National Sports

OTTAWA — Outfielder Dasan Brown has been added to Canada's World Baseball Classic roster. Brown, from Oakville, Ont., replaces first baseman and catcher Andy Yerzy, who withdrew from competition at the international tournament.

Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault looks to take advantage of a marquee stage Saturday when he takes on Julian (The Cuban Missile Crisis) Marquez on the undercard of UFC 285.

Alysha Newman is seeing things in a different light — and more specifically, looking for an edge. The London, Ont., native won the World Indoor Tour in Birmingham, England last Saturday, closing with a 4.78-metre performance in the pole vault — 0.

BAKURIANI, Georgia — Canadian snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking took the silver medal in the women's halfpipe event Friday at the world championships. Hosking, from Longueuil, Que., finished with a score of 88.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal experienced the growing pains that come with a new coach in its Major League Soccer opener, dropping the first game of the Hernan Losada era in a 2-0 on the road to Inter Miami.

Two teams on different ends of wild comebacks in last week's MLS season openers face off Saturday when Toronto FC visits Atlanta United. Toronto is coming off a painful 3-2 loss at D.C.

It's always good to have options, and Dallas Sims has plenty.

LONDON, Ont. — Brad Gushue's team hit a rare podium trifecta last year in a one-of-a-kind curling season. The lead-up to this year's Canadian men's curling championship has been a complete 180.

VANCOUVER — Clearing snow was not in Vanni Sartini's plans for the week.

VANCOUVER — Stopping Kirill Kaprizov is no easy feat — just ask the Vancouver Canucks. The Russian left-winger scored twice Thursday — including his 39th goal of the season — and led his Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 victory over Vancouver (24-32-5).