National Sports

Thursday's Games MLB American League Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Texas 8, L.A. Angels 6 Minnesota 15, Detroit 8 Kansas City 6, Toronto 2 National League N.Y. Mets 24, Philadelphia 4, 1st game Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 5, St.

The Okotoks Raiders and Calgary Mountaineers have brought the Minto Cup to Alberta. Now the challenge is to keep it there.

ATLANTA — Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr.

VANCOUVER — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Odlum Brown VanOpen with a three-set upset of No. 1 seed Kateryna Kozlova on Thursday. The native of Westmount, Que.

TORONTO — John Ross watched Aheadbyacentury come close in the first two jewels of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. With his horse's dominant rival skipping the Breeders' Stakes, the veteran trainer is hoping their time as bridesmaids is finally up.

CINCINNATI — Milos Raonic gained a measure of revenge against Denis Shapovalov on Thursday at the Western & Southern Open, beating the teenager 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a matchup of Canada's top male tennis players.

WINNIPEG — Sidelined after the first game of the season, Ryan Lankford will sub for an injured slotback Weston Dressler Friday night as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Ottawa Redblacks.

REGINA — Canada's Brooke Henderson headlines the field for the CP Women's Open announced by Golf Canada. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., will be joined by seven of the top 10 players on the LPGA Tour when the tournament begins Aug.

HAMBURG — Patrick Anderson's music career will have to wait. The three-time Paralympic gold medallist has returned to Canada's wheelchair basketball team, hoping to help Canada climb the medal podium at the world championships.

MONTREAL — Wide receiver B.J. Cunningham has seen quarterbacks come and go in his four seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, so Antonio Pipkin will be just one more on the list. "You've got to be a pro," he said Thursday.