National Sports

Canada cut its Gold Cup roster to 23 Thursday, with uncapped Noble Okello and Kamal Miller joining veterans Atiba Hutchinson, Jonathan Osorio, Russell Teibert, Samuel Piette and Milan Borjan.

TORONTO — The mayors of the two cities competing in the NBA Finals have issued a charity challenge to fans of the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors.

TORONTO — Canada will be without two key players for the HSBC Paris Sevens this weekend. Connor Braid (shoulder) and Justin Douglas (ankle) have returned home after sustaining injuries last weekend in London.

TORONTO — After arriving on the NBA scene in 1995, it took a few years before the Toronto Raptors settled into their current digs at the venue now known as Scotiabank Arena.

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri pinpoints a particular conversation as the turning point in his relationship with Kyle Lowry this season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have caught Raptors fever. The Argos took the subway as a team to Varsity Stadium for their CFL exhibition game Thursday morning versus the Montreal Alouettes, and players all donned "We The North" T-shirts.

TORONTO — A local statistician gives the Toronto Raptors a 51 per cent chance of winning the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.

Canadian John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the six-foot-three, 300-pound offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.

VANCOUVER — Toronto FC may be muddling through a slump, but that doesn't mean the Vancouver Whitecaps are underestimating their Canadian competition this week.

HAMILTON — The ring is the thing this year for Brandon Banks. The Hamilton receiver is coming off two straight 1,000-yard seasons and a career campaign in 2018.