National Sports

It's fitting that one of the first people to reach out to Christian Koloko after he was drafted by Toronto on Thursday was new Raptors teammate Pascal Siakam. The two come from the same town of Douala in Cameroon.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have hired former Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon as a professional scout and senior adviser.

SURREY, B.C. — For Delvin Breaux, strapping on the pads for his first game as a B.C. Lion is no big deal. The 32-year-old American cornerback was B.C.

TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame will unveil its class of 2022 on Monday. The 2020 edition was finally inducted last November after a year's delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — It has been a difficult return to action from the international break for CF Montréal.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win on Friday. Ledecky clocked 8:08.

CALGARY — René Paredes resumed his reliability for the Calgary Stampeders with game-winning field goals in the team's two comeback wins to start the CFL season.

TORONTO — Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines the 16-player roster for next week's Canadian men's national team training camp ahead of the third window of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifiers.

BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Canada's Bianca Andreescu reached her first final in more than a year after Simona Halep withdrew ahead of their semifinal at the Bad Homburg Open on Friday with a neck injury.

LONDON — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime has been given the sixth seed in men's competition as four Canadians are set to compete in the main singles draws at Wimbledon.