National Sports

NEW YORK — Tim Tebow has been invited to big league spring training by the New York Mets, taking one of 75 spots after Major League Baseball limited spring roster sizes as a coronavirus precaution.

Toronto FC has been given permission to open training camp on Wednesday to allow the team time to prepare for the Canadian Championship final against Hamilton's Forge FC.

Canada's roster for the SheBelieves Cup has been ravaged by injuries and pandemic-related travel issues, with captain Christine Sinclair one of seven players to miss the four-country soccer tournament that starts next week in Florida.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Corinne Suter ended Switzerland’s 32-year wait for a women’s downhill world title on Saturday, winning her fourth straight medal at a major championship but the first gold.

Friday's Games NHL Boston 1 N.Y. Rangers 0 St. Louis 4 Arizona 1 --- AHL Laval 5 Belleville 1 --- NBA Charlotte 120 Minnesota 114 New York 109 Washington 91 San Antonio 125 Atlanta 114 Dallas 143 New Orleans 130 L.A.

TORONTO — The busy Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a minor league contract to keep second baseman Joe Panik, who will report to big league spring training. The 30-year-old hit .

MONTREAL — Joseph Blandisi scored twice and Cayden Primeau stopped 22 shots as the Laval Rocket topped the Belleville Senators 5-1 on Friday in the American Hockey League season opener for both teams.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Baseball's Hall of Fame has cancelled its traditional outdoor induction ceremony for the second straight summer because of the pandemic and plans an indoor, televised event for Derek Jeter and others being honoured .

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division season in a hub in Regina starting next month.

Harness racing is set to resume next week at Woodbine Mohawk Park after the Ontario government announced the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Halton Region. Woodbine Entertainment said in a release that live racing will resume next Thursday.