National Sports

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched the first shutout of his 12-year career, a five-hitter, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday.

LOUISVILLE — Canadian bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona, using his ground game to smother his opponent, won a unanimous decision over American Jesse Butler on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card on Saturday.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler hit out of a bunker over the green and into the water. He hit a tee shot over a boundary fence and made a triple bogey. He three-putted his last hole.

MONTREAL — George Russell edged Max Verstappen to take the pole position in a thrilling qualifying session filled with surprises Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix.

ALBERTVILLE — Canadian rider Derek Gee finished fifth in Stage 7 of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Saturday to move into third place overall with one stage remaining in the Tour de France warm-up race.

SUNRISE — Paul Maurice saw a younger version of himself. He just didn't think the fit was right. The Winnipeg Jets head coach was interviewing candidates to fill an assistant role in 2016. Kris Knoblauch was No.

PARIS (AP) — For a few minutes, anyway, it seemed as if Iga Swiatek was a bit off in the French Open final against Jasmine Paolini. Swiatek kept making mistakes early Saturday, got broken in the third game and trailed at Court Philippe Chatrier.

TORONTO — Cameron Dukes and the Toronto Argonauts won't exactly be easing into the 2024 season. Dukes will start Sunday when Toronto hosts B.C.

One week after winning the Professional Women's Hockey League championship, Minnesota general manager Natalie Darwitz is without a job. The league announced Saturday that the team had "parted ways" with Darwitz.

The leaning curve for Canada under new coach Jesse Marsch continues Sunday, with another potentially hard lesson waiting in the form of second-ranked France.