National Sports

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federico Higuain scored two more goals and the Columbus Crew beat the Montreal Impact 4-1 on Saturday night. Higuain has five goals in his last four MLS games. He leads the Crew (8-9-1) with nine.

HAMILTON — Canada heads into the return leg of its Rugby World Cup qualifier with the U.S. on even terms but rueing missed opportunities after a wild and woolly 28-28 tie Saturday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Vargas missed most of last season after having elbow surgery in 2015. This year he is a candidate to be the AL All-Star Game starter.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna says that ongoing issues with anxiety kept him out of Friday's 5-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

TORONTO — It's been a long road back for S.J. Green. The veteran receiver will make his Toronto debut Sunday afternoon when the Argonauts host the arch-rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BMO Field.

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. — Retired football star Deion Sanders is partnering with the conservative Koch brothers to help fight poverty in Texas.

CHICAGO — Within the span of two phone calls, the personal and professional lives of Travis Hamonic changed irrevocably. The first came from New York Islanders executive Garth Snow, the only general manager he had ever known as a professional.

CHICAGO — Most of the drama at the first ever draft in Chicago was gone after only one pick.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lewis Hamilton moved to second on the all-time list for Formula One pole positions when he used a brilliant late surge to beat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.

LONDON — Captain Scott Tupper had a hat trick and Canada scored three goals in four minutes to start the second half and never looked back in a 7-3 win over China on Saturday at the 2017 field hockey world league semifinal.