National Sports

CALGARY — The running back position will be in the spotlight when the Calgary Stampeders host the Toronto Argonauts at McMahon Stadium on Sunday.

Canada had four medals on the day as Canadian swimmers won three medals and the women's eight rowing team took silver early Saturday.

MONTREAL — Soccer fans in Montreal were left heartbroken after the Canadian women's soccer team lost to Germany in the quarterfinal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday. But fans said they still have plenty of reasons to cheer. “It’s my sport.

Australia — which finished the preliminary round in fifth spot — got five points from Anneli Maley.

PARIS — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short of a second bronze medal at the Paris Olympics with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 loss to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the men's singles third-place match.

The Toronto swimmer won her third gold in Paris with a victory in the 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic-record time of two minutes 6.56 seconds.

The two became the first Canadian men to reach the podium in the 100 fly since Bruce Robertson's silver in Munich in 1972.

PARIS — Canada's defending-champion women's eight rowing team has won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. The Canadians finished with a time of five minutes 58.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ernie Clement had three early RBIs off faltering Marcus Stroman, and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge’s major league-leading 40th home run to beat the Yankees 8-5 Friday night and stop New York’s five-game winning streak.

NEW YORK (AP) — A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium's right field bleachers chanted “U-S-A! U-S-A!” during the playing of “O Canada” on Friday night before the game between New York and the Toronto Blue Jays.