National Sports

VANCOUVER — T.J. Lee was always the one to encourage a teammate felled by injury. When the B.C. Lions defensive back went down early last season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, he learned just how hollow those words can sound.

TORONTO — Coach John Herdman is a step closer to his goal of taking the Canadian women's soccer team to the top. Canada has moved up one spot to No. 4 in the new FIFA women's world rankings, matching its all-time high first achieved last year. The U.

PARIS — High-divers plunged into the River Seine, trampoline athletes somersaulted inside the Petit Palais art museum and runners raced on a floating track as Paris turned some of its world-famous landmarks over to sports on Friday in hopes of wowing

NEW YORK — Billie Jean King celebrated the 45th anniversary of Title IX at the New York Historical Society.

SOCHI, Russia — The Russian city of Sochi's only professional soccer club says it is withdrawing from the league, in a move which calls World Cup legacy plans into question.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A North Korean taekwondo demonstration team arrived in South Korea on Friday for its first performances in the rival country in 10 years.

CHARLOTTETOWN — An 18-year-old hockey player from P.E.I. who punched a referee twice in the face, cutting his lip, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Thursday's Games CFL Montreal 17 Saskatchewan 16 --- MLB American League Texas 11 Toronto 4 Chicago White Sox 9 Minnesota 0 Houston 12 Oakland 9 Cleveland 6 Baltimore 3 L.A. Angels 10 N.Y.

NEW YORK — Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball and the future of the NBA arrived Thursday night. Jimmy Butler and Tom Thibodeau hope to rekindle their past.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors believe they landed one of the most versatile defenders in Thursday night's NBA draft when injured forward OG Anunoby fell to No. 23.