National Sports

TAMPA, Fla. — Kyle Lowry scored a milestone basket early and made things interesting for the Raptors late with a 14-point fourth quarter. But the Milwaukee Bucks answered every Raptor run in a 115-108 victory Wednesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired left-handed pitcher Steven Matz in a trade with the New York Mets.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Megan Quinn scored the go-ahead goal at 19:07 of the second period, and the Toronto Six downed the Buffalo Beauts 4-2 on short notice Wednesday in National Women's Hockey League action.

TAMPA, Fla. — Kyle Lowry became the third player to reach the 10,000-point milestone as a Raptor, scoring on Toronto's second shot attempt against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH — Jim Rutherford arrived in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2014 tasked with jumpstarting a star-laden but stalled franchise to life.

Rebecca Marino says her game hasn't changed much physically in the eight years since her last appearance at a tennis Grand Slam.

George Springer started his big-league career with a Houston club that had a great young core and quickly became post-season regulars.

MOBILE, Ala. — Canadian-born receiver Josh Palmer is turning heads at the 2021 Senor Bowl. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Palmer, a native of Brampton, Ont., was deemed one of the stars at practice this week.

HAMILTON — There was never a doubt in Jeremiah Masoli's mind whether he'd be returning to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this season. The veteran quarterback was slated to become a free agent next month but re-signed with Hamilton on Tuesday.

GENEVA — IOC president Thomas Bach hit back at continuing speculation about if the Tokyo Olympics may be cancelled or postponed again, saying Wednesday that such talk is damaging for the thousands of athletes preparing to take part this year.