TORONTO — As Kevin Pillar rounded third, he had one thought on his mind as he ran toward his teammates waiting at home plate: protect his jersey. Pillar had promised his mom Wendy and his wife Amanda that he’d take a Mother’s Day picture with them after Toronto’s 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday and he wanted to …

Canadian paddlers had a successful final day of action at this weekend’s Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois Rivieres, Que., scored Canada’s only gold of the weekend, picking up the victory in the women’s C1 200 metre event. Vincent-Lapointe finished the final in 45.842 seconds, just ahead of teammate Katie Vincent, who took bronze in 46.295. Vincent, of Mississauga, Ont., …

It’ll be an all-Ontario Hockey League matchup on Sunday in the Memorial Cup final when the Windsor Spitfires play the Erie Otters. The host Spitfires (3-0) haven’t played since locking up a berth in the final with a 4-2 round-robin win over Erie on Wednesday. The OHL champion Otters (3-1) knocked off the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Saint …

Canadian diver Pamela Ware won the gold medal in the three-metre springboard final at the FINA Grand Prix in Madrid Friday. Ware finished with a total score of 301.35 points, more than five ahead of silver medallist American Maria Coburn, who finished with 295.7 points. Inga Jensen, of the Netherlands, took home the bronze medal at 295.6. ”It felt great being on the …

Some 10 athletes, including 2015 world champion hurdler Sergey Shubenkov, encountered issues with obtaining visas to compete in the Prefontaine Classic track meet. The meet starting Friday night is the only U.S. stop for the international Diamond League series. Organizer Tom Jordan said it was the first time in nearly a decade that athletes had encountered visa problems traveling to …