National Sports

BOSTON — Steve Pearce hit a solo homer, then added the go-ahead single in the eighth inning in Toronto's 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

BOSTON — Home plate umpire Chris Segal is remaining in the game after getting hit in the head by Josh Donaldson's bat in a game between the Blue Jays and Red Sox. Donaldson was the third batter in the game Monday night at Fenway Park.

PLYMPTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts farm is honouring Tom Brady with a corn maze designed in his image.

Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. has announced his retirement after 17 National Lacrosse League seasons.

HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — It was like any other game at Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Family and friends dotted the orange and purple stands. Fans pounded drums and whooped with every crosscheck or goal.

TORONTO — While Yankee Stadium has proved to be a strangely shaped home to soccer, it seems to fit Sebastian Giovinco. The Atomic Ant has seven goals and three assists in four trips to the Bronx ahead of Wednesday's visit by Toronto FC.

LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu and Jennifer Abel claimed Canada's first medal at the world swimming championships Monday with a silver in women's three-metre springboard synchronized diving. Citrini-Beaulieu of St-Constant, Que.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts named former quarterback Doug Flutie to their all-time team Monday. The former Heisman Trophy winner concluded his illustrious CFL career with two seasons in Toronto.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with restricted free agent forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Monday by agreeing to terms on a US$9.3-million, three-year contract. The 24-year-old centre will earn $2.6 million next season, $3.