Super Sunday? Start with the men's singles final at Wimbledon , then take in the soccer European Championship title match between Spain and England , before finishing the day with the Copa America socce

BERLIN (AP) — One is the best team in the tournament, on the brink potentially of a new era of success because of a teenage wonderkid , an outstanding midfield and a tweak in philosophy.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women's sports, with Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday night.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes suffered defeat for the first time in 300 days — and lost their star quarterback in the process.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a first-inning home run in a 5-4 victory for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night as they took two of three from the Yankees and extended New York’s streak of winless series to eight.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Justin Steele pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Seiya Suzuki had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs blanked the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

BOSTON (AP) — All-Star pitcher Tanner Houck limited Oakland to two hits in six innings and Connor Wong, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida homered to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 7-0 on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Monte Kiffin, the longtime NFL and college assistant coach whose Tampa Bay defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best, died Thursday. He was 84.