WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 SECTION S ON OR0 UPSET SPECIALS Carey Price and will have to worry about what a long shot can do in a short tournament. S2 SPORTS

RICHARD LAUTENS/ STAR Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin strikes out in the fourth inning, two innings before hitting a two-run homer off Tampa starter Drew Smyly. That was all the Jays’ offence could muster. Blue Jays miss another opportunity

BRENDAN KENNEDY > RAYS 6 38,338, which put the Jays — who lead the hip, the offence continued to struggle, SPORTS REPORTER American League in attendance this sea- managing just a pair of runs thanks to a Blue Jays manager John Gibbons admitted before Tuesday’s > BLUE JAYS 2 son — over the 3-million mark in total two-run homer by Russell Martin, who game that he’s not so different from the rest of the jittery masses attendance for the first time since 1993. snapped an 0-for-17 slump with a no- this time of year. He watches the out-of-town scoreboard like “It’s actually pretty exciting,” Gibbons If Gibbons was watching the scoreboard doubter into the second deck to draw everybody else, rising and falling with the good and bad news. said, adding an important qualifier: “for he would have noticed Baltimore leading within one of the Rays’ lead. 2 “I’m looking all year long, but you really start locking in now the outside world.” Boston as the Jays made their final out, so Toronto managed just five hits in 5 ⁄3 because so much matters,” he said. “It’s basically staring right at As compelling as it is to watch how your it looked as if it would be a missed oppor- innings off Rays starter Drew Smyly, who you.” rivals are faring, “the key,” Gibbons said, tunity for his club to gain ground on the entered the game with a 5.05 ERA. Heading into Tuesday’s games, the American League East was “is that you’re winning your game.” first-place Red Sox. The Orioles won 6-3 Gibbons said Donaldson “jarred” his more bunched up than it has ever been in the wild-card era as The Jays couldn’t do that on Tuesday and joined Toronto two games back of right hip on Sunday when he stepped on four teams opened the day within five games of the division lead. night, with the offence once again coming Boston. first base after running out a ground ball. Not to mention the seven-team race for the two wild-card spots, up short in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay With Josh Donaldson on the bench for one of which is currently held by the Jays. Rays in front of an announced crowd of the second straight game nursing a sore JAYS continued on S4

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See your Ontario Honda Dealer or visit HondaOntario.com for full details. S2⎮TORONTO STAR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 ON ON0 >> SPORTS Five moments: Gretzky to Lemieux tops the list of tournament highlights BILL BEACON Lemieux’s 11th goal and Gretzky’s 21st only made Canada’s team because before Brett Hull deflected Leetch’s THE CANADIAN PRESS in nine tournament games. Steve Yzerman was injured. point shot past Curtis Joseph to tie it The Canada Cup and World Cup of 1981: SOVIET BLOWOUT The lanky centre ended up as tour- in the third. It appeared Hull’s stick Hockey have been held seven times nament MVP, scoring in overtime to was too high, but it was reviewed and between 1976 and 2004, with Cana- Fears that Soviet hockey was over- beat the Czech Republic in the semi- it counted. And Tony Amonte added da winning five times. Here are five taking, Canada imploded with an 8-1 finals. He then helped a young Cana- the winner 43 seconds later in what memorable moments from the tour- loss in the one-game Canada Cup dian squad top Finland 3-2 in a one- would be another 5-2 U.S. win. naments: final. game final. It was the last top-level 1976: ORR’S LAST HURRAH 1987: MARIO SCORES A squad led by the Vladimir Krutov- hockey for a while, as the NHL then Igor Larionov-Sergei Makarov line locked out its players for the 2004- Bobby Orr hobbled into the inaugural Canada won the best-of-three final thoroughly trashed a Canadian team 05 season. Canada Cup on bad knees and ended 2-1over the Soviet Union, with all led by Guy Lafleur, Gilbert Perreault 1996: HULL CONTROVERSY up playing brilliantly at both ends of three games ending in 6-5 scores. and a young Gretzky. the ice to earn tournament MVP The Soviets won the first game on Vladislav Tretiak turned back 12 The United States had been a sec- honours. Alexander Semak’s overtime goal Canadian shots in the first period ond-tier hockey power until it pro- Canada ended a six-year boycott of and they forced extra time in Game 2 and, after Larionov answered Clark duced a golden generation in the IIHF-sponsor events (Olympics and SCOTT MACDONALD/THE CANADIAN PRESS when Valeri Kamensky scored with Gilles’ goal in the second, the rout 1980s and early 1990s with stars like world championships) when the Wayne Gretzky, left, and Mario 1:04 left in the third period. Wayne was on. Canada managed only four Mike Modano, Pat LaFontaine and Canada Cup was formed to allow the Lemieux combined to beat the Gretzky fed Mario Lemieux for the third-period shots while the Soviets Brian Leetch. best pros to face “amateurs” from Soviets in the 1987 Canada Cup. OT winner. beat Mike Liut four times. They announced their arrival with a the East Bloc. The Soviets took a 3-0 lead eight The loss prompted Canada to start 5-3 win over Canada in round-robin However, it was not the mighty of the best-of-three final, but Dzurilla minutes into the deciding game, but thinking about fixing the way it play, then met Canada again in the Soviets that would give the Canadi- was a wall again in Game 2 until Bill it was tied 5-5 with 1:26 left in the played and managed the game. best-of-three final. Canada won the ans a scare, but Czechoslovakia, Barber tied the game with four min- third when Gretzky dropped a pass to 2004: LECAVALIER TRIUMPHS opener 4-3 in OT, but goalie Mike which stoned them 1-0 in round-robin utes left in the third and Darryl Sittler Lemieux on a rush and Le Magnifique Richter stood on his head in a 5-2 win play behind bearlike goalie Vladimir got him to bite on a fake and then scored one of the most memorable Vincent Lecavalier had just won a in Game 2 in Montreal. Dzurilla. scored from a short angle for the OT goals in Canadian history. It was Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay, but he Canada led 2-1in the deciding game Canada blew him out 6-0 in Game 1 winner to claim the title. Polak is Czechs’ heart and soul

KEVIN MCGRAN SPORTS REPORTER PITTSBURGH—Defenceman Roman Polak pretty much knew the day Ma- ple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello traded him to San Jose that he would be back in Toronto this fall. “That was kind of the deal when I was leaving Toronto, that I was going to come back,” Polak said Tuesday after the Czech national team’s prac- tice. “We were talking about it when Lou was trading me. We had a meet- ing, Lou was saying he wants me back and he was going to call me in the summer.” Polak, who was dealt at the trade deadline, saw that come to fruition in July when he rejoined the Maple Leafs, his top choice as an unrestrict- ed free agent. He wants to be a part of the pro- gram being built under coach Mike SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS Babcock. Carey Price, right, will start Canada’s final pre-World Cup game Wednesday and is likely to be the team’s No. 1 goalie in the tournament. “The system we have (in Toronto), the young guys . . . I was part of that in St. Louis,” Polak said. “We were rebuilding when I was younger, and we turned into a great team, every Short time could mean big upsets year in the playoffs. “I want to come and do the same Carey Price in line to be ibly short. Teams at the Olympics or spots could be decided by tiebreak- the guy who makes a great play. thing in Toronto, to be part of some- world tournaments have six or seven ers, which will follow NHL rules. That’s the identity of sport.” thing . . . with the young guys, great Canada’s starting goalie after games, typically, before the playoffs. “You have to focus on every step While others waxed poetic about skilled young guys. We can be on the playing second exhibition In the World Cup, three round-rob- and not allow any slip-ups,” Krueger the history of the Canada-Russia ri- same page, under Babcock, we can be in games might not provide enough said. “It’s a lot of fun.” valry, Babcock remained focused on a very good team.” KEVIN MCGRAN time for the favourites, like Canada Canada continued its preparations the task at hand, working to prevent The rugged defenceman went to SPORTS REPORTER and the United States, to catch their Tuesday in Pittsburgh, where coach his team from making mistakes that the Stanley Cup final with the Sharks PITTSBURGH—John Tavares knows stride. Mike Babcock announced Carey could give the underdogs a chance. in the spring, only to lose to the Pitts- anything can happen in a short in- “There (are) no games you can take Price would get his second start in “It could be about goaltending, it burgh Penguins. ternational tournament like the off, especially when you only have three exhibition games. could be about specialty teams, it Now he is in Pittsburgh again as World Cup of Hockey. three games to prove yourself and to Price will face Russia on Wednes- could be about detail, which it nor- part of the Czech national team, “If you look at our last Olympics, move on,” Canadian winger Corey day night in the final tune-up for mally is,” Babcock said. “It could be which will face North America in the everyone talks about how well we Perry said. “You’ve got to be ready both teams before the event starts on all those every time. What thing is it final tune-up for both teams for the played that tournament and really right from the puck drop.” Sept. 17. Claude Giroux, Jake Muzzin going to be? I don’t know. This is World Cup of Hockey. had control in every game we played, Three games might allow such long and Braden Holtby will be the Cana- what I do know: When you prepare “He’s our heart and soul,” Czech but that Latvian game was a tight shots as the Czech Republic and Eu- dian scratches. real hard, and you get better every general manager Martin Rucinsky game,” Tavares said. “We had 50 rope to post an upset or two. “It’s our last opportunity to pre- day, and you can get your team to be said. “He plays hard, blocks shots. shots and we only won 2-1. “There’s a much larger chance for pare,” Babcock said. “We all know all-in every day, usually you become He’s a difficult player to play against. “It just goes to show how important an upset in this format,” Europe when the tournament starts, but you just about unstoppable. That’s our With our situation in Czech hockey, each and every game is . . . You have coach Ralph Krueger said. “I’m fa- want to be getting better each and plan.” he was an easy choice for our team.” to keep mistakes at a minimum miliar with this kind of pressure every day, so it should be a fun day.” But other teams will be out to stop While Polak was part of San Jose’s when you’re only playing three right off the hop, and the dangers of Price, who is in line to be Canada’s Canada. bottom pairing of defencemen, he round-robin games and one semifi- this as a favourite and the opportuni- No. 1goalie, agreed mistakes could be “Starts are going to be very impor- will have a bigger role in this best-on- nal. It’s such a short tournament, you ties for the perceived underdogs.” the difference between winning and tant,” said Leafs forward Milan Mi- best tournament. The Czechs have have to be on top of your game right Every minute takes on importance. going home early. chalek, who is playing with the Czech lost Radko Gudas to injury and have from the get-go.” Goals for and against matter. So too “That’s sports in general,” Price team. brought a couple of KHL players As far as international hockey does the extra point teams can earn said. “It always seems to come down “There can be some surprises in who are not used to North America’s events go, the World Cup is incred- by forcing overtime. The playoff to the guy who makes a mistake, or such a short tournament.” smaller ice surface. “I was looking forward to playing with Gudas, because we play the same game,” Polak said. Joe Thornton “It can be easier if you have the has more points same type of guy . . . He got injured. Canada’s greybeard has plenty left and assists than It’s more pressure on me. any NHL player The Czechs are 1-1 after a pair of JONAS SIEGEL Armstrong says Thornton is still A plodding skater who didn’t crack since entering pre-tournament games against Rus- THE CANADIAN PRESS one of the best passers in hockey, and the 2014 Olympic squad in Sochi, the league in sia. Still, they look like underdogs Mario Lemieux was the unofficial indeed his 63 assists last season were Thornton also seemed a better fit for 1997. with Europe in Group A, where Can- greybeard of Team Canada when the only topped by Ottawa Senators cap- the NHL-sized rink in Toronto, ada and the United States are be- last World Cup of Hockey was played tain Erik Karlsson. Thornton, for though Armstrong said his inclusion Olympic (2010) and world junior lieved to be the most likely to reach a dozen years ago. that matter, is the runaway leader in was based on performance, not the gold (1997), as well as the crown at the semifinals. This time around, the role falls to assists since he entered the league in ice surface. that 2004 World Cup, one of two “We understand our position and Joe Thornton, the 37-year-old who 1997. Second-place Jaromir Jagr has Thornton, who last represented players returning for Canada. our spot,” Rucinsky said. “We un- played alongside Lemieux in 2004 212 fewer helpers. Canada at the 2010 Olympics in Van- Thornton recalls that ’04 squad derstand we are underdogs. That’s and actually has an outsized grey Thornton also has the most points couver, hadn’t given much thought fondly. The group went undefeated fine with us. I remember years when beard. The Canadians didn’t bring (1,341) of any player in that span, to cracking the World Cup roster be- and included Lemieux as well as oth- we were underdogs, and we won the Thornton to Toronto just for his wis- more than 100 points up on Jagr. fore getting the invitation from Arm- er future Hall of Famers Scott Nie- tournament, we won the world dom though, but for talents that have Team Canada general manager strong this past summer. dermayer, Martin Brodeur and Joe championship, we won the Olym- withstood the test of time. Doug Armstrong was intrigued by “It was just one of those things Sakic. Thornton, 25 at the time, set pics. And some tournaments when Despite being one of the oldest how San Jose employed Thornton where you just kind of play, don’t up two of three goals in Canada’s 3-2 everybody looked at us as a big favou- players in the NHL last season, last season, mostly on the wing think about it and then you get cho- win over Finland in the final. rite and it was a disaster. Thornton finished fourth in league alongside captain Joe Pavelski. That sen,” said Thornton. The Canadians hope he’s still got “The game is played on the ice, not scoring, compiling 82 points in 82 freed the long-time centre from hav- It could be the last time the St. that magic. on paper. When you put the best games for the San Jose Sharks. He ing to labour at both ends of the ice Thomas, Ont., native wears red and “I’ve still got another 10 years (left),” team that you can possibly put to- added another 21points in 24 playoff and exposed Canada, brimming with white on the international stage, said a grinning Thornton, “so maybe gether, we’re confident in it. We just games, reaching his first-ever Stan- natural centres, to how it could use though he’s hinted at playing a good the next World Cup, I’ll play in it, have to stick together and see what ley Cup final. Thornton at the World Cup. while longer. He’s already won too.” happens.” ON ON0 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 TORONTO STAR⎮S3 >> SPORTS Canadians back on the beach after breakup Bansley beats Pavan to earn spot in Toronto stop of world beach volleyball tour

