National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have acquired Nigerian striker Orji Okwonkwo on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909 for the 2019 season. The 21-year-old has played the last three seasons in Italy, scoring three goals in 27 Serie A games.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada's Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov are off to the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The fourth-seeded Raonic downed Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (8), 7-5 in a first-round match on Tuesday.

Canada will hit the road to face the Czech Republic in a Fed Cup World Group playoff tie April 20-21. It's a tough draw for the Canadians, who are 0-6 against the Czechs in Fed Cup history.

CALGARY — Canadian gymnastics is having a reckoning.

Mike Reilly has again risen the bar among CFL quarterbacks. Shortly after CFL free agency begins at noon ET on Tuesday, a league source said the Lions will announce they've signed Reilly, the most coveted person on the open market.

VANCOUER, B.C. — It wasn't the NHL debut he imagined, but Mike DiPietro says starting in net for the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night was still a dream come true.

Monday's Games NHL San Jose 7 Vancouver 2 Washington 6 Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1 --- AHL San Antonio 2 Milwaukee 1 --- NBA Toronto 127 Brooklyn 125 Cleveland 107 New York 104 Detroit 121 Washington 112 Indiana 99 Charlotte 90 Houston

Monday's Games NHL San Jose 7 Vancouver 2 Washington 6 Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1 --- AHL San Antonio 2 Milwaukee 1 --- NBA Toronto 127 Brooklyn 125 Cleveland 107 New York 104 Detroit 121 Washington 112 Indiana 99 Charlotte 90 Houston

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard was challenged by his head coach to show some fire and when it mattered most, he came through. Leonard had a game-high 30 points and hit the winning shot with 4.

TORONTO — Raptors fans welcomed newcomer Marc Gasol to Toronto with a standing ovation on Monday. The player affectionately known as "Big Spain" showed them some love in return.