National Sports

SHERBROOKE, Que. — After ballooning costs prompted New Brunswick to abandon the 2021 Francophonie Games, Sherbrooke, Que., has agreed to step in as host as long as spending can be kept under control.

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.