National Sports

Tiger Woods had yet another surgery on his lower back on Friday morning. This one he hopes will relieve some of the spasms he experienced this year. It was the sixth surgery on his lower back in the last 10 years.

BRUSSELS — Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton rebounded from a disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics by capturing Diamond League gold on Friday. Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S.

TORONTO — Toronto FC welcomes Austin FC to BMO Field for the first time Saturday, in a battle of two teams on the MLS playoff bubble. "It's an important game," said Toronto captain Jonathan Osorio. "We know what's at stake.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a professional tryout on Friday. Dermott, a 27-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., produced two goals, five assists and 26 penalty minutes in 50 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season.

MONTREAL — Laurent Courtois knows his team is struggling. With CF Montreal on a slide and their Major League Soccer season hanging in the balance, the head coach needs his players to keep their heads high. “Keep the course,” Courtois said.

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, led the International Tennis Hall of Fame's fan vote her first year on the ballot — an important part to possible selection to the hall's next class.

TORONTO — He's firmly among Canada's top three-year-olds but My Boy Prince faces a stiff test Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The '24 King's Plate runner-up will be part of a global field in the $1-million Woodbine Mile turf event.

The Canadian men's rugby team is headed to Europe in November to play Chile and Romania in Bucharest. Canada, currently ranked 22nd in the world, will face No. 21 Chile on Nov. 9 and No. 20 Romania on Nov. 16.

HAMILTON — For Scott Milanovich and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, what's understood need not be discussed. Hamilton (3-9) hosts Ottawa (8-3-1) on Saturday afternoon in an important East Division matchup for both teams.