National Sports

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou recovered from first-lap trouble at Portland International Raceway to win for the third time this season and reclaim the IndyCar points lead.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The most notable catch in Saturday's game between No. 22 Miami and Appalachian State didn’t even happen on the field. Wasn’t even a football. It was a cat.

BERGAMO, Italy — Montreal ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen won silver at the Lombardia Trophy figure skating competition on Sunday. Italy's Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri took the gold with 205.

VIENNA (AP) — Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa was disqualified for wearing the wrong shoes after winning the Vienna Marathon on Sunday.

Canada coach Kingsley Jones had hoped the road to the Rugby World Cup would lie through the U.S. and Uruguay. But, in the wake of a qualifying playoff loss to the U.S.

VANCOUVER — Dome, sweet dome. Starting a series of four dates at B.C. Place over their next five games, the B.C. Lions returned to their home turf in fine style on Saturday night with a 45-13 win over the Ottawa Redblacks.

CINCINNATI — Toronto FC coach Javier Perez felt his side had a hard time adjusting to the unexpected absence of their designated player. TFC was without Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo Saturday.

CAMPBELLVILLE, ONTARIO — Trevor Henry has his first victory in the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup. The driver from Arthur, Ont.

Saturday's Games CFL Winnipeg 33 Saskatchewan 9 Calgary 32 Edmonton 16 B.C.

MONTREAL — It took a perfectly executed free kick to end CF Montreal's seven-game unbeaten streak at home. Montreal's strong performances at home this season – both in Montreal and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.