National Sports

PIERREFONDS, Que. — Canada's ice dance duo of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition Saturday. Gilles and Poirier, who earned world championship bronze this year, posted a top score of 208.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have extended the contract of forward Kailer Yamamoto by a year. The Oilers and the 22-year-old from Spokane, Wash., agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.175 million.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps must punch above their weight Sunday in Denver against the Colorado Rapids in a bid to climb into the Major League Soccer playoff picture.

Citing a fixture crunch, Canada will skip next month's World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. The six-team competition, back after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, runs Oct.

TORONTO — Major League Soccer has fined Toronto FC defenders Kemar Lawrence and Chris Mavinga for their actions in TFC's 1-0 loss to Inter Miami on Tuesday.

REGINA — Ending a frustrating touchdown drought on Friday was a huge relief for Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

TORONTO — Hyun Jin Ryu knows September is never a good time to slump.

HAMILTON — David Watford's first start in the CFL resulted in a win, even though none of his drives resulted in a touchdown.

PIERREFONDS, Que. — Vanessa James and Eric Radford skated to a silver medal in pairs on Friday at the Autumn Classic International figure skating competition.

TORONTO — Justin Morrow cost Toronto FC some US$100,000 in allocation money when he came over in a December 2013 trade with the San Jose Earthquakes.