National Sports

VANCOUVER — Carl Robinson was involved in a number of tight races at both the top and bottom of the standings during his playing career in England.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Responding to France's sports minister raising security risks at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea, the IOC has tried to calm concern about the Pyeongchang Games in February.

TORONTO — While the Canadian Premier League is still taking shape, James Hutton is well ahead of the game. Hutton is president of the Barton Street Battalion, a supporters group preparing for the return of soccer to Hamilton.

NEW YORK — It might be the shot heard around the baseball world: the rocket-like foul ball that hit a young girl at a New York Yankees game.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Ilie Nastase is taking on a new role as a diplomat for the Czech Republic.

When the Boston Bruins fired Claude Julien in February, Joel Quenneville took over as the longest-serving NHL head coach. Hired in Oct.

The cards began stacking against the Dallas Stars before the 2016-17 season even got underway.

Thursday's Games NFL L.A. Rams 41 San Francisco 39 --- MLB American League Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 1 Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 1 Toronto 0 Minnesota 12 Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 1 Texas 4 Seattle 2 National League L.A.

TORONTO — The NHL reportedly plans to have an independent doctor assess the health of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul.

MONTREAL — Canadiens coach Claude Julien says making cuts throughout training camp haven't been as difficult as he expected.