LAURA ARMSTRONG SPORTS REPORTER As a beach volleyball player during the Olympics in Rio, the sport’s Mec- ca, Canadian Sam Schachter felt like a superstar. “It was totally a special moment for us, to be embraced by the city and the country as well as we were,” the Richmond Hill native said. “I felt so well received there.” It’s not a feeling beach volleyball athletes are always used to at home. But with the beauty and atmosphere at Copacabana beach providing some of the most memorable scenes from this summer’s Games, those who represented Canada are hoping some of the popularity will translate back home, starting with this week’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour stop at Toronto’s Polson Pier. The free tournament, which runs through Sunday, features a dozen of the world’s best teams in the final tour event of the season. Schachter and partner Josh Bin- stock will compete on the men’s side, as will fellow Canadian Olympians Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk. On the women’s side, Canada is re- presented by Jamie Broder and Kris- tina Valjas, as well as Heather Ban- sley and Brandie Wilkerson. Valjas, 29, is a Toronto native, but has never played in an international tournament in her hometown. She is excited to show off the city she “loves and is so proud of” to her competitors, who she also considers STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR friends after spending so much time Tuesday’s one-off playoff between two Canadian teams pitted former Rio teammates Sarah Pavan, right, and Heather Bansley against each other. together on tour. “The No. 1 question I get from my off between two of Canada’s Rio con- tournament’s website last week that Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes Even when handled perfectly, it’s family and friends is, ‘Where can I tenders, former teammates Sarah a collision between them during in straight sets. never an easy situation to navigate, watch you, why isn’t it on TV?’ Now Pavan and Bansley. their round of 16 win over fellow Ca- While a split might seem unusual to Schachter said. that it’s actually here and people can It was the first time the pair has nadians Jamie Broder and Kristina outsiders — and players admit it is But as players get older and start watch it live, so soon after the Olym- found themselves on opposite sides Valjas, which injured Pavan, acceler- unusual to break up with one event competing professionally, travelling pics, the stands will be full, I think,” of the court since breaking up their ated the split. left in the season — Schachter said the world with lots on the line — this she said. four-year partnership in the wake of Pavan and Bansley both had a claim breakups are not uncommon in the tournament’s payout is $100,000 While the growth of the sport is a an unsuccessful Olympics. The med- to the wild-card spot they were sport. (U.S.), the largest in the sport — he collective goal for the players here, al hopefuls were knocked out of con- awarded for this week’s event; Tues- Like a romantic relationship, there believes everyone understands it the tournament didn’t kick off with- tention in the quarter-finals by even- day night’s match determined which are guidelines to a beach volleyball comes down to a job, nothing per- out its share of controversy. tual winners Germany. would go forward in that place. breakup. Part ways in person. Don’t sonal. “It’s tough to separate it some- The first game of the event, held That loss was the main reason for Ultimately, it was Bansley and Wil- start playing with a new partner be- times but I think we’re all pretty good Tuesday evening, was a one-off play- the team’s split, though both told the kerson that came out on top, beating hind your existing partner’s back. at doing that.”

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“We’ll take it day by day,” Gibbons said. “Hopefully he’s okay to go to- morrow.” It’s a shame Marcus Stroman’s teammates couldn’t do more to help him out on Tuesday, because he did his part. The 24-year-old right-han- der’s only blemish was a three-run homer to the usually light-hitting Al- exei Ramirez, which proved to be the game-winning blast. Otherwise Stroman allowed just two other hits in his six innings, while earning nine ground-ball outs. He did walk four batters on Tuesday, one of which came around to score. But he did a good job of containing the Rays. Meanwhile, the Jays’ offence had its chances, notably in the seventh when Edwin Encarnacion struck out with the bases loaded. But Tuesday marked the seventh time in the last 11 games that they failed to score more than three runs. They had some lousy batted-ball luck early in the game. RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR In the first three innings, they hit Jays outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. stretches to take a hit away from Tampa Bay’s Nick Franklin in the fifth inning. The Rays scored three runs in the inning. into outs on three occasions on balls with exit velocities of 99.7 m.p.h. or harder, including a 109.6 m.p.h. rock- et by Jose Bautista. Batted balls of a similar profile Estrada searches for right ‘stuff’ more often than not land for hits, and in Bautista’s case, shots of his tra- jectory land for hits more than nine Decline in fastball velocity rotation last month. He has been far their ability to change speeds and the up,” Sonne said. out of 10 times. Such is baseball. more successful this season when separation between their secondary The decreased separation between The Rays extended their lead one sign right-hander may be pitching on regular rest. pitches and their fastball. his pitches has made it easier on op- against the Jays’ bullpen when Ste- trying to pitch through injury But that doesn’t explain all of his In essence, he is trying to quantify posing hitters by shrinking the mar- ven Souza Jr. — who came a couple recent struggles. Earlier this month the degree of difficulty an individual gins for which they have to be re- feet shy of a go-ahead home run in BRENDAN KENNEDY he was pitching on regular rest when pitcher’s arsenal presents to an op- sponsible at the plate. the ninth inning on Monday night — SPORTS REPORTER he allowed five runs over five innings posing hitter. Aaron Sanchez, for in- The decline in his “stuff” has also took rookie right-hander Joe Biagini After serving as arguably the top ro- against the Tampa Bay Rays, whom stance, has the best “stuff” on the coincided with a decrease in his deep. tation in the American League he is set to face again Wednesday Jays’ staff primarily because he com- curveball usage, but that may have Biagini, the Rule 5 pick who has through the season’s first half, the afternoon — on regular rest — as the bines a high-velocity fastball with a been due to a lack of feel for the pitch been a revelation in much of this, his Blue Jays’ starting staff has looked Jays play a matinee game before nosediving curveball. It doesn’t hurt during his starts on extra rest. first big-league season, appears to be more wobbly of late. No pitcher re- heading out west for a weeklong that Sanchez’s fastball also has great In addition, Mike Petriello of running into a wall in the season’s flects their recent inconsistency swing through Anaheim and Seattle. movement. MLB.com recently pointed out a final month. more than Marco Estrada, who after But beyond the relative effects of The bad news for Estrada is that sharp decline in the spin rate of Es- The 25-year-old, who has never being named to his first all-star team more or less rest, there may be more Sonne’s stats show a dramatic de- trada’s fastball, which may make it pitched into September in his pro- in July has struggled to replicate his cause for concern regarding the 32- cline in his “stuff” beginning in mid- easier for opposing hitters to recog- fessional career, gave up his first first-half success. year-old right-hander, who was ar- June. nize the pitch. The high spin rate of home run of the season on Sept. 3. He Estrada had a 2.93 ERA before the guably the Jays’ best pitcher in the “What we saw with Estrada was Estrada’s fastball is part of what has allowed two more in three out- all-star break, leading the majors post-season last year. kind of the telltale sign of a pitcher makes it hard to distinguish from his ings since then. with a stingy .172 opponent’s batting Mike Sonne, an ergonomist by who has suffered an injury or is fight- changeup, which is 10 m.p.h. slower. The Jays, who have lost three average. In nine starts since then he trade and baseball analyst by hobby, ing through an injury,” Sonne said in “Now those hitters who at one time straight series, will now try not to has a 5.32 ERA, while hitters are tag- developed a statistical metric to mea- a phone interview. were having a hard time deciphering lose a fourth in Wednesday’s mati- ging him to the tune of a .285 average. sure a pitcher’s “stuff” — the phrase Estrada has spent two stints on the whether it was a rising fastball com- nee rubber match against the Rays. His four worst starts have come in most often used to describe a pitch- disabled list this season due to a re- ing towards them or a changeup — his last five outings. er’s combination of velocity and curring back injury and has com- and you’re getting a lot of those really Marcus Stroman A finesse pitcher who relies on movement. plained at times this season of not silly swings and misses — now limited Tampa maintaining the “feel” of his change- Sonne crunches publicly available being 100 per cent. they’re able to cue into what’s com- Bay to four hits up and curveball — while precisely pitch data to calculate “stuff” by “His velocity has decreased by a full ing a little bit faster,” Sonne said. in six innings, locating his fastball — Estrada was looking at the interaction between a mile per hour over the course of the “When you’re only throwing about but one was clearly the most adversely affected pitcher’s peak velocity, the horizon- season. At the same time his break- 88 miles an hour, those guys are able Alexei Ramirez’s by the team employing a six-man tal and vertical break of their pitches, ing-pitch velocity has actually gone to really sit on it and crush the ball.” three-run homer.

