National Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — Viktor Hovland knew he was playing the best golf of his life.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Little Leaguers everywhere dream of a moment like this. Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer and California beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday, despite giving up a four-run lead.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays lost two players mid-game and some more ground in the American League wild-card race on Sunday afternoon.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada's women's 4x400-metre relay team finished fourth at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. The quartet of Zoe Sherar, Aiyanna Stiverne, Kyra Constantine and Grace Konrad ran a season-best time of three minutes 22.

CLAYTON, N.Y. — Canadian Chris Johnston fell just short in the season-ending Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence but did claim family bragging rights. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation.

VANCOUVER — Struggling through her round, Brooke Henderson found some solace looking at the leaderboard, as most of the field at the CPKC Women's Open was having a tough time with Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored a goal in each half and added an assist to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.