National Sports

REIMS, France — Thailand was never a real threat to the U.S. national team. Even so, the three-time Women's World Cup champions had no desire to go easy on a lesser opponent in their opening game. Goals matter in the group stage.

MONTREAL — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez achieved her primary goal for this season by winning the French Open junior girls' singles title, but now an even more daunting task awaits her — making the transition to the pro tour.

CALGARY — Winning last year's Grey Cup after losing to underdog teams two straight years was a pressure valve release for the Calgary Stampeders.

TORONTO — Thousands of Toronto Raptors fans were left hanging in the pivotal moments of Game 5 at the NBA Finals as technical glitches beset the country's broadcasters.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors may have missed a chance to close out their first NBA championship, but they were a winner once again in the ratings. Sportsnet announced Tuesday that it set another Canadian record for an NBA game with an average of 6.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Workin Ona Mystery's handlers are pulling out all the stops to ensure the horse is at his best Saturday night in the $1-million Pepsi North American Cup.

TORONTO — Eric Lindros remembers looking at the Penguins logo on his towel and feeling confused.

TORONTO — Win or lose, the Toronto Raptors' deep run into the basketball post-season has put Canada's lone NBA team in the spotlight around the league and across the country.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Patrick Russell to a one-year contract extension.

Toronto's mayor is defending his city's basketball fans, saying cheers from Raptors supporters when a star Golden State Warriors player got injured in Monday's nail-biter playoff game are being "overstated.