rise with greater exposure to hitters and the fatigue that comes with Porcello’s 20th win more miles on his season’s odometer. As for value? Well, ask any pitching coach the value of the 50 extra in- deserves more acclaim nings Porcello provided to his staff. Now, one might ask, why should Porcello’s win total matter? At this GABE LACQUES start, the lowest total since at least point, we offer a mild defence of a USA TODAY 1930, when Baseball-Reference’s in- statistic headed toward the endan- In the midst of a crucial three-game valuable bank of data begins. Given gered species list after years in the weekend series in Toronto, Boston how clubs such as Tampa Bay have crosshairs of cable TV shouters and Red Sox starter Rick Porcello taken to limiting some starters’ ex- advanced metrics denizens. reached a milestone once revered, posure to less than three trips While it’s wonderful to isolate per- and now greeted almost with a col- through opponents’ batting orders, formance, the game still remains a lective shrug: He won his 20th game. this number shouldn’t come as too mano a mano competition, its basic It marked a startling turnaround much of a surprise. goal to merely be better than the for a pitcher who lost 15 games while But that tactic is accompanied by a other guy on a given night — over 162 pitching to a 4.92 ERA in his first confluence of other factors — be it a nights. The Red Sox were better than season with Boston. Yet, in this era of rash of Tommy John surgeries in their opponents on 22 of the 29 baseball enlightenment, Porcello’s recent years, the lure of bullpens CHRIS O’MEARA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nights Porcello took the ball, due in accomplishment is greeted with stocked with power arms, perhaps Boston’s Rick Porcello is one of just 11 American League pitchers on pace to no small part to the fact he held snickers almost as quickly as back- the manner in which pitchers are pitch at least 200 innings. teams to three runs or less on 21 of slaps. developed — to make the workhorse those occasions, and two runs or less And for good reason. Pitching wins an endangered species. one starter, Masahiro Tanaka, pitch starters with 4.6 Wins Above Re- in 13 starts. That matters a little bit. were overvalued for decades, viewed Porcello is one of just 11 American more than 175 innings — keep their placement, which isn’t a total injus- Sure, nobody wants to go back to as the ultimate measure of the man League pitchers on pace to pitch at relievers on a constant shuttle be- tice. Starters who have combined the bad old days of 1990, when Bob rather than what they are: Largely a least 200 innings, long the plateau tween the big club and the minor both dominance and durability — Welch ran away with the Cy Young result of factors beyond a pitcher’s viewed by starters as the threshold leagues. such as AL WAR leader Corey Klub- Award thanks to a gaudy 27-win to- control. Porcello himself should for reliability and durability. The Yankees trail Boston by five er and 200-inning, 216-strikeout tal. Never mind that Roger Clemens know this: He gets more support — That number, too, is at an all-time games in the AL East (after Monday’s man Justin Verlander — rightfully struck out 105 more batters, was a 6.97 runs per start from the vaunted low, and could shrink for the first action), and the Red Sox are fortu- rank higher than Porcello despite his run better in ERA, held a 10.6 to 3 Red Sox lineup — than any pitcher in time into single digits if a few starters nate: David Price (205.2) and Porcel- 20-3 record. WAR edge and an absurd disparity in baseball. on playoff teams miss their final out- lo (193.2) rank first and fifth, respec- Yet, it’s also clear that WAR doesn’t FIP (2.18 to 4.19). So while we are the wiser — and our ings to align for the post-season. tively, in AL innings pitched and are fully appreciate Porcello’s gift to his He led the AL in the latter three Cy Young Awards more properly dis- As recently as 2011, AL starters aver- on pace to pitch more than 220 in- team. categories while Welch finished tributed — for putting pitching wins aged 6.1 innings per start, and 19 of nings. Perhaps not coincidentally, It ranks Detroit Tigers rookie Mi- sixth, 20th and 32nd, respectively. in perspective while relying on new them topped the 200-inning mark. Red Sox relievers have pitched the chael Fulmer three spots above Por- Yet, with FIP and WAR just a glim- metrics such as Fielding Indepen- Perhaps a 7-per-cent drop in innings fewest innings (407.2) in the AL, lim- cello at five Wins Above Replace- mer in Bill James’ eyes at that time, dent Pitching (a stat that measures a pitched and a 42-per-cent drop in iting the exposure of a group that ment. Certainly, Fulmer has dazzled, Welch received 15 first-place votes to pitcher’s performance independent the number of 200-inning pitchers ranks seventh in the league in ERA with an AL-best 2.76 ERA and an Clemens’ eight. of what his defence does), the start- doesn’t seem like a calamity. and eighth in WHIP. adjusted ERA-plus of 150, good for Clemens’ season plays well in any ing pitcher environment in 2016 sug- But consider this: Leaguewide, Given the paucity of durable start- third in the AL. era. But Porcello’s stands up partic- gests we might want to give Porcel- teams are asking their relievers to ers and Porcello’s respectable rate Just one problem: Fulmer, 23, has ularly well in this one, where durabil- lo’s accomplishment a longer look. absorb one more out a game than stats — a 1.02 WHIP, 3.21 ERA, 3.46 pitched just 143.2 innings, as the Ti- ity is the exception. In short: American League starting they did five years ago. That adds up FIP and an AL-best 5.55 strikeout- gers have wisely limited the innings Sure, we’re not implying he’s the Cy pitchers are three weeks away from to 54 more innings handed to bull- walk ratio — you’d think he’d be for their slam-dunk AL rookie of the Young favourite. Rather, we implore contributing less to their clubs than pens already overworked and staffed viewed kindly by the Cadillac of year. Porcello to enjoy his feat — and for any season in recorded history. with suboptimal options. Little won- modern metrics. Fulmer’s lone significant edge on everyone else to appreciate that it Through 142 games, AL starters are der, then, that teams like the New Not exactly. Porcello is in ERA. Yet it seems al- has perhaps a bit more value than pitching an average of 5.7 innings per York Yankees — who will have just Porcello ranks eighth among AL most inevitable that number would you’d think. ON ON0 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 TORONTO STAR⎮S5 >> SPORTS

> OBITUARY ELLEN BURKA Figure skating legend was ‘tough as nails’ Burka coached in six novator who brought unprecedent- and took him under her wing and onto a train and shipped to their ed creativity to her sport. nurtured him in the best way pos- deaths during the Holocaust. Burka Olympics, trained likes of “She was one of the first coaches to sible. He became what he became ended up in what is now the Czech Cranston, Stojko, Chan take a figure skater, Toller Cranston, because she instilled discipline in Republic at Theresienstadt concen- and let him be free with movement him that he didn’t have and direction tration camp, where she met her fu- PETER GOFFIN when nobody else was, and it started and focus and yet allowed him to be ture husband, Jan Burka. STAFF REPORTER a whole new trend,” said her daugh- him. After the war, Burka won two Ellen Burka encouraged creativity ter Petra Burka, who won the 1964 “Those two, hand in hand, couldn’t Dutch national skating champion- on ice, asking her skaters to find a Olympic bronze medal and 1965 have happened any other way.” ships before she, Jan and their two connection with their music, all world championship under her That tough coaching edge took daughters emigrated to Toronto. while demanding technical excel- mother’s tutelage. some time to develop, though. Burka When Burka and her husband di- lence. The celebrated Canadian fig- “She was a very strong lady and found her daughter’s competitions a vorced, she turned to coaching to pay ure skating coach died Monday at the expected perfection from everyone,” challenge to watch: “She used to hide RICK MADONIK/TORONTO STAR the bills, Petra said. age of 95. Petra told the Star. “She was tough, around the corner and not be there.” Legendary figure skating coach “My mother had a great influence Burka coached in six Olympic tough as nails.” Over time, Burka developed into a Ellen Burka, right, couldn’t watch on the lives of all her skaters,” said Games — the last one in Albertville, Cranston, who died in 2015, is re- confident coach who brought an ar- daughter Petra, left, in competition. her daughter Astra Burka. “She was a France in 1992 — over a career that membered as a highly innovative tistic sensibility to her work. Elvis life coach, she wasn’t just a skating spanned six decades, and trained a and expressive skater, known for his Stojko, the three-time world cham- all about connecting with the music,” coach.” roster of Olympic and world champi- artistic work on and off the ice, a pion and two-time Olympic silver Stojko said. “She loved music, she In a statement Tuesday, Skate Can- onship skaters that included Toller sensibility encouraged by Burka. medalist, trained under Burka from loved that marriage of the two, that ada called Burka “one of the world’s Cranston, Dorothy Hamill, Patrick “I truly believe there would not age nine to 15. He recalled her music- self-expression. That really came out most respected coaches and chore- Chan and Tracey Wainman. have been a Toller Cranston without focused approach to skating. in the work that she did and the ographers.” She would continue coaching until Ellen Burka,” choreographer Sandra “Even when I was a kid growing up, skaters she worked with.” She was awarded the Order of Can- the age of 93, and was remembered Bezic told The Canadian Press. “She working with her in my formative Born in the Netherlands to a Jewish ada in 1978, and inducted into Cana- by the figure skating world as an in- saw what he had when few others did years, it was really imperative, it was family, Burka saw her parents loaded da’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Broncos play hard, not dirty, team says

Helmet-to-helmet hits on QB have some critics suggesting Denver D has crossed the line

ARNIE STAPLETON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ENGLEWOOD, COLO.—Nasty, hard-hit- ting, wicked. Sure. But dirty? No way, say the Denver Broncos. “I just don’t think that’s what we are,” linebacker Todd Davis said. “We’re not malicious. We don’t in- tentionally go to hurt anybody. We just play hard. We play physical.” What about all those helmet-to- helmet hits on Cam Newton? “Just because we hit Cam in the head a couple of times, that doesn’t make us dirty,” insisted linebacker Brandon Marshall, who had one of JOE MAHONEY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS four helmet-to-helmet hits on Caro- Carolina Panthers Cam Newton lies on the turf after a roughing the passer penalty on Denver Broncos free safety Darian Stewart last week. lina’s big quarterback in the Broncos’ 21-20 win over the Panthers on Safety Darian Stewart, whose hel- dirty play is “stepping on somebody’s That’s dirty. We don’t do stuff like like a (running) back.” Thursday night. met-to-helmet hit left Newton mo- ankle at the bottom of a pile, twisting that.” Marshall said other teams will be The brutality of the game sparked tionless on the ground in the game’s somebody around, something like Marshall said he meant to hit New- hitting Newton the same way, too, debates over league safety, sideline final minute, is bracing for such a that. We just play hard. We hit hard. ton hard but not in the head, and because he’s like a defensive end bar- concussion protocol, the ability of letter, too. His hit drew a flag but it We play fast . . . It’s the speed of the Stewart said he thought he led with relling down on defenders and the the NFL MVP to survive, much less was negated by intentional ground- game. We’re a malicious group, but his shoulder on his big hit. only way for a smaller safety or line- continue to thrive, as a read-option ing. we’re not dirty.” If fined, Stewart said, “I’m definitely backer to bring him down is to go QB and yes, whether Denver’s devas- The other helmet-to-helmet hits Marshall said the word dirty should going to appeal. I didn’t think it was high or low. tating defence crossed the line from came from Super Bowl MVP Von only be used when a team deliber- that type of play.” Denver defensive end Derek Wolfe dominant to dirty. Miller and cornerback Bradley Roby, ately breaks the rules. Broncos coach Gary Kubiak also said the league should be looking at Although none of the helmet hits who was fined $24,309 for his illegal “Yeah, dirty is intentional,” Mar- dismissed the notion of his defence the Panthers O-linemen for their on Newton resulted in penalty yard- hit on Rams receiver Duke Williams shall said. “One time I was in college being dirty, saying, “We play hard. dirty play. He told Bleacher Report age and none got him checked for a in an Aug. 27 exhibition game — a man and I made a tackle and I saw a We’re going to continue to play the Panthers were “cutting out legs, concussion, Marshall said he’s ex- sizable forfeiture given that NFL vet- player from Utah State run around hard.” grabbing the facemask, grabbing our pecting a FedEx letter in his locker erans make $1,900 a week in the pre- the pile. I’m on the ground still. He Kubiak called Newton the league’s pads, tackling our legs . . . they just let Wednesday informing him of a hefty season. ran around the pile, he grabbed my best player and said when he leaves these offensive linemen get away fine. Marshall said what he considers a ankle, stepped on it and twisted it. the pocket, “you better tackle him with murder.”

