National Sports

TORONTO — Courtney Turner was selected first overall by the Boston Blades on Sunday in the 2017 CWHL draft. The five-foot-three forward from Union College is a native of Milton, Mass. Forward Kristyn Capizzano of Oakville, Ont.

MONTREAL — Charles Hamelin qualified for his fourth Olympics on Sunday after finishing second overall at the Canadian short track team selections.

CHICAGO — Alex Avila felt for Raffy Lopez. It was quite a day for catchers. Avila capped Chicago's three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, and the Cubs swept the Toronto Blue Jays with a wild 6-5 victory on Sunday.

TORONTO — Rafael Hernandez and Channel Maker spoiled Luis Contreras's second run at Canadian horse-racing history Sunday. Hernandez rode 8/5 favourite Channel Maker to a photo-finish victory in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday he is no longer seeking a job at a New York sports talk radio station once he leaves office, disputing a newspaper report that said the station told him he was no longer being considered.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Pitcher Reid Hefflick struck out seven batters, hit a homer, and drove in three runs to help lift Canada to a 7-3 win over Venezuela on Sunday at the Little League World Series.

LONDON — Any doubts Antonio Conte had about his Chelsea players were dispelled with a victory over Tottenham that lifted the gloom surrounding the champions.

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Toronto's Aaron Brown ran a season best 20.30 seconds in the men's 200-metre sprint on Sunday to take bronze in Diamond League competition. Turkey's Ramil Guliyev took gold in 20.

EDMONTON — All-star defensive end John Chick was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos on Sunday by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Edmonton also gets a fifth round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft and Hamilton gets a second round pick in return.

Major League Baseball umpires wore white wristbands during games Saturday, protesting "abusive player behaviour " after Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler was fined but not suspended for his recent verbal tirade against ump Angel Hernandez.