National Sports

TORONTO — John Herdman is looking for some more clinical finishing in front of goal. But off the field, his Canadian women's soccer team is as sharp as ever.

The MLB draft begins Monday night and lasts through Wednesday. Here are five Canadians to watch as the three-day selection process unfolds: LANDON LEACH , RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER Leach, from Pickering, Ont.

SEATTLE — Kendrys Morales, Ezequiel Carrera and Justin Smoak, all one-time members of the Seattle Mariners organization, provided the big blows for a game that sounded like it belonged in Toronto.

REGINA — Despite wearing different coloured jerseys, Brandon Bridge and Dan Lefevour have a lot in common these days.

Saturday's Games CFL Pre-season Winnipeg 25 Saskatchewan 25 --- MLB American League Toronto 4 Seattle 2 Tampa Bay 6 Oakland 5 (1st game, 10 innings) Oakland 7 Tampa Bay 2 (2nd game) Houston 3 L.A. Angels 1 N.Y.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The IndyCar race at Texas resumed after being red-flagged nearly 31 minutes Saturday night to clean up after an accident involving nine cars in the third and fourth turns.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matteo Mancosu scored a late goal to help the short-handed Montreal Impact to a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Ben Moronchuk scored a game-high 38 points to go along with 12 rebounds as Canada downed Iran 68-59 on Saturday at the men's under-23 world wheelchair basketball championship.

CALGARY — Aaron Carpenter had to take a moment and think about the last time he played rugby in such nasty conditions.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Sheryl Swoopes fought back tears as she read a poem to her late mother while accepting induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.