National Sports

TORONTO — After collecting his 5,000th career assist on the night, Kyle Lowry got the ball. But Pascal Siakam got the win.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, going where no Greek man has gone before at the majors but is still feeling right at home. The No.

Corey Conners was working on his putting last Friday when fellow Canadian Mackenzie Hughes offered some advice. Hughes pointed out that if Conners tucked in his right elbow a little bit, it would improve his setup.

TORONTO — The Raptors got some good news Thursday with star point guard Kyle Lowry and C.J. Miles both pronounced fit to play against the Phoenix Suns.

EDMONTON — FC Edmonton has hired former Canadian international 'keeper Lars Hirschfeld as its goalkeeping coach.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Canada's Brooke Henderson is tied for the lead after the opening round of the LPGA Tour's season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. The 21-year-old native of Smiths Falls, Ont.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Keegan Messing posted a photo on social media last month of the winding Alaskan highway between his hometown of Girdwood and Anchorage that he'd travelled back and forth every day for the better part of two decades.

MONTREAL — Olympic medallist snowboarder Max Parrot has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer. Canada Snowboard made the announcement Thursday, saying the 24-year-old from Bromont, Que., was diagnosed Dec.

ADELAIDE, Australia — Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan won Stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under on Thursday, surviving a late attack by Canadian Mike Woods.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames will retire former captain Jarome Iginla's No. 12 during a ceremony on March 2 prior to a game against the Minnesota Wild. The native of St. Albert, Alta., retired from the NHL after a 20-season career last July.