National Sports

LAS VEGAS — Some of the NHL's best will be recognized Thursday night at the NHL Awards. Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is among three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP.

MONTREAL — Rejuvenated by a recent performance, Andre De Grasse is confident he can still outrun the best in the world at this summer’s Paris Olympics.

TORONTO — Ja'Kobe Walter has never been to Canada, but when he arrives in Toronto he wants to make an immediate impact. Walter was drafted 19th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday.

The Vancouver Canucks have acquired a 2027 fourth-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick.

NEW YORK CITY — Zach Edey has been selected ninth overall in the NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old centre from Toronto is the first Canadian to be drafted this year.

MONTREAL — World champions Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers have their tickets to Paris booked and ready. Katzberg won the men's hammer throw, besting the Olympic standard once more, with a throw 82.

TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — South Africa trounced Afghanistan by nine wickets Wednesday to reach the Twenty20 World Cup final, ending a long cricket drought.

BOSTON (AP) — The series finale between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night was postponed because of severe weather.

As Ellie Szeryk lined up her final putt to seal the win at the B.C. Women's Open, she spied longtime friend Brooke Rivers lurking around the green with a bottle of water.

TORONTO — Months after becoming the first-ever Pan Am Games gold medallist in women's park, 14-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert has been named to Canada’s skateboard team for the Paris Olympics.