National Sports

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Canada's latest win at the world hockey championship left Mark Stone with a renewed sense of confidence heading into the gold-medal game.

HALIFAX — Rimouski Oceanic star Alexis Lafreniere has been named the Canadian Hockey League's top player while Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Ian Scott of the Prince Albert Raiders earned top goaltender honours.

SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was called up by the San Francisco Giants and put in the starting lineup to make his major league debut in Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

GOTZIS, Austria — Canada's Damian Warner ran the world's fastest ever decathlon 100 metres on Saturday, and is in first place after Day 1 of the Gotzis Hypo-Meeting. The 29-year-old from London, Ont., clocked 10.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It's not the Stanley Cup playoffs, but for hockey broadcaster Chris Ballard, the upcoming ECHL's Kelly Cup final could be even more exciting. The 32-year-old St. John's, N.L.

The Big 3 are still very much around. They're still leading the rankings, still collecting the biggest trophies. And they're still the dominant figures in men's tennis, responsible for the main storylines when the French Open starts Sunday.

LONDON — Canada won two of three matches Saturday to advance to the Cup quarterfinals at the HSBC London Sevens.

PARIS — On the day Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open for her second consecutive major championship, she was asked whether it was too soon to start thinking about grabbing four in a row.

LONDON — Adam Zaruba scored three tries as Canada capped pool play Saturday at the rugby sevens World Series London stop with a 31-12 victory over Japan.

HALIFAX — Small-market teams in the Canadian Hockey League are finding ways to succeed against the big boys.