National Sports

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse opened the outdoor season with a fast time on Saturday. The three-time Olympic medallist from Markham, Ont., ran 9.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — CF Montreal rose to the occasion. Toronto FC didn't. Mason Toye, Romell Quioto, Victor Wanyama and Djordje Mihailovic scored Saturday as Montreal rolled over Toronto for a 4-2 win in the Canadian rivals' MLS season opener.

The highlights of Saturday’s AP Sports report. An up-to-the minute listing of all stories planned, including games and events, is available in Coverage Plan on AP Newsroom, http://newsroom.ap.

IMOLA, Italy — World champion Lewis Hamilton edged out the Red Bull duo to claim pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday.

MARIETTA, Ga. — The Toronto Arrows ran in seven tries Saturday to thrash the Seattle Seawolves 52-7 in Major League Rugby play. Both teams came into the game in need of a win ranked at the bottom in their respective conferences.

Toronto FC is looking at hosting Mexico's Cruz Azul at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., later this month. The two teams are set to meet April 27 in the first leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.

OSAKA, Japan — World champion Anna Shcherbakova won the women’s free skate on Saturday to seal Russia's first-ever victory at the figure skating World Team Trophy. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto finished second with 150.

KRALJEVO, Serbia — Leylah Annie Fernandez clinched a Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie victory for Canada with a dramatic win on Saturday. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que.

VANCOUVER — Heading into a new season, Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos is frustrated. Just days before the Whitecaps are set to kick off their Major League Soccer campaign, he has yet to hold a training session with his full squad.

CALGARY — Reigning Canadian women's champion Kerri Einarson is off to a 3-0 start at the Grand Slam of Curling's Humpty's Champions Cup. The Manitoba rink beat Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa 8-2 in the second draw on Friday.