> CFL THIS WEEK Willy or no Willy, Bombers adding new wrinkles for Argos

CURTIS RUSH product of Jacksonville State is 29 SPECIAL TO THE STAR and has had a number of NFL stops. Fighting Als: Quarterback Cato gets in shouting match with his receivers The Blue Bombers don’t have to The Bombers’ willingness to trade worry about coming Willy was further indication of how THE CANADIAN PRESS his temper and shouting at Kenny to speak to the media by Reed. “I may back to haunt them this week — on highly they regard , who MONTREAL—A season in which just Stafford and Duron Carter about not know you from a can of paint, but the field, that is. took over the starting job. about everything has gone wrong for what he called a lack of respect from I’m going to respect you every day. The will sit “When you win games and you take the took another the veteran receivers. “That’s how I feel about life. I’m not their new trade acquisition Saturday care of the football, there’s a positivi- turn Tuesday when new starting The incident came in the first prac- going to just take BS from anybody. I in Winnipeg (2 p.m., TSN) and start ty that success brings,” O’Shea said. quarterback had a tice after veteran quarterback Kevin just want to be treated as a man. Dan LeFevour against the Blue “The team is feeling upbeat.” meltdown on the field during prac- Glenn was traded to Winnipeg on Nothing less.” Bombers. But Willy will be a valuable Bombers GM Kyle Walters said tice. Sunday, leaving the starting job to Neither Cato nor the receivers asset in the study room and on the Nichols, who has a quicker release The second-year quarterback was Cato. would say what exactly caused him sidelines, helping the Argos (5-6) ex- and makes his reads faster than Wil- led off the field by special teams “It’s about respect,” a still-seething to lose his cool late in the two-hour ploit the soft spots in his old team. ly, was a better fit with offensive co- co-ordinator Kavis Reed after losing Cato said after he was brought back workout at Hebert Park. 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REBECCA R. RUIZ hack to a Russian cyberespionage Hackers drug violations for several Russian granted for Serena and Venus Wil- NEW YORK TIMES group called Tsar Team, also known revealed Serena athletes, including tennis star Maria liams to take substances included on Russian computer hackers penetrat- as Fancy Bear. Williams was Sharapova. that list, certifying the organization ed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s “WADA deeply regrets this situa- among those Sharapova was barred from compe- had approved them. athlete database and publicly re- tion and is very conscious of the with medical tition for two years. She appealed “In each of the situations, the ath- vealed private medical information threat that it represents to athletes exemptions for that decision at an arbitration hear- lete has done everything right in ad- about three of the United States’ whose confidential information has banned drugs. ing in New York this month, and hering to the global rules for obtain- most famous athletes. been divulged through this criminal awaits a verdict in October. ing permission to use a needed medi- The hackers published documents act,” Olivier Niggli, WADA’s director Athletes with particular medical The records published this week cation,” said Travis T. Tygart, presi- this week showing that Serena Wil- general, said Tuesday. conditions may apply for special per- show that at the Rio Games, Biles — dent of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. liams, Venus Williams and Simone The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said mission to take banned substances; the 19-year-old gymnast who took “It’s unthinkable that in the Olym- Biles received medical exemptions the athletes in question had sought the list of such prohibited drugs is home four gold medals — tested pos- pic movement, hackers would ille- to use banned drugs. the requisite approvals to take typ- updated each year. itive for a substance that is on the gally obtain confidential medical in- The anti-doping agency confirmed ically prohibited substances, and In 2016, meldonium — a heart med- banned list. formation in an attempt to smear the authenticity of the documents in that none of the drug positives con- ication that improves blood flow — The International Tennis Federa- athletes to make it look as if they a statement Tuesday, attributing the stituted a violation. was added to that list, resulting in tion confirmed that exceptions were have done something wrong.” GOLDEN PARALYMPIAN Rivard France’s Marie-Amelie Le Fur wins the 400-metre final swims to second gold

Canadian swimmer drawing comparisons to Olympian Oleksiak after third medal

LORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS RIO DI JANIERO, BRAZIL—Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard added an- other Paralympic gold medal to the collection she’s carefully stashing out of sight in her suitcase. The 20-year-old from Saint-Jean- sur-Richelieu, Que., won the 100- metre freestyle on Tuesday, her third medal of the Rio Paralympics, and second gold. Then she planned to tuck it away to savour later. “Because even if I win, my meet is not done, I still have three races to go,” Rivard said. “So I really just want to focus as much as I can on my races and after that, I’m going to think about the medals and what I accom- plished. “Once my meet is over, this is when ATSUSHI TOMURA/GETTY IMAGES I’m going to start to realize this hap- Marie-Amelie Le Fur celebrates winning the 400 metres, T44 final — three days after winning a gold medal in the long jump. pened.” Rivard led virtually from the mo- ment she touched the water, finish- ing in 59.31 seconds — the only nega- tive on an otherwise brilliant night for the young Canadian. “I wanted the gold and I got it,” she Wheelchair hoop dreams dashed said. “But I’m a little disappointed in my own performance. I own the First Paralympics in 30 years nary round, and will face Algeria for regrets, then we could hang our world record (of 59.17), so of course I 11th place on Wednesday morning. heads,” McLachlan said. “But to lose wanted to break my own time, want- without Canada taking home The results are a big blow to a pro- on a day to a better team, it happens. ed to improve myself.” a top-three finish in the sport gram that hasn’t gone without a Pa- It’s sports, and it’s why we play this, She edged New Zealand rival So- ralympic medal since 1988 in Seoul. because if we just won all the time, it phie Pascoe, who touched second in LORI EWING Since the women won their first of wouldn’t be as exciting, it wouldn’t 59.85 then leaned over the lane rope THE CANADIAN PRESS three straight Paralympic gold med- be as interesting and it wouldn’t to wrap the Canadian in a long hug. RIO DE JANEIRO—One by one, they als in 1992, they’ve boasted six titles mean as much. Rivard’s was one of two medals on wheeled off the court, fighting back between the two teams. “Yes, it’s crushing today. But we’ll the night for the swim team. Tess tears in a losing battle. The rest of the world, said women’s take the time, we’ll shed a few tears I Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., captured a Canada’s women’s wheelchair bas- coach Bill Johnson, has simply think, and . . . we’ll regroup for the silver in the women’s 200 individual ketball players had their dreams of a caught up. next Games.” medley. Nikita Howarth of New Zea- Paralympic medal dashed — again — “I think back to my first Games in The players gathered at their bench land won the gold in 2:57.29, while with a 78-60 quarter-final loss to the 2004, and on the women’s side there after the cruel final buzzer sounded Routliffe, who was born with hypo- Netherlands on Tuesday. were two (teams, figuratively), there for “high fives and ‘good job’ and chondroplasia dwarfism, finished in And now Canada, once so thor- was Canada and the U.S., and that ‘head up,’ ” said McLachlan, who 3:02.05. oughly dominant in the global was it,” Johnson said. “The growth plays in a pro wheelchair league in Rivard, who was born without a left wheelchair game, will leave the Para- has been incredible the last few Germany. “Still words of encourage- hand, claimed Canada’s first gold lympics without a medal in the event years, and it means that we have to ment.” medal of the Games when she won for the first time in nearly 30 years. keep working to keep up with the “This is such a great group of girls the 50 freestyle in a world record “It’s not a good feeling. It happened, rest of the world, and that’s what and everyone has been so positive. It time. She added a silver in the 200 the same thing in London (in 2012) sport is all about.” Canadian captain Cindy Ouellet had would be so easy after a loss like that individual medley two nights later. . . . It’s just a pretty awful feeling,” The growth is both a blessing and 20 points in Tuesday’s quarter-final to hang our heads and point fingers, Her Paralympic performance is said Cindy Ouellet, pausing to gulp curse for Canada. McLachlan said loss to the Netherlands. and no one is doing it, everyone is reminiscent of Penny Oleksiak, the back tears. “Sorry.” she wouldn’t want it any other way. being positive, and that’s fantastic. It 16-year-old who won gold in the The 27-year-old from City “I came from able-bodied sport at Rio Olympic Arena, but a Dutch means so much to be part of a team same event at last month’s Olympics, scored 20 points, while Janet McLa- where the competition was always buzzer-beater to end the period gave like that.” part of a four-medal performance. chlan of North Vancouver, B.C., add- really high, and that is, I think, what I the Netherlands a 60-49 advantage Canada went 3-1in the preliminary “That parallel has been drawn, and ed 18 to lead the defending world love about sport,” said McLachlan, heading into the fourth. round, the team’s one loss coming I can see why,” said Carla Qual- champions, who trailed just 19-18 af- who won two Canadian university Ouellet, who was diagnosed with against Britain. trough, Canada’s new sport minister ter the first quarter, but went into the titles with the University of Victoria bone cancer at the age of 12 that left The Canadian men, led by flag- and a Paralympic swimming med- dressing room trailing 42-29 at half- before suffering a devastating knee her with no feeling or movement in bearer David Eng, were expected to allist. “Aurelie is a wonderful ambas- time, a deficit they would never quite injury playing rugby. her left leg, wheeled painfully to the have a tough time in Rio after losing sador, and she’s the future.” make up. The Canadian women will The Canadian women also boast sideline as the clock ticked down. half of their roster after the London Table tennis player Stephanie Chan play China to decide fifth place on four straight world titles, between She’d dislocated her knee. Olympics. The biggest blow was the of Richmond, B.C., lost the bronze- Friday. 1994 and 2006, and are coming off a McLachlan said there were posi- retirement of Patrick Anderson, one medal match in the women’s class 7 Canada’s men’s team, who watched victory at the 2014 world tourna- tives to take away from the loss. of the greatest players in the history to Seong-Ok Kim of South Korea on with gloomy faces, fared no better ment in Toronto. “I honestly do feel like we left every- of the sport. 12-14, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8. Chan was the first in Rio. The defending Paralympic They would pull to within seven thing on the court, and it’s actually They won gold in three of the last Canadian to play for a medal at the champions went 0-5 in the prelimi- points in the third quarter Tuesday the most important thing. If we had four . modern Paralympics in table tennis. New sports hall of fame exhibit celebrates Terry Fox the athlete

‘He was running the greatest But an exhibit unveiled Tuesday at accomplished was an athletic feat, to the ocean waters off of St. John’s, who are learning the story. They’re Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame just but there were no benchmarks, no N.L., to begin his cross-Canada run not only learning the story of Terry race of all,’ younger brother days away from his namesake run standards. He wasn’t running against home to Vancouver. He was accom- Fox. They’re embracing it.” says of 5,300-km marathon would have meant a lot to Terry Fox, anyone. He was running in the great- panied by 17-year-old Darrell and The return of cancer to his lungs says younger brother Darrell. est race of all.” high school buddy Doug Alward. halted Fox in Thunder Bay, Ont., af- DONNA SPENCER Terry Fox saw his Marathon of The 36th edition of the Terry Fox “We were three young guys in a ter 5,342 kilometres. Fox died June THE CANADIAN PRESS Hope as much of an athletic endea- Run will be held in cities and towns stinky Ford van traversing the coun- 28, 1981, at age 22. CALGARY—Terry Fox won no races vour as it was a campaign to raise across Canada on Sunday. About try one mile at a time,” Darrell re- He was inducted into the sports hall nor set any Canadian running re- money and awareness about cancer. $700 million has been raised in his called. “I was a sponge to what Terry of fame two months after his death. cords. There wasn’t a frame of refer- “Terry did not crave recognition for name for cancer treatment and re- was accomplishing. I was witnessing The hall has devoted a room to the ence in 1980 for an above-the-knee himself. In fact, he ran away from it,” search. it, I was seeing the reaction of every- travelling exhibit entitled “Terry Fox: amputee running almost a marathon Darrell said. “He did appreciate be- Fox lost his right leg to bone cancer day Canadians on the side of the Running to the Heart of Canada” and daily on an artificial leg for 143 con- ing recognized as an athlete. at the age of 18 in 1977. On April 12, road. That’s what I experience every organized by the Canadian Museum secutive days. “He thought what he did, what he 1980, he dipped his prosthetic leg in- day now from that next generation of History. It runs until Dec. 31. ON OR0 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 TORONTO STAR⎮S7 >> SPORTS/SCOREBOARD

> BASKETBALL > HOCKEY > TENNIS > TENNIS > HOCKEY Thunder forward Canucks sign Nestor out Sharapova O’Reilly replaces gets new drug ban Ruutu to PTO of Davis Cup appeal delayed Seguin for Canada Oklahoma City Thunder forward VANCOUVER—The Vancouver Ca- HALIFAX—A lingering injury has LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—The verdict PITTSBURGH—Canada named Buffalo Mitch McGary has been suspended nucks have signed three players to forced Canadian doubles star Daniel in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against Sabres centre Ryan O’Reilly to its without pay for at least 10 games for professional tryout contracts, in- Nestor to skip this weekend’s Davis a two-year ban for doping has been World Cup squad Tuesday night to violating the terms of the league’s cluding veteran right winger Tuomo Cup playoff series in Halifax. The delayed a second time. Sharapova replace Tyler Seguin. Seguin will anti-drug policy. The league an- Ruutu. Vancouver also signed centre news came as a blow to the Canadian should find out the decision in her miss the tournament with an undis- nounced Tuesday that the suspen- James Sheppard and goaltender team, which learned last week they case against the International Ten- closed lower body injury. O’Reilly, sion will begin when the Thunder Kevin Carr. The 33-year-old Ruutu would be without top player Milos nis Federation next month, the 25, was one of only three players to forward has finished serving a five- played 33 games with the Devils last Raonic when they face Chile. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said win back-to-back IIHF World game drug suspension that was an- season and has 148 goals, 346 points 44-year-old Nestor says he pulled Tuesday. The Russian tennis star had Championship gold with Canada in nounced in July. After the previous and 596 penalty minutes in 735 NHL something in his calf before the U.S. initially hoped to get a fast-track ver- 2015 and 2016. O’Reilly also won gold suspension, McGary said in a state- games with Chicago, Carolina and Open and made the things worse by dict in July before the Rio Olympics. with Canada at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka ment that he needed to "take ac- New Jersey. He was selected ninth trying to play. Canada is 12th in the She was banned in June by the ITF Memorial Tournament. He will join countability and ensure that this overall in the 2001NHL draft by Chi- Davis Cup rankings while Chile sits after testing positive for meldonium the team Wednesday. does not happen again." cago. at No. 23. at the Australian Open. Star wire services

