National Sports

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The chorus of boos that greeted Michael Bradley's every touch of the ball Tuesday night was water off the back of the Toronto FC captain.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An under-strength Toronto FC tied Columbus Crew SC 0-0 in Game 1 of the MLS Eastern Conference final Tuesday night, surviving to fight another day.

HOUSTON — Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer would not call the Sounders' dominant first leg win on Tuesday night a statement. "I think it's just who we are," Schmetzer said. The Sounders are 90 minutes from the MLS Cup championship game.

ST. LOUIS — Vladimir Tarasenko dropped his gloves and inspired his teammates. On a night when he had two goals and two assists , Tarasenko got in a rare fight Tuesday during the St. Louis Blues' 8-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

TWICKENHAM, United Kingdom — Janna Slevinsky and McKinley Hunt both had late tries as Canada's women's national rugby team fell to England 49-12 on Wednesday in Game 2 of a three-game series between the two nations.

PHILADELPHIA — Last summer, following the Vancouver Canucks' development camp, coach Travis Green sat down with rookie right wing Brock Boeser and, in no uncertain terms, told him it was time for him to prove he could be an impact player in the NHL.

Olympic champion gymnast Gabby Douglas says she is among the group of athletes sexually abused by a former team doctor.

EDMONTON — Head coach Jason Maas has the full support of Edmonton Eskimos general manager Brock Sunderland and both men have already moved on from the controversial call in the final moments of Sunday's 32-28 Western Final loss to the Calgary Stamped

NEW YORK — A sports marketing company whose owners have been charged with bribing top soccer officials tried to negotiate a sale to an entity associated with Paris Saint-Germain team president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a witness testified Tuesday in federa

ATLANTA — Lawyers for Georgia's board of regents said Tuesday a university president failed to keep state officials informed about moving cheerleaders off the field before football games after some black cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem.