National Sports

POTOMAC, Md. — David Lingmerth is one of a few players in the Quicken Loans National field with any memories to draw on at TPC Potomac — and they're the best kind of memories. The winner of a 2012 Web.

TORONTO — Justin Smoak doesn't need to campaign to be on the American League's all-star team. Marcus Stroman and the rest of his Toronto Blue Jays teammates are more than happy to push for fans to vote Smoak in as the AL's starting first baseman.

CALGARY — Veteran forward Kris Versteeg and the Calgary Flames agreed to a one-year contract on Thursday worth US$1.75 million. Versteeg spent last season with the Flames after signing with the team as a free agency in October of 2016.

LAVAL, Que. — When the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday that Sylvain Lefebvre was staying on as coach of their American Hockey League team, the response on social media was overwhelmingly negative.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tennis star Venus Williams caused a car crash earlier this month that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle, according to a police report released Thursday.

With the series delicately balanced at 28-28, coach Mark Anscombe has made just one change to his starting lineup for the return leg of Canada's Rugby World Cup qualifier against the U.S. Eagles in San Diego on Saturday.

TORONTO — In Marcus Ball's mind, Jonathon Jennings is the epitome of a dual-threat quarterback. "He's a playmaker, he's dynamic," Ball said. "The guy can make every throw on the field, he's young so he's energetic. "He's gutsy, which is a good thing.

EDMONTON — Dave Semenko, who defined hockey's tough guy role as Wayne Gretzky's bodyguard and once went three rounds with boxing legend Muhammad Ali, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — R.J. Barrett would love to get his driver's license. But finding the time for that particular rite of passage has proven impossible for the talented 17-year-old.

EDMONTON — When Korey Jones came north to the CFL in 2014, the then 25-year-old from the University of Wyoming considered himself a professional football player. When he met J.C.