MLB HOCKEY CFL AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Bruce rf 400010 .191 2016 WORLD CUP EAST DIVISION T.Rivera 2b 413300 .333 GP W L T PF PA Pt EAST DIVISION EAST DIVISION Loney 1b 502000 .264 EXHIBITION Ottawa 10 5 4 1 262 255 11 R.Rivera c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .229 W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Hamilton 11 5 6 0 333 302 10 Syndergaard p201011 .167 Tuesday’s result Boston 81 63 .563 — — 6-4 L-1 42-31 39-32 Washington 86 59 .593 — — 7-3 L-1 45-28 41-31 Toronto 11 5 6 0 270 306 10 At Washington, D.C. Toronto 79 65 .549 2 — 3-7 L-1 42-31 37-34 N.Y. Mets 77 68 .531 9 — 8-2 W-1 38-33 39-35 b-Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Montreal 11 3 8 0 232 275 6 Baltimore 79 65 .549 2 — 6-4 W-1 45-25 34-40 Miami 72 73 .497 14 5 4-6 W-1 36-35 36-38 Reed p 000000 —- United States 3 Finland 2 WEST DIVISION N.Y. Yankees 77 67 .535 4 2 8-2 W-1 44-30 33-37 Philadelphia 64 81 .441 22 13 4-6 L-1 31-40 33-41 De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Wednesday’s games Tampa Bay 61 83 .424 20 18 3-7 W-1 35-40 26-43 Atlanta 56 89 .386 30 21 4-6 L-1 24-47 32-42 Totals 40 4 12 4 3 7 At Pittsburgh, Pa. Calgary 11 9 1 1 357 237 19 CENTRAL DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Czech Republic vs. North America, 3:30 p.m. B.C. 11 8 3 0 318 273 16 Canada vs. Russia, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg 11 7 4 0 276 239 14 Cleveland 83 60 .580 — — 6-4 L-1 47-25 36-35 Chicago Cubs 92 51 .643 — — 6-4 W-2 51-20 41-31 Turner cf 500002 .338 At Washington, D.C. Edmonton 11 5 6 0 324 326 10 1 Werth lf 501003 .248 Detroit 77 67 .535 6 /2 2 4-6 L-1 41-31 36-36 St. Louis 75 68 .524 17 1 5-5 L-2 32-40 43-28 Sweden vs. Europe, 7 p.m. Saskatchewan 11 1 10 0 205 364 2 1 Murphy 2b 512001 .348 Kansas City 74 70 .514 9 /2 5 5-5 L-2 42-27 32-43 Pittsburgh 70 73 .490 22 6 3-7 W-1 36-38 34-35 WEEK 13 1 End of Exhibition Schedule 2 Harper rf 320011 .247 Chicago WSox 69 74 .483 14 9 / 6-4 W-1 39-32 30-42 Milwaukee 64 81 .441 29 13 5-5 L-2 39-36 25-45 Bye: B.C. 1 1 1 Minnesota 54 91 .372 30 25 /2 4-6 W-1 29-46 25-45 Cincinnati 62 82 .431 30 /2 14 /2 5-5 W-5 36-37 26-45 Rendon 3b 402101 .276 PRELIMINARY ROUND Friday’s game WEST DIVISION WEST DIVISION Ramos c 402200 .304 (ROUND ROBIN) Montreal at Hamilton, 7 p.m. 1-Difo pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Texas 87 59 .596 — — 5-5 W-2 47-22 40-37 L.A. Dodgers 81 63 .563 — — 7-3 L-1 47-27 34-36 All Games at Air Canada Centre, Toronto Saturday’s games 1 Zimmerman 1b401001 .214 Seattle 76 68 .528 10 3 7-3 W-6 40-31 36-37 San Francisco 77 66 .538 3 /2 — 5-5 L-1 38-31 39-35 Saturday’s games Toronto at Winnipeg, 2 p.m. 1 1 1 Espinosa ss 300002 .216 Houston 75 70 .517 11 /2 4 /2 4-6 L-3 40-33 35-37 Colorado 69 75 .479 12 7 /2 4-6 L-1 37-35 32-40 Europe vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 5 p.m. 1 1 1 d-Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 L.A. Angels 63 80 .441 22 /2 15 /2 4-6 L-1 33-36 30-44 San Diego 60 84 .417 21 16 /2 4-6 W-1 33-38 27-46 Canada vs. Czech Republic, 8 p.m. Sunday’s game 1 Oakland 62 82 .431 24 17 5-5 W-2 33-42 29-40 Arizona 59 84 .413 21 /2 17 3-7 W-1 26-46 33-38 Lobaton c 000000 .216 Sunday’s games Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 4:30 p.m. Cole p 100001 .000 Tuesday’s results Chicago White Sox 11 Cleveland 4 Tuesday’s results Atlanta 12 Miami 7 Russia vs. Sweden, 3 p.m. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK a-Drew ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Finland vs. North America, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 2 Detroit 4 Minnesota 2 Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 4 Chicago Cubs 4 St. Louis 1 WEEK 12 — 1. Jeremiah Johnson, RB, B.C.; Glover p 000000 —- Monday, Sept. 19 Baltimore 6 Boston 3 L.A. Dodgers 8 N.Y. Yankees 2 Miami 7 Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 0 2. T.J. Heath, CB, Toronto; 3. DaVaris Kelley p 000000 .000 Czech Republic vs. Europe, 3 p.m. Minnesota 8 Detroit 1 Oakland 16 Kansas City 3 N.Y. Mets 4 Washington 3 (10 innings) L.A. Dodgers 8 N.Y. Yankees 2 Daniels, WR, Calgary. Seattle 8 L.A. Angels 1 c-Revere ph 100000 .217 North America vs. Russia, 8 p.m. N.Y. Yankees 3 L.A. Dodgers 0 N.Y. Yankees 3 L.A. Dodgers 0 Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2 Texas 4 Houston 3 (12 innings) San Diego 4 San Francisco 0 Gott p 000000 —- Tuesday, Sept. 20 Oakland 5 Kansas City 4 Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 3 Thursday’s games Washington 8 N.Y. Mets 1 Rzepczynski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —- Finland vs. Sweden, 3 p.m. CIS FOOTBALL Texas 3 Houston 2 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Minnesota at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Thursday’s games Melancon p 000000 —- Canada vs. United States, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. e-Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Wednesday, Sept. 21 WEEK FOUR Seattle at L.A. Angels Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Totals 38383114 North America vs. Sweden, 3 p.m. Saturday’s games Monday’s results N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Monday’s results L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets 001 020 000 1—4 12 1 Canada vs. Europe, 8 p.m. McMaster at Waterloo, 1 p.m. Wilfrid Laurier at Carleton, 1 p.m. Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2 Oakland at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. Arizona 12 Colorado 9 St. Louis at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Washington 010 000 002 0—3 8 0 Thursday, Sept. 22 Guelph at Ottawa, 1 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. a-struck out for Cole in the 5th. b-struck Finland vs. Russia, 3 p.m. Boston 12 Baltimore 2 York at Toronto, 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAMES out for Syndergaard in the 8th. c-lined out Czech Republic vs. United States, 8 p.m. 2016 Team Last 3 starts Western at Queen’s, 1 p.m. (changed from WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Conclusion of Round Robin 2016 Team Last 3 starts Team Pitcher Time W-L ERA Rec W-L IP ERA for Kelley in 8th. d-lined out for Espinosa 7 p.m.) in 9th. e-struck out for Melancon in 10th. Team Pitcher Time W-L ERA Rec W-L IP ERA Chicago Cubs Lester 16-4 2.51 21-7 2-0 22.0 0.41 1-ran for Ramos in the 9th. E—Reyes (6). Tampa Bay Cobb 0-0 4.09 1-1 0-0 11.0 4.09 St. Louis Martinez 1:45p 14-7 3.05 15-12 2-0 19.0 2.37 LOB—New York 10, Washington 6. 2B— NFL Toronto Estrada 12:37p 8-8 3.68 13-12 1-2 14.1 5.65 San Diego Perdomo 7-9 5.89 9-8 1-2 21.2 4.15 Cabrera 2 (28), Murphy (45), Ramos (23), Baltimore Gausman 7-10 3.61 12-14 2-0 19.0 1.42 San Francisco Bumgarner 3:45p 14-8 2.61 18-12 2-0 19.0 4.26 Zimmerman (16). 3B—Granderson (5). AMERICAN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE Boston Porcello 7:10p 20-3 3.21 22-7 3-0 21.0 3.00 N.Y. Mets Gsellman 2-1 3.92 2-1 1-1 17.0 4.76 HR—T.Rivera (1), off Melancon. RBIs— EAST EAST Minnesota Duffey 8-11 6.13 10-13 0-3 11.2 10.03 Washington Roark 4:05p 14-8 2.85 18-11 1-1 18.0 1.50 Granderson (49), T.Rivera 3 (6), Rendon WLT PctPFPA WLT PctPFPA Detroit Sanchez 7:10p 7-13 5.69 6-18 0-1 15.2 4.60 Pittsburgh Brault 0-2 3.38 1-4 0-1 14.0 3.21 (76), Ramos 2 (77). SB—Cabrera 2 (4), New England 1 0 0 1.000 23 21 N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 20 19 Philadelphia Thompson 7:05p 1-5 6.05 1-6 0-2 19.1 2.33 Oakland Manaea 5-9 4.40 9-11 1-2 16.1 3.31 Harper (21). SF—T.Rivera. Runners left in N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 22 23 Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 29 10 Kansas City Ventura 7:15p 10-10 4.26 16-12 1-1 17.1 4.15 Miami Fernandez 14-8 2.90 16-11 1-1 18.2 2.89 scoring position—New York 3; Washington Miami 0 1 0 .000 10 12 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 19 20 Cleveland Tomlin 11-8 4.85 16-9 0-2 10.1 14.81 Atlanta Teheran 7:10p 5-9 3.01 7-19 2-0 19.0 1.89 3. RISP—New York 1 for 8; Washington 3 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 7 13 Washington 0 1 0 .000 16 38 Chicago WSox Rodon 8:10p 7-8 3.80 11-13 3-0 19.0 2.37 Milwaukee Guerra 8-3 2.96 13-6 1-1 12.1 5.11 for 13. Runners moved up—Zimmerman. NORTH NORTH LIDP—R.Rivera, Robinson. DP—New York 1; Texas Darvish 5-4 3.28 8-6 1-1 17.1 4.67 Cincinnati Adleman 7:10p 2-3 3.88 4-5 0-2 17.0 4.24 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 38 16 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 25 16 Washington 1. Houston Musgrove 8:10p 2-4 4.78 2-5 1-2 15.2 4.02 Colorado Hoffman 0-3 5.60 0-4 0-2 13.2 3.29 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 13 7 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 39 35 N.Y. Mets IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Seattle Iwakuma 15-11 3.96 17-12 1-2 16.2 5.40 Arizona De La Rosa 9:40p 4-5 4.17 3-6 0-1 13.0 4.85 Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 23 22 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 27 23 L.A. Angels Skaggs 10:05p 3-3 4.13 3-6 2-0 18.0 1.50 Syndergaard 7 4 1 1 1 10 99 2.43 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 29 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 14 23 Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA (11). 3B—Schafer (1). HR—Polanco (2), Reed H, 36 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1.81 SOUTH SOUTH INTERLEAGUE off Boyd; Vargas (7), off Mantiply. RBIs— Griffin 7 4 2 2 1 7 92 4.78 Familia W, 3-3 1 3 2 1 0 0 28 2.50 Houston 1 0 0 1.000 23 14 Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 31 24 Polanco 4 (20), Grossman 2 (35), Vargas Claudio W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.91 2 L.A. Dodgers Kershaw 11-3 1.89 14-3 1-2 16.0 3.94 Salas H, 15 /3 10 0 0 1100.00 Scheppers S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 35 39 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 20 21 (14), Suzuki (46), Cabrera (89). SF—Suzuki. 1 N.Y. Yankees Pineda 4:05p 6-11 5.07 14-14 0-1 14.2 5.52 Blevins S, 1-2 /3 0 0 0 0 1 6 2.58 Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 23 27 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 34 35 Runners left in scoring position—Minnesota Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Estrada 8 8 0 151.2 139 3.68 3; Detroit 3. RISP—Minnesota 4 for 9; Peacock 6 3 1 1 2 5 79 2.70 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 16 25 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 24 31 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cole 5 9 3 3 2 6 96 4.71 Floyd 2 4 0 31.0 30 4.06 Detroit 1 for 4. Runners moved up—Dozier. Harris H, 24 1 1 0 0 1 2 19 2.20 WEST WEST Gregerson H, 13 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 2.92 Glover 2 1 0 0 1 0 22 4.50 Liriano 1 1 0 31.0 32 4.06 GIDP—Vargas, Murphy, V.Martinez. DP— Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 33 27 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 28 0 RAYS 6, BLUE JAYS 2 Giles L, 2-4 1 2 2 2 0 2 16 3.64 Kelley 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2.98 Tepera 0 1 0 13.0 12 4.15 Minnesota 1; Detroit 2. Denver 1 0 0 1.000 21 20 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 12 10 2 Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg. T—2:23. A—22,133 (42,060) at Houston. Gott /3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.00 Girodo 0 0 0 10.1 5 4.36 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 35 34 Arizona 0 1 0 .000 21 23Los Forsythe 2b 5 0 0 1 0 2 .277 Cecil 1 7 0 30.2 35 4.40 1 Gibson W, 6-9 8 5 1 1 3 4 108 5.08 Rzepczynski /3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 27 33 Angeles 0 1 0 .000 0 28 Kiermaier cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247 Stroman 9 7 0 178.0 151 4.55 Boshers 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 4.75 INTERLEAGUE Melancon L, 2-2 1 2 1 1 0 0 12 2.18 Longoria 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Chavez 1 2 0 41.1 42 4.57 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA T—3:22. A—25,796 (41,418) at Washington. WEEK ONE WEEK TWO Miller 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Dickey 9 14 0 164.1 121 4.60 2 Boyd L, 5-4 3 /3 8 7 7 1 2 74 4.43 YANKEES 3, DODGERS 0 Monday’s results Thursday’s game Franklin lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Hutchison 1 0 0 12.2 12 4.97 1 Farmer 4 /3 3 0 0 3 5 70 4.07 L.A. Dodgers AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Dickerson dh 4 2 2 0 0 1 .243 Venditte 0 0 0 8.2 7 5.19 Pittsburgh 38 Washington 16 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8:25 p.m. Mantiply 1 2 1 1 0 0 13 3.86 Kendrick 3b 301010 .267 SOCCER Souza Jr. rf 1 3 1 1 3 0 .239 Schultz 0 1 0 13.1 9 5.40 San Francisco 28 Los Angeles 0 Sunday, Sept. 18 T—2:48. A—26,393 (41,681) at Detroit. Turner dh 401001 .269 A.Ramirez ss 3 1 2 3 0 1 .300 Dermody 0 0 0 3.0 5 6.00 Sunday’s results San Francisco at Carolina, 1 p.m. Seager ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Wilson c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .250 Storen 1 3 3 33.1 32 6.21 ATHLETICS 5, ROYALS 4 MLS Baltimore 13 Buffalo 7 Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Puig lf 400002 .261 Totals 30 6 7 5 7 8 Loup 0 0 0 11.0 12 6.54 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Cincinnati 23 N.Y. Jets 22 Miami at New England, 1 p.m. Toronto AB R HBIBBSO Avg. Leon 0 0 0 2.1 2 7.71 Smolinski cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit 39 Indianapolis 35 New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Travis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 Feldman 2 1 0 13.1 14 8.78 a-Alonso ph-1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 .249 Ruiz c 200001 .154 GP W L T GF GA Pt Green Bay 27 Jacksonville 23 Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Bautista dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 .227 Barney 0 1 0 1.0 1 9.00 Semien ss 301111 .233 a-Pederson ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Toronto 28138 7 412946 Houston 23 Chicago 14 Tennessee at Detroit, 1 p.m. Encarnacion 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Morales 0 1 0 4.0 2 9.00 Valencia 1b-rf400002 .289 Hernandez cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .198 New York 29 12 9 8 49 37 44 Kansas City 33 San Diego 27 (OT) Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m. Martin c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .238 Antolin 0 0 0 2.0 1 13.50 Davis lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 b-Grandal ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 New York City29129 8 495044 Minnesota 25 Tennessee 16 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Tulowitzki ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .261 Diamond 0 0 0 1.0 0 27.00 Healy 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .297 Segedin rf 201001 .250 Philadelphia 29 11 10 8 48 45 41 New England 23 Arizona 21 Seattle at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. Upton lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Not including last night’s game Vogt c 400000 .259 d-Reddick ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Montreal 28 9 8 11 42 43 38 N.Y. Giants 20 Dallas 19 Tampa Bay at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Eibner rf-cf 310010 .200 Utley 2b 300002 .248 ORIOLES 6, RED SOX 3 Orlando 28 7 8 13 47 49 34 Oakland 35 New Orleans 34 Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Carrera rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .238 Nunez dh 300001 .000 Totals 32050110 New England 29 8 12 9 34 48 33 Philadelphia 29 Cleveland 10 Indianapolis at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Barney 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Pinder 2b 301001 .167 N.Y. Yankees AB R H BI BB SO Avg. D.C. 29 7 9 12 37 38 33 Seattle 12 Miami 10 Atlanta at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. a-Navarro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Jones cf 500003 .277 1-Wendle pr-2b010000 .281 Gardner cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Chicago 27 6 13 8 33 42 26 Goins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Schoop 2b 513101 .274 Totals 3256526 Refsnyder lf-rf401000 .268 Tampa Bay 31 Atlanta 24 Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. b-Saunders ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Machado 3b 501002 .305 Columbus 27 5 11 11 36 45 26 Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Sanchez dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .331 Thursday’s result Monday, Sept. 19 Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7 Trumbo dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Dyson cf 512000 .260 Castro 2b 403001 .268 WESTERN CONFERENCE Denver 21 Carolina 20 Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 000 030 102—6 7 0 Davis 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .226 Merrifield 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .281 Teixeira 1b 300010 .198 GP W L T GF GA Pt Toronto 000 002 000—2 9 0 Wieters c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Jackson 6-102, Crowder 6-58, Garcon 6-51, 2-Gore pr 000000 .000 McCann c 200011 .235 Dallas 29 15 8 6 45 37 51 LATE MONDAY a-flied out for Barney in the 7th. b-flied Hardy ss 211320 .262 Thompson 2-16, V.Davis 1-20, M.Jones 1-9, Hosmer 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Los Angeles 29 11 4 14 49 32 47 Stubbs rf 210012 .154 Headley 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Doctson 1-9. out for Goins in the 9th. LOB—Tampa Bay Morales dh 300012 .257 Colorado 27 12 5 10 29 24 46 STEELERS 38, REDSKINS 16 a-Bourn ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Judge rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .179 MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. 