SUNDAY SPORTS

Running back Will Ford made the most of his Saskatchewan Roughriders debut. Ford ran for three touchdowns as the Riders dominated the visiting Toronto Argonauts 37-9 Saturday night. His three rushing TD’s were one shy of the franchise record for a single game. Toronto, meanwhile, dropped its third straight game to fall to 1-4 on the season.  The Riders are 2-2 heading to Ottawa in Week 6.

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Henry Burris will have to wait another day for revenge. Burris and the Ottawa Redblacks lost 33-23 to Hamilton on Saturday. Burris led the Tiger-Cats to a Grey Cup appearance last year but was disappointed to be released in the off-season. The Ticats meanwhile earned their first victory of the season.

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The Canadian Open could once again belong to Jim Furyk. He’s three strokes ahead with one round left at Royal Montreal. Furyk is chasing a third title at the tournament. Canada’s Graham DeLaet trails by seven strokes.

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The Blue Jays are still neck and neck with the Yankees for an American League wild-card spot. Toronto defeated New York 6-4 to pull back even with their division rivals for second place behind AL East leading Baltimore. The Jays and Yankees are also tied for the second wild-card berth. The L-A Angels have a firm grasp on the other wild card.

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Baseball’s best team battered a slumping division rival. Oakland hit four home runs in a six-batter span en route to a 5-1 win over Texas. Elsewhere in the majors, Colorado clobbered Pittsburgh 8-1, Arizona needed 10 innings to beat Philly 10-6 and Atlanta defeated San Diego 5-3.

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Robbie Lawler will get another shot at UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks. Lawler defeated Matt Brown in a unanimous decision to earn a rematch less than a year after a close loss to Hendricks. The fight will likely happen next year with Hendricks nursing an arm injury.

(Canadian Press)