National Sports

TORONTO — Approaching the halfway mark of the MLS season, Toronto FC is 5-8-3 and five points out of the playoff picture with Italian star Lorenzo Insigne waiting in the wings.

TORONTO — Scotiabank is putting its Hockey Canada sponsorship on ice. The financial institution said Tuesday the pause will last until it's confident the right steps are taken to improve the culture within the sport.

TORONTO — B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named the CFL's top performer of the week for the second time this season.

SEATTLE — After bouncing back from two consecutive losses, CF Montreal are heading west to take on one of the better Major League Soccer sides.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings and Gary Sánchez had four RBIs to help the Minnesota Twins stretch their lead in the AL Central with an 11-1 blowout of the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler Wells pitched five nearly perfect innings, Adley Rutschman drove one of Baltimore's five home runs and the Orioles three-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 9-2 victory Monday night.

MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD MEMORIAL CUP (Semifinal at Saint John, N.B.) Hamilton 4 Shawinigan 3 OT --- MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 7 Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 9 Oakland 5 Minnesota 11 Cleveland 1 Texas 10 Kansas City 4 L.A.

DENVER (AP) — Chad Kuhl crouched in a tunnel at Coors Field, sharing the moment with his parents on a FaceTime call as his phone kept buzzing with other messages of congratulations.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees lived up to expectations, even trailing by four runs. Unfortunately for Oakland, the Athletics also played to pattern.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals rookie Juan Yepez has made the most of having Albert Pujols as a teammate and a mentor.