National Sports

Toronto has failed to make the three-city shortlist for the 2026 Gay Games. In August, the Ontario capital made the list of eight candidates cities from the original list of 20.

DALLAS — Major League Baseball consultant Theo Epstein was hired Monday by a financial firm that advises on investments in sports teams.

HUDDERSFIELD, United Kingdom — Canadian goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler has joined Huddersfield Town on a contract that runs through the end of the season.

TORONTO — York United FC has signed Canadian defender Dominick Zator to a two-year contact. The 26-year-old from Calgary spent the first two Canadian Premier League seasons with Cavalry FC, making 47 appearances.

HALIFAX — Lukas Cormier and Thomas Casey each scored a pair of goals in a 5-1 Charlottetown Islanders win over the Halifax Mooseheads in Halifax Sunday afternoon.

ASPEN, Colo. — Canadian freestyle skier Evan McEachran reached the X Games podium a second straight year taking bronze in men's slopestyle Sunday. The 23-year-old from Oakville, Ont., placed third behind winner Nick Goepper of the U.S.

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl was one assist away from matching a record held, in part, by a Canadian icon, and he had no idea. But the German forward feels much more content with the two points his team earned Sunday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is the top seed for her first tournament in 15 months. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., received the top seed Monday for the Grampians Trophy, which starts Wednesday.

TAMPA, Fla. — Pascal Siakam has been getting to the rim and it's paying off for the Toronto Raptors. Siakam had 30 points and 10 rebound, leading the Raptors to a 115-102 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The Toronto Six have clinched the first seed in their group at the National Women's Hockey League Isobel Cup playoffs.