National Sports

WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira wants to extinguish any spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats might get from a coaching change.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Golf balls wobbled on the tees and greens. Players wore big earmuffs and neck warmers and donned oven-style mitts between shots. American star Rose Zhang said she lost balance simply standing up.

NEW YORK — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo has qualified for his second career Grand Slam main draw after posting a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over France's Valentin Royer in U.S. Open qualifying Thursday.

HAMILTON — Canadian striker Kwasi Poku has been transferred from Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League to Belgian side RWD Molenbeek for an undisclosed fee and future considerations.

Wednesday's Scoreboard MLB American League Boston 4 Houston 1 N.Y. Yankees 8 Cleveland 1 Cincinnati 11 Toronto 7 Kansas City 3 L.A. Angels 0 Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 2 National League Arizona 10 Miami 8 Washington 6 Colorado 1 Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 2 St.

TORONTO — Joey Votto was sad to end his comeback bid to play for his hometown Toronto Blue Jays, but the 40-year-old first baseman could not ignore that his game was no longer at a Major League level.

TORONTO — Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced in an Instagram post Wednesday evening that he’s hanging up his cleats. “That’s it. I’m done,” Votto said in a video.

NEW YORK — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to the final round of US Open qualifying with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over France's Titouan Droguet in men's singles action on Wednesday.

REGINA — Ken Miller, a beloved former head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 82. The CFL team announced that Miller died Wednesday in Asheville, N.C., after a brief battle with cancer.

SURREY — With his B.C. Lions slogging through a losing skid, Rick Campbell is keeping the CFL season in perspective. Yes, the Lions have lost four games in a row.