National Sports

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Canadian Nick Taylor opened with an eagle, closed with two birdies and made a gorgeous day feel even better with an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula that gave him the lead Thursday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Anthony Davis is LeBron James’ teammate in Los Angeles, and they’ll be teammates at the All-Star Game in Chicago as well. James took his fellow Lakers All-Star with the No. 1 overall pick of the Feb.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The dual roles of former Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and ex-Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza as team employees and broadcasters have drawn the concern of baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.

NEW YORK — Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder will replace Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose next Saturday in the skills challenge, one of the events on the NBA's all-star weekend schedule.

OSTEND, Belgium — Canada's women's basketball team survived a scare and held on for a 61-56 win over host Belgium on Thursday at an Olympic qualifying tournament.

TORONTO — A day after the Toronto Raptors roared to a franchise-record 12th consecutive win, the team's front office decided not to mess with a good thing. The Raptors stood pat as Thursday's 3 p.m.

TORONTO — Kyle Dubas hopes acquiring Jack Campbell works out better the second time around.

MONTPELLIER, France — France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert downed Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (2), 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France.

TORONTO — Matt Nichols wasn't out of work long. According to a CFL source, the veteran quarterback signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday. The move comes after Nichols was released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Jan. 28.

HAMILTON — Orlondo Steinauer will have plenty of familair faces on the sidelines with him this season. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach unveiled his 2020 coaching staff Thursday and it includes nine returnees from last year's squad.