National Sports

KINGSTON, Ont. — You won't hear Prince Edward Island skip Bryan Cochrane bellowing orders to his teammates at the Tim Hortons Brier. He lets a whistle do the work.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Toronto centre-fielder Teoscar Hernandez drove in three runs as the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in pre-season action on Friday.

A mistake by American president Donald Trump earned CFL player R.J. Harris plenty of social media attention Friday.

MONTREAL — Injuries are piling up for Montreal, and that's posing a serious challenge for first-year coach Thierry Henry ahead of the Impact's Major League Soccer season opener.

TORONTO — A look at Toronto FC as the 2020 MLS season kicks off: LAST SEASON: Toronto finished fourth in the Eastern Conference at 13-10-11, lost 3-1 to Seattle in MLS Cup final.

Continuity and consistency are the buzzwords in 2020 for Toronto FC, which is looking to build on a second-half surge last season that carried it to the MLS Cup final for the third time in four years.

EDMONTON — Newly acquired Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mike Green will miss three to four weeks with a knee injury. The Oilers announced Friday that Green has a sprained MCL. He was hurt in a loss against Vegas on Wednesday.

Not many rugby clubs travel with a lawyer but the Toronto Arrows have that covered with Tomas de la Vega. The 29-year-old Argentine international managed to combine law studies with top-flight rugby while living in Buenos Aires.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts agreed to a contract extension with veteran Canadian long-snapper Jake Reinhart on Friday. The agreement will keep Reinhart with Toronto through the 2022 season. He became a free agent Feb. 11.

The Super League challenge turns up a notch for the winless Toronto Wolfpack on Saturday when the transatlantic rugby league team takes on defending champion St. Helens.