National Sports

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez is out of the Volvo Car Open after losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in the second round on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Fernandez, from Laval, Que.

Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler is out indefinitely with a head injury. Jets coach Paul Maurice said the team will treat the injury as if it's a concussion even though Winnipeg does not have an exact diagnosis.

TORONTO — The third edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament has been shifted to Malaysia this summer because of pandemic-related restrictions. The tournament will take place in June-July. Organizers say it will return to Canada in 2022.

Three-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse won't be with Canada's sprint team when it races on the global stage for the first time in more than a year.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have placed forward Brendan Gallagher on long-term injured reserve with a fractured thumb. The team says Gallagher is expected to miss at least six weeks.

ARLINGTON, Texas — New Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer's debut with the team could be delayed further after he suffered a setback in his rehab on Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have released Travis Rudolph after the American wide receiver was arrested for first-degree murder in Florida on Wednesday.

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has signed a five-year contact extension with the club. The move on Wednesday comes three months after president Mark Shapiro also signed a five-year extension with the Blue Jays.

The road back to Canada led through Iceland and Portugal for Cloe Lacasse. Lacasse, a former collegiate soccer star at the University of Iowa, had just turned 19 when she attended a Canadian under-20 camp in Montreal in 2012.

TORONTO — The 2020 Major League Baseball season is underway, ending months of anticipation for both sports enthusiasts and statheads.