6, Toronto 7. 2B—Dickerson (32), Carrera Perez c 411000 .252 Salt Lake 28 12 8 8 42 40 44 Reimold lf 312200 .230 Ellsbury cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .270 Pittsburgh 0 14 10 14—38 (9). HR—A.Ramirez (6), off Stroman; Gordon lf 400000 .219 Kansas City 29 11 12 6 35 35 39 49ERS 28, RAMS 0 b-Kim ph-lf 000010 .308 Torreyes ss 100010 .280 Washington 6 0 3 7—16 Souza Jr. (17), off Biagini; Martin (18), off Cuthbert 3b 411000 .279 Portland 28 9 11 8 42 44 35 Totals 35696610 c-Gregorius ph-ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274 First Quarter Los Angeles 0 0 0 0—0 Smyly. RBIs—Forsythe (49), Souza Jr. Escobar ss 412100 .270 Vancouver 29 9 13 7 37 45 34 Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Totals 2938345 Wash—FG Hopkins 31, 5:56. San Francisco 7 7 0 14—28 (48), A.Ramirez 3 (44), Martin 2 (67). Orlando rf 402201 .296 San Jose 27 7 8 12 27 30 33 Pedroia 2b 402110 .332 L.A. Dodgers 000 000 000—0 5 0 Wash—FG Hopkins 40, 1:08. First Quarter SB—Kiermaier 2 (18). S—A.Ramirez. Totals 37 4 10 3 2 3 Seattle 27 9 13 5 33 37 32 Bogaerts ss 511102 .299 Oakland 000 010 040—5 6 1 N.Y. Yankees 000 000 210—3 8 0 Second Quarter SF—Hyde 11 run (Dawson kick), 3:30. Runners left in scoring position—Tampa Houston 27 5 11 11 32 37 26 Ortiz dh 501000 .317 Kansas City 000 201 001—4 10 2 a-flied out for Ruiz in 7th. b-struck out for Pgh—Brown 29 pass from Roethlisberger Second Quarter Bay 2 (Longoria, Franklin); Toronto 3 Note: Three points awarded for a win; one Betts rf 400000 .311 a-doubled for Smolinski in 8th. 1-ran for Hernandez in 7th. c-homered for Torreyes (Boswell kick), 10:10. SF—Draughn 3 run (Dawson kick), 8:21. (Encarnacion 2, Barney). RISP—Tampa Bay for a tie. H.Ramirez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Pinder in 8th. 2-ran for Merrifield in 9th. in the 7th. d-grounded out for Segedin in Pgh—Rogers 3 pass from Roethlisberger Third Quarter — No Scoring. 1 for 7; Toronto 0 for 2. LIDP—Longoria. Friday’s game Shaw 3b 413000 .255 E—Semien (19), Merrifield (4), Moylan the 8th. LOB—Los Angeles 6, New York 7. (Boswell kick), :27. Fourth Quarter GIDP—Forsythe, Dickerson, Upton, Pillar. Young lf 210020 .287 D.C. at Chicago, 8 p.m. SF—V.McDonald 8 pass from Gabbert (3). LOB—Oakland 2, Kansas City 8. 2B— 2B—Hernandez (8). HR—Ellsbury (9), off Third Quarter DP—Tampa Bay 2 (A.Ramirez, Forsythe, Bradley Jr. cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .274 Saturday’s games (Dawson kick), 12:12. Alonso (27), Cuthbert (26). HR—Davis Stripling; Gregorius (18), off Stripling; Pgh—FG Boswell 46, 11:18. Hanigan c 2 0 0 1 1 1 .167 Vancouver at Seattle, 4 p.m. Miller), (Longoria, Forsythe, Miller); Toronto Sanchez (14), off Chavez. RBIs—Sanchez Pgh—Brown 26 pass from Roethlisberger SF—Hyde 1 run (Dawson kick), 5:18. c-Leon ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .354 (37), off Duffy; Healy (9), off Duffy. Philadelphia at Portland, 6 p.m. 3 (Travis, Encarnacion), (Tulowitzki, Travis, (25), Ellsbury (52), Gregorius (65). Runners (Boswell kick), 7:01. Attendance—70,178 at Santa Clara, Calif. Totals 3539346 RBIs—Semien (60), Davis (90), Healy Dallas at New York City, 7 p.m. Encarnacion), (Carrera, Encarnacion). left in scoring position—Los Angeles 3; Wash—FG Hopkins 34, 2:01. TEAM STATISTICS LA SF Baltimore 050 000 001—6 9 1 (25), Alonso 2 (50), Escobar (49), Orlando Columbus at Orlando, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA New York 3. RISP—Los Angeles 0 for 5; Fourth Quarter First downs 10 28 2 Boston 020 010 000—3 9 0 2 (38). SB—Dyson (27), Escobar (17). 3 New England at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Smyly W, 7-11 5 / 5 2 2 1 4 101 4.98 New York 0 for 2. Runners moved up— Total Net Yards 185 320 1 Runners left in scoring position—Kansas Wash—Thompson 1 run (Hopkins kick), 13:01. Garton H, 1 /3 2 0 0 0 0 9 4.45 a-grounded out for Stubbs in the 8th. San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. Turner, Seager. GIDP—Teixeira, McCann. Rushes-yards 23-65 42-150 1 City 5. RISP—Oakland 2 for 2; Kansas City Pgh—D.Williams 15 run (Boswell kick), 5:48. Eveland H, 2 /3 0 0 0 0 1 6 8.41 b-walked for Reimold in 8th. c-grounded DP—Los Angeles 2. Houston at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m. Passing 120 170 2 2 for 10. Runners moved up—Hosmer 2. Pgh—D.Williams 6 run (Boswell kick), 1:54. Farquhar H, 3 /3 1 0 0 1 1 20 3.41 out for Hanigan in the 8th. E—Stubbs (1). Sunday’s games Punt Returns 4-38 2-11 Jepsen H, 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 5.40 LOB—Baltimore 8, Boston 9. 2B—Pedroia GIDP—Semien, Valencia, Vogt, Morales. L.A. Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Attendance—79,124 at Landover, Md. 2 Los Angeles at Kansas City, 2 p.m. Kickoff Returns 2-59 0-0 E.Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 3.80 (34), Shaw (33). HR—Hardy (9), off DP—Oakland 1; Kansas City 3. Urias 3 /3 40 0 3 2783.50 TEAM STATISTICS Pgh Wash 1 New York at Toronto, 5 p.m. Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-5 Coleman /3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.48 First downs 23 18 Toronto IPHRERBBSONP ERA Pomeranz; Reimold (6), off Pomeranz; Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 1 Comp-Att-Int 17-35-2 22-35-0 2 Howell /3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.31 Total Net Yards 435 384 Stroman L, 9-8 6 4 3 3 4 4 92 4.55 Schoop (24), off N.Ramirez; Bogaerts Cotton 5 /3 7 3 1 1 2 102 1.50 2 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-10 0-0 1 Stripling L, 4-7 2 /3 32 2 0 0344.20 UEFA CHAMPIONS Rushes-yards 30-147 12-55 Biagini 1 1 1 1 1 2 18 2.66 (19), off Bundy. RBIs—Schoop (77), Hardy Hendriks /3 0 0 0 0 1 6 4.02 Punts 10-43.1 7-45.6 Axford W, 6-4 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 4.32 Chavez 1 1 1 1 1 2 23 3.63 Passing 288 329 Cecil 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 4.26 3 (41), Reimold 2 (15), Pedroia (66), Bo- LEAGUE Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Dermody 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 9.00 Dull H, 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.24 N.Y. Yankees IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Punt Returns 0-0 1-17 gaerts (85), Hanigan (14). SB—Stubbs Penalties-Yards 10-102 2-10 2 1 Kickoff Returns 1-18 1-29 Feldman /3 0 1 1 2 0 19 9.00 Madson S, 30-36 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 3.17 Sabathia 6 /3 30 0 1 7934.10 (9). Runners left in scoring position— GROUP STAGE Time of Possession 27:50 32:10 2 Interceptions Ret. 2-0 1-26 Loup 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.54 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Warren W, 6-3 /3 00 0 0 1102.91 Baltimore 4; Boston 5. RISP—Baltimore 2 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1 1 2 Comp-Att-Int 27-37-1 30-43-2 Tepera /3 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.05 Duffy 7 /3 3 3 3 2 6 98 3.15 Clippard H, 22 /3 10 0 0 0120.50 Tuesday’s results for 7; Boston 1 for 10. Runners moved 1 RUSHING—Los Angeles, Gurley 17-47, Strahm L, 2-1 /3 1 1 1 0 0 10 1.06 1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-12 0-0 Garton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Betances S, 11 1 /3 10 0 0 2162.36 GROUP A up—Bourn, Ortiz. GIDP—Trumbo, Hanigan. 1 Punts 2-53.5 1-27.0 Keenum 3-10, M.Brown 1-5, Austin 1-2, Dermody pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Soria BS, 7-8 /3 2 1 1 0 0 11 4.19 T—3:02. A—32,615 (49,642) at New York. FC Basel 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Cunningham 1-1; San Francisco, Hyde 23- Loup pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. DP—Baltimore 1; Boston 1. Moylan 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.82 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Paris Saint-Germain 1 Arsenal 1 Penalties-Yards 4-81 9-55 88, Gabbert 9-43, Draughn 7-18, M.Davis Inherited runners-scored—Eveland 1-0, T—2:56. A—29,523 (37,903) at Kansas City. 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Bundy W, 9-5 5 /3 63 3 4 4953.88 Time of Possession 33:18 26:42 3-1. Farquhar 1-0, Feldman 1-1, Loup 2-1, Te- GROUP B Hunter H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3.18 RANGERS 3, ASTROS 2 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING—Los Angeles, Keenum 17-35-2- pera 2-0. HBP—Loup (Kiermaier). WP— 1 Benfica 1 Besiktas 1 Hart H, 3 /3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg. METS 4, NATIONALS 3 (10) RUSHING—Pittsburgh, D.Williams 26-143, 130; San Francisco, Gabbert 22-35-0-170. Loup. Umpires—Home, Bill Welke; First, Dynamo Kiev 1 Napoli 2 Brach H, 23 1 1 0 0 0 1 10 1.76 Gomez cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 N.Y. Mets AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Toussaint 3-6, Roethlisberger 1-(minus 2); RECEIVING—Los Angeles, Britt 4-67, Stu Scheurwater; Second, John 1 Britton S, 42-42 1 /3 10 0 0 1160.62 Mazara lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .268 Reyes 3b 500002 .275 GROUP C Washington, M.Jones 7-24, Thompson 4- Austin 4-13, Quick 3-23, Kendricks 2-15, Hirschbeck; Third, D.J. Reyburn. T—3:10. Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Beltran rf 300011 .278 Cabrera ss 512000 .277 23, Cousins 1-8. M.Brown 1-8, Cunningham 1-7, Higbee 1-2, A—38,338 (49,282) at Rogers Centre. Pomernz L, 10-12 2 4 5 5 2 3 63 4.60 Hoying rf 000000 .206 Barcelona 7 Celtic 0 Cespedes lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .290 PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 27-37- Gurley 1-(minus 5); San Francisco, Kerley Hembree 2 1 0 0 1 2 30 2.62 Beltre dh 411100 .298 Manchester City vs. Borussia BLUE JAYS STATISTICS Granderson cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .222 1-300; Washington, Cousins 30-43-2-329. 7-61, Patton 5-60, Draughn 2-18, V.Mc- Kelly 2 1 0 0 1 2 30 6.19 Odor 2b 411002 .282 Monchengladback (postponed) BATTING AB R H HR RBI AVG Familia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —- RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, Brown 8-126, Donald 2-14, Smith 2-13, Hyde 2-5, Celek Barnes 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 4.19 Moreland 1b 400004 .242 GROUP D Travis 340 47 104 10 46 .306 1 Salas p 000000 —- Rogers 6-59, D.Williams 6-28, James 5-31, 1-15, Gabbert 1-(minus 16). Ross Jr. /3 10 0 1 0113.33 Andrus ss 412100 .293 Donaldson 518 112 147 34 92 .284 1 Blevins p 000000 .000 Bayern Munich 5 Rostov 0 Coates 2-56; Washington, Reed 7-64, MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. N.Ramirez 1 /3 11 1 1 2236.40 Profar 3b 301110 .252 Encarnacion 531 90 142 39 115 .267 1 PSV Eindhoven 0 Atletico Madrid 1 Abad /3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.11 Alberto 3b 000000 .163 Paredes 15 2 4 1 2 .267 T—3:29. A—38,041 (37,499) at Boston. Chirinos c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Wednesday’s games Barney 266 34 71 4 19 .267 a-Gallo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059 GROUP E BETTING Pillar 484 52 128 7 48 .265 TWINS 8, TIGERS 1 Lucroy c 100000 .300 LIVE TV/RADIO CSKA Moscow at Bayer Leverkusen, Saunders 451 69 119 23 54 .264 Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Totals 33363312 THE LINES Tulowitzki 417 50 107 23 71 .257 Dozier 2b 423010 .280 Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. 2:45 p.m. Martin 395 55 94 17 65 .238 Polanco ss 423410 .298 Springer rf 400000 .253 WEDNESDAY AS Monaco at Tottenham, 2:45 p.m. MLB NFL Carrera 227 40 54 5 18 .238 Grossman lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .275 Bregman 3b 400002 .259 GROUP F Bautista 360 57 82 18 58 .228 Vargas 1b 513101 .273 Altuve 2b 413100 .340 BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE THURSDAY Smoak 288 32 64 14 34 .222 Correa ss 300001 .272 Borussia Dortmund at Legia Warsaw, FAVOURITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Suzuki dh 401101 .271 Rays at Blue Jays, 12:30 p.m. SNO FAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE 2:45 p.m. 1 Upton 126 17 26 4 15 .206 Gurriel 1b 300002 .328 BUFFALO 3 PK (40 /2)NY Jets Escobar 3b 500001 .253 Orioles at Red Sox, 7 p.m. TSN4 TORONTO -193 Tampa Bay +178 Lake 35 5 7 1 2 .200 Marisnick cf 000000 .213 Sporting CP at Real Madrid, 2:45 p.m. Murphy c 310021 .143 Mariners at Angels, 10 p.m. TSN4 BOSTON -160 Baltimore +150 SUNDAY Goins 176 13 33 3 12 .188 Gattis dh 300002 .244 1 Schafer rf 311000 .296 GROUP G DETROIT -165 Minnesota +155 DETROIT 3 /2 6 (47) Tennessee Rasmus cf-lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .210 GOLF 1 1 Navarro 18 1 3 0 2 .167 Buxton cf 400002 .221 2 2 Leicester City at Club Brugge, 2:45 p.m. KANSAS CITY -145 Oakland +135 HOUSTON 1 / 2(43/) Kansas City Thole 116 7 18 1 7 .155 Gonzalez lf-1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 1 1 Totals 37 8 13 8 4 7 N. ENGLAND 4 /2 6 /2 (41 /2)Miami LPGA: Evian Championship, 5 a.m. (Thurs.) FC Copenhagen at FC Porto, 2:45 p.m. CHICAGO -111 Cleveland +101 Ceciliani 27 2 3 0 1 .111 Castro c 311100 .214 1 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Baltimore 4 6 /2 (43) CLEVELAND Totals 2924219 GOLF Texas -120 HOUSTON +110 Colabello 29 0 2 0 1 .069 GROUP H 1 Kinsler 2b 400000 .277 PITTSBURGH 4 3 /2 (48) Cincinnati Texas 010 000 002—3 6 0 LOS ANGELES -108 Seattle -102 Burns 6 2 0 0 0 .000 Maybin cf 411001 .315 HOCKEY 1 1 Houston 000 101 000—2 4 1 Sevilla FC at Juventus, 2:45 p.m. INTERLEAGUE WASHINGTON 3 /2 3(45/2) Dallas Dominguez 11 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabrera 1b 401100 .309 1 a-walked for Chirinos in 7th. E—Bregman WORLD CUP EXHIBITION Dinamo Zagreb at Lyon, 2:45 p.m NY GIANTS 4 /2 5 (53) New Orleans Pompey 2 2 0 0 0 .000 V.Martinez dh401001 .293 L.A. Dodgers -193 N.Y. YANKEES +178 1 1 (10). LOB—Texas 6, Houston 1. 2B— North America vs. Czech Republic, 3:30 p.m. CAROLINA 13 /2 13 (45 /2)San Francisco PITCHING W L SV IP SO ERA J.Martinez rf400002 .318 NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 1 Gomez (19), Odor (31), Andrus (28). 3B— SNO CONCACAF CHAMPIONS ARIZONA 8 6 /2 (50 /2)Tampa Bay Collins lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239 1 Goins 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.00 Europe vs. Sweden, 7 p.m. SN360 Chicago -130 ST. LOUIS +120 Seattle 4 3 /2 (OFF) L. ANGELES Aybar 3b 301010 .235 Andrus (7). HR—Beltre (30), off Peacock; Benoit 2 0 1 18.2 18 0.48 LEAGUE 1 SAN FRAN -280 San Diego +250 DENVER 4 6 (45 /2) Indianapolis Saltalamacchia c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .180 Altuve (24), off Griffin; Castro (11), off Russia vs. Canada, 7:30 p.m. SNO Osuna 2 2 32 62.0 74 2.32 1 1 1 Griffin. RBIs—Beltre (97), Andrus (62), WASHINGTON -165 New York +155 OAKLAND 5 /2 4 /2 (49 /2)Atlanta Biagini 4 2 1 60.0 53 2.55 Iglesias ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .244 SOCCER GROUP STAGE Totals 3216135 Profar (19), Altuve (94), Castro (32). SB— Pittsburgh -128 PHILADELPHIA +118 SAN DIEGO 3 3 (47) Jacksonville Grilli 5 3 2 36.1 51 2.72 1 1 Minnesota 203 200 001—8 13 0 Odor (13), Andrus (22). Runners left in UEFA CHAMPION'S LEAGUE Tuesday’s results Milwaukee -115 CINCINNATI +105 Green Bay +1 2 /2 (43 /2)MINNESOTA Sanchez 13 2 0 173.0 140 3.17 Detroit 100 000 000—1 6 0 scoring position—Texas 4. RISP—Texas 2 Juventus FC vs. Sevilla FC, 2:30 p.m. TSN4 Kansas City vs. Vancouver Miami -131 ATLANTA +121 MONDAY Happ 18 4 0 170.1 149 3.33 for 10. GIDP—Beltran, Gonzalez. Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. PFC CSKA Police United vs. Pachua ARIZONA -135 Colorado +125 CHICAGO 3 3 (43) Philadelphia Barnes 0 0 0 10.2 10 3.38 LOB—Minnesota 8, Detroit 7. 2B—Dozier (34), Polanco (12), Grossman (18), Maybin DP—Texas 1; Houston 1. Moscow, 2:30 p.m. TSN2 Real Estelf vs. Suchitepequez Home teams in capitals Updated odds available at Pregame.com S8⎮TORONTO STAR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 ON ON0 >> WEATHER

