National Sports

NEW YORK — Eugenie Bouchard was blunt when assessing her inconsistent performance in her second-round loss at the U.S. Open on Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA — Colin Kaepernick and his legal team are driving inside NFL territory, forcing the league and its 32 teams to brace for a defensive stand.

MONTREAL — Goals have been scarce, but the Montreal Impact are prepared to play out the season with a threesome of strikers who have scored only five goals between them this season.

CALGARY — Davis Love III got a good glimpse of the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Thursday, a day in advance of competing at the Shaw Charity Classic for the first time.

Quick Six will be safe Monday. Edmonton receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams has been very innovative this year regarding his post-touchdown celebrations.

ZURICH — American sprinter Noah Lyles raced through a slight headwind to win the 200 metres in 19.67 seconds at the Diamond League finals on Thursday. The 21-year-old Lyles clocked just 0.

SASKATOON — A golf bag sporting the Humboldt Broncos logo as a tribute to the Saskatchewan junior hockey team has been auctioned off for $19,000. Canadian golfer Alena Sharp had the bag made for last week's CP Women's Open in Regina.

Confident in the young talent at his disposal, Canada coach John Herdman says he's not going to beg players to wear the Maple Leaf.

TORONTO — Jonathan Osorio, enjoying a career year, has elected to stay with Toronto FC rather than test the waters outside Major League Soccer. The 26-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont.

Ottawa quarterback Trevor Harris says the Redblacks have the ability and the motivation to be an elite CFL team.