National Sports

Two months ago, Blake Snell got yanked off the mound with a two-hit shutout going in the final game of the World Series. Now, the Tampa Bay Rays are ready to ship him out of town.

EDMONTON — Jordan Spence scored what turned out to be an important goal for Canada in his first shift of the world junior hockey championship.

EDMONTON — Finland defeated Switzerland 4-1 in preliminary-round play Sunday afternoon at the world junior hockey championship. Switzerland's Attilio Biasca opened the scoring at 3:44.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Braydon Coburn, forward Cedric Paquette and a 2022 second-round draft pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Marian Gaborik and goaltender Anders Nilsson.

ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time.

Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee, his agent told The Associated Press on Sunday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators signed forward Tim Stuetzle to a three-year, entry-level contract on Sunday. The Sens selected the 18-year-old native of Viersen, Germany with the third overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

EDMONTON — Canada defenceman Braden Schneider will miss Sunday's game against Slovakia at the world junior hockey championship after being handed a one-game suspension by the IIHF.

MONTREAL — Canadian pitcher Derek Aucoin, who played two games for the Montreal Expos in 1996, died of brain cancer on Saturday night, his family said. He was 50.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed running backs Sean Thomas Erlington and Don Jackson on Sunday. Erlington, 28, has played 32 regular-season games with the Ticats over three seasons.