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Morning8 a.m. Afternoon2 p.m. Evening7 p.m. Overnightlow Tomorrow Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 21 23 24 26 26 17 20 18 9 12 16 17 14 15 RealFeel: 14 RealFeel: 18 RealFeel: 16 RealFeel: 10 P.O.P.: 0% P.O.P.: 0% P.O.P.: 70% P.O.P.: 30% P.O.P.: 5% Clouds and a few Clouds and sun Clear and comfortable Clear and cooler Pleasant Nice with sunshine Showers and Clouds and sun, stray Partly sunny and showers thunderstorms showers pleasant Wind NW 12-25 km/h Wind NNW 15-25 km/h Wind NNW 12-25 km/h Wind N 10-20 km/h Wind E 8-16 km/h AccuWeather RealFeel‰ The exclusive AccuWeather composite index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors P.O.P: Probability of Precipitation

Air Quality Toronto downtown today ONTARIO TODAYBARRIE: 19/5 A morning shower in the area; cooler. Cooler tonight. THREE-DAY FORECASTS AIR QUALITY HEALTH INDEX ORANGEVILLE: 20/6 KAWARTHAS: 20/4 Not COTTAGE COUNTRY: 16/4 After a cloudy start, c pc t sf i Clearing and not as warm. as warm with a shower in sunshine returns. Clear and moonlit tonight. -cloudy -partly cloudy -thunderstorms -snow flurries -ice Cooler tonight. spots. Colder tonight. s-sunny sh-showers r-rain sn-snow

