Sports

The PGA of Alberta championship proved to be a little ray of sunshine for what has been a tough few days for Chris Toth.

Tom Watson learned two lessons during his latest trip to Britain: Finish strong and don’t eat Chinese food.

Kevin Broderson kind of shook off his opening round of the PGA of Alberta at the River Bend Golf Course Monday.

Golf is the most diverse, complicated and rewarding game I have ever played.

The Red Deer Dick’s Auto Braves captured second place at the Alberta mosquito AA baseball championships Sunday.

Marco Scutaro matched his career high with four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of Felix Hernandez’s worst start of the season, beating the slumping Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Monday night.

Notable National Hockey League free agent signings through July 13 (some terms unavailable, with 2009-10 earnings in parentheses; all figures in U.S. dollars):

A group interested in buying the financially struggling Phoenix Coyotes wants the team to play five of its regular-season home dates in Saskatoon, the Globe and Mail reported Monday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Wayne Primeau from the Calgary Flames for defenceman Anton Stralman and forward Colin Stuart, the teams announced Monday.

Michael Vick is back in the NFL. Now all he needs is a team to play for.Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. He could participate in regular-season games as early as October.