Sports News Roundup: Ortiz makes first social media comments since shooting; Bernal claims Colombia's first Tour de France title

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Ortiz makes first social media comments since shooting

After nearly seven weeks in the hospital following a mistaken assassination attempt, retired Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz is happy to be home. On Monday morning, he posted a series of photos of steak, grilled fish and pasta from an apparent weekend celebration.

MLB notebook: Jays send Stroman to Mets

The Toronto Blue Jays traded right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman and cash to the New York Mets for minor league pitchers Anthony Kay, a left-hander, and righty Simeon Woods-Richardson, both teams announced via Twitter on Sunday. Raised on Long Island, the 28-year-old Stroman has a 6-11 record and a 2.96 ERA in 21 starts this season. He was selected to his first All-Star team this year. In six seasons with the Blue Jays, Stroman is 47-45 with a 3.76 ERA in 789 2/3 innings.

Bernal claims Colombia's first Tour de France title

Egan Bernal became the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall leader's yellow jersey after Sunday's 21st and final stage won by Caleb Ewan of Australia. The 22-year-old Bernal, the youngest rider to win the race in 110 years, gave Team Ineos -- formerly Team Sky -- their seventh title in the last eight editions.

Swimming: Australia defends 'confidentiality' amid Jack doping uproar

Australia's peak anti-doping authority has defended its use of "confidentiality agreements" to suppress details of doping cases amid a storm of criticism over the handling of swimmer Shayna Jack's failed drug test. Jack was pulled out of the Australia squad ahead of the world championships in Gwangju, with both the swimmer and Swimming Australia (SA) initially citing "personal reasons" for her withdrawal.

Lightning G Vasilevskiy signs eight-year, $76 million extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, the winner of the Vezina Trophy, to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension. "Since joining the organization Andrei has shown unmatched work ethic and professionalism both on and off the ice. We look forward to him continuing his career in Tampa Bay for the foreseeable future," general manager Julien BriseBois said Monday in a statement.

Hurdlers, sprinters have U.S. ready for big world champs run

The United States, loaded with talented hurdlers and top men's sprinters, will head to September's world athletics championships with another powerhouse team. The Americans, with a number of impressive performances in their national championships, showed they could again top 30 medals in the global meeting.

MLB roundup: Angels walk off, Pujols hits HR No. 650

Third baseman Matt Thaiss hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off solo shot in the ninth, to carry the Los Angeles Angels past the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday afternoon. Thaiss stroked a 95 mph fastball on a full count from Baltimore reliever Mychal Givens (1-5) to right-center to end the Angels' three-game losing streak and prevent the home side from being swept in the four-game series.

Swimming: Dust still to settle after dramatic world championships

If the world swimming championships in Gwangju were just a taste of what is to come at the 2020 Olympics, then in the words of recently retired Australian sprinter James Magnussen -- "Brace yourselves". A meet that was supposed to serve as an indicator of form heading into next year's Games in Tokyo, the championships delivered this and more. Much, much more.

Germany likely to drop off F1 calendar despite crazy race

The German Grand Prix looks likely to drop off next year's Formula One calendar, despite having served up a thriller for the second straight year on Sunday. The race, hosted by the Hockenheim circuit which had a deal to host it every alternate year, was already out of contract after last season's event.

NFL notebook: Chiefs' Hill on 'new journey' to better his life

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill, a two-time First-Team All-Pro and a three-time Pro Bowl selection, addressed the media on Sunday for the first time after a turbulent offseason and spoke of how he has embarked on a journey toward self-improvement. "I can't wait for my new journey, man. I'm excited," Hill, 25, said. "I'm working every day to be a better father, better person, better citizen, a better son, too, to my parents. ... My mom kept telling me 'Reek, you need to grow. You need to add layers to yourself because if a tree grows, it doesn't go back.' So, I don't want to go back. I want to grow every day of my life."