YESTERDAY TODAY YESTERDAY TODAY Ontario Canada Barrie 3 low Miss’auga 3 low TODAY THUR. FRI. TODAY THUR. FRI. Brampton 4 low Newmarket 3 low Bancroft 17/3pc 18/3s 21/9s Banff 21/4pc 20/4s 19/5pc Guelph 3 low Oshawa 2 low Barrie 19/5pc 20/7s 23/13pc Calgary 22/8c 21/8s 23/10pc Hamilton 3 low St. Cath. 3 low Bracebridge 18/4pc 20/6s 22/10pc Char’town 23/10pc 16/9r 18/11pc Kitchener 3 low Toronto 4 low Brantford 21/8sh 20/8s 23/15pc Churchill 9/4c 12/6r 9/7c Cornwall 20/6r 19/3s 22/9pc Edmonton 23/7pc 22/7s 23/9pc UV Index Toronto downtown peak today Dryden 16/8s 20/14pc 19/14r Frederictn 24/6sh 19/4pc 20/8s Goderich 19/7pc 19/9s 22/14pc Goose Bay 14/2c 14/3c 17/10pc USE SUNSCREEN Hamilton 22/11r 20/11s 23/17pc Halifax 22/12pc 19/10r 19/12pc Huntsville 17/5pc 19/6s 21/10pc Iqaluit 8/-1sh 2/-5pc 1/-4c Kenora 16/9s 19/12pc 18/9r Kamloops 28/10pc 27/10s 27/12pc Kingston 21/8r 19/8s 21/16pc Kelowna 26/7s 27/8s 27/10pc Kitchener 20/6sh 20/7s 22/13pc Barrie 5 Guelph 4 Miss’auga 4 Oshawa 4 Moncton 25/7r 17/5pc 19/9pc London 21/7sh 21/8s 23/14pc Brampton 4 Hamilton 4 Newmarkt 4 St. Cath. 3 Montreal 20/8r 19/8s 21/13pc Niagara 21/12r 20/10s 24/19pc Burlington 4 Kitchener 4 Oakville 4 Toronto 4 Prince Grg 22/7s 21/8pc 17/9r North Bay 15/5pc 18/6s 20/12c Quebec 17/5r 18/6s 19/8pc Electricity Week Ottawa 19/6r 19/6s 22/13pc Regina 20/6s 21/4pc 20/7s 7 days to Monday, average Owen Sound 17/8pc 19/8s 22/13c Saint John 20/8pc 19/6pc 19/9s wholesale price, ¢ per kWh Parry Sound 17/7pc 20/9s 22/13c St. John’s 21/13pc 18/7c 10/5r Weekday 3.75 Pembroke 17/4pc 19/6s 21/10pc Saskatoon 22/6s 22/6s 24/8s 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Peterboro’ 20/3c 20/5s 23/12pc Vancouver 20/11c 20/10pc 19/12c Sudbury 16/5s 19/6s 20/11c Victoria 21/11s 19/11s 19/12pc Other times 0.21 S. Ste Marie 18/7s 21/9s 22/13c Whistler 26/8pc 25/8s 22/11c Peak demand MW Thunder Bay 17/3pc 20/10s 18/12r Whitehrse 15/5pc 15/8r 16/6c Sep. 7 23213 KITCHENER: 20/6 Not NIAGARA: 21/12 Not as OSHAWA: 21/10 Not as HAMILTON: 22/11 Not Timmins 14/5c 19/9s 21/11pc Winnipeg 20/9s 21/13pc 19/7c Trenton 21/7r 20/6s 22/15pc Yarmouth 21/10s 19/8c 19/11s 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. as warm; spotty morning warm with rain tapering off. warm with clearing. Cooler as warm with rain ending. Electricity week appears Wednesday. Source: www.ieso.ca showers. Cooler tonight. Cooler tonight. tonight. Partly cloudy tonight. Windsor 22/13pc 21/13s 24/15pc Yellowknife 7/-2r 9/5c 15/8c Local Almanac United States Europe Asia-Pacific Pearson airport TODAY THUR. FRI. TODAY THUR. FRI. TODAY THUR. FRI. PRECIPITATION Anchorage 14/10pc 14/9r 15/8sh Amsterdam 30/18s 29/17pc 22/14t Auckland 17/12r 18/13r 19/14c Aspen Outlook today: 6 mm 19/2sh 18/1pc 21/2pc Ankara 24/11pc 23/9pc 23/8s Bangkok 33/25t 34/25t 34/25t Atlanta Record: 57.1, 1982 30/21t 29/22pc 28/22c Athens 30/21s 31/20s 31/21s 31/18pc 33/18s 33/18pc Atlantic City Yesterday*: nil 32/16pc 24/12pc 25/14s Belfast 21/14r 18/10c 16/10sh Hong Kong 33/28pc 32/27c 32/27pc Baltimore Record: 36.0, 1987 33/17pc 26/15s 25/16pc Belgrade 27/15pc 29/16pc 30/17s Jakarta 31/25t 32/24t 31/24t Boston Year to date: 429.0 mm 29/14t 20/13s 22/14s Berlin 28/14s 26/14s 27/14c Karachi 33/24s 34/26s 34/26s *24 hours through 5 p.m. Chicago 22/15pc 24/16pc 26/19t Brussels 31/17s 27/15pc 22/13t Manila 31/26t 31/26t 32/26t Dallas Budapest TEMPERATURE 34/24t 34/24t 33/23t 28/15pc 28/15s 29/15pc Mumbai 31/26sh 30/27sh 30/27r Honolulu Normal high: 21.3 30/25sh 30/25sh 31/25c Copenhagen 24/16s 24/14s 22/13pc New Delhi 34/26pc 35/26s 36/25s Record: 35.0 in 1952 Houston 32/24t 33/24t 32/24t Dublin 20/15r 19/10c 17/11c Seoul 28/18s 28/19pc 28/19c Normal low: 9.9 Las Vegas 30/20s 33/21s 33/21s Frankfurt 31/18s 30/16pc 23/14t Singapore 30/26c 31/25t 32/25pc Record: 1.7 in 1964 Los Angeles 24/16pc 26/16pc 26/16pc Geneva 28/15t 20/12t 20/12t Sydney 23/13r 22/12pc 22/12s Yesterday: 27.8/14.4 Miami 32/25t 33/25pc 33/26t Glasgow 19/13c 22/11sh 16/10sh Tokyo 27/23r 28/23c 26/23c Myrtle Bch 28/21t 28/21pc 28/22c Helsinki 16/8s 19/7pc 15/7pc SUN New Orl’ns 33/26t 34/26t 33/26t Kiev 20/6pc 19/7s 22/8s Africa, Middle East Rises today: 6:57 a.m. New York 31/16pc 24/16s 24/16s Lisbon 22/15pc 23/16pc 26/18s Amman 29/18s 30/18s 28/18s Sets today: 7:30 p.m. Orlando 31/24t 32/24t 31/24t London 29/17s 29/16s 21/12sh Baghdad 42/23s 42/23s 42/24s Rises Thur.: 6:58 a.m. Palm Beach 32/25t 32/25pc 32/26t Madrid 21/10pc 22/10pc 26/12s Beirut 30/25pc 30/25s 30/24s MOON Philadelphia 33/18pc 26/15s 26/16s Moscow 13/6pc 12/8c 12/5c Cairo 35/25s 35/24s 33/23s Rises today: 6:21 p.m. Pittsburgh 27/12pc 23/13s 28/19pc Oslo 24/13pc 24/15pc 18/11pc Dakar 30/26pc 31/27pc 32/26c Sets today: 4:15 a.m. Salt Lake 22/11c 23/11pc 25/11s Paris 30/16pc 22/14t 21/13t Harare 27/10s 28/12s 30/14s Rises Thur.: 6:58 p.m. San Fran 22/13pc 20/12pc 21/12pc Prague 28/13s 27/14pc 25/13t Jerusalem 27/19s 28/18s 26/17s St. Louis 29/21c 29/22c 29/22t Rome 27/18pc 26/19t 25/16t Jo’burg 23/11sh 26/15s 28/9s Full: Sep. 16 Tampa 30/25t 32/25t 32/25t Stockholm 21/13s 20/7pc 16/6pc Lagos 27/24t 28/23c 29/25c Wash., DC 34/20pc 27/18s 27/19pc Vienna 27/14pc 28/16pc 27/15t Nairobi 26/14c 25/13pc 26/12t Last: Sep. 23 Wichita 26/19t 29/20t 28/17t Warsaw 23/9s 23/9s 25/12pc Riyadh 40/22s 40/23s 40/22s New: Sep. 30 Caribbean & Latin America Acapulco 32/25t 32/26t 31/25t Cancun 32/26t 32/26t 32/26t Nassau 32/25pc 32/25pc 32/26pc Half: Oct. 9 Bermuda 29/25pc 29/26s 29/24s Caracas 32/24pc 33/25pc 32/24pc Puerto Plata 32/24t 32/24pc 32/24pc ON THE WEB Belize City 31/26t 31/26t 32/26t Havana 31/23t 31/23pc 32/23t Rio de Jan. 30/22s 27/20c 26/22pc • thestar.com Bogota 17/9c 19/8r 20/9t Kingston 32/26t 33/26pc 32/26pc Santiago 22/9pc 21/10c 20/7pc • airqualityontario.com Bridgetown 31/26sh 32/27pc 31/27pc Lima 23/16s 23/16c 23/16pc S. 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