National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Canadian women's rugby sevens squad has finished on the podium for the first time this HSBC SVNS season, with head coach Jack Hanratty hoping it inspires his players to Olympic glory.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago — Tavio Ciccarelli scored three goals to help Canada defeat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0 on Sunday and improve to 2-0-0 in CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifying play.

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp lost a four-shot lead in seven holes and then held it together with a remarkable short game Sunday, closing with an even-par 71 to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta and earn a trip to the Masters.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Lewis Gendron scored twice, Samuel St-Hilaire stopped all 25 shots he faced and the Sherbrooke Phoenix blanked the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs 3-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

CINCINNATI — Toronto FC, showing signs of new life under coach John Herdman, gave supporters something to cheer about in a 0-0 draw with FC Cincinnati in the teams' MLS season opener Sunday. The game at TQL Stadium was a first-against-worst matchup.

TAMPA, Fla. — Juan Soto belted a three-run homer to power the New York Yankees past the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 in spring-training action Sunday afternoon.

The most important lesson Immanuel Quickley has learned in his 22 games with the Toronto Raptors is to be aggressive.

REITERALM, AUSTRIA — Canadian Brittany Phelan finally has her first women's ski cross World Cup gold medal. Phelan, 32, finished first in the women's final Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — Virgil van Dijk headed Liverpool to a record-extending 10th English League Cup trophy by securing a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alexis Lafrenière scored, Matt Rempe tallied his first career goal and got the Rangers going with another first-period fight and New York beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Saturday to tie a franchise record with its 10th straigh