National Sports

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The first two kickoffs under the NFL’s radical new rule were both returned a yard farther than the old touchback.

Summer McIntosh joins George Hodgson in 1912 and Alex Baumann in 1984 as the only double-gold Canadian swimmers at an Olympic Games.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Running back and return specialist Tarik Cohen has informed the New York Jets he's ending his comeback bid and will retire from playing football.

ATLANTA — Nathan Rourke is taking another crack at the NFL. Less than a week after getting released by the New York Giants, the Canadian quarterback signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage, the club announced Thursday. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher spent the past three seasons playing at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.

Benjamin Mora's coaching career has taken him from his native Mexico to Malaysia and now Canada, with the Canadian Premier League's York United FC.

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are feeling pretty good about themselves. The CFL club also faces its stiffest test yet looking to extend that streak.

York United FC has been on a roll since Benjamin Mora took charge in early June. The Toronto-based CPL team has lost just once in eight games (5-1-2) under the Mexican coach, with the lone defeat a 1-0 decision at Valour FC on June 27.

The 17-year-old also won the 400-metre individual medley and was a silver medallist in the 400-metre freestyle.