National Sports

Saint John Sea Dogs captain Anthony Boucher has travelled from arena to arena in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League long enough to realize how important it is to make good use of time spent on the team bus.

Wednesday's Games NHL Philadelphia 7 Ottawa 4 Washington 5 Vegas 2 Arizona 3 Anaheim 2 (SO) --- AHL Bakersfield 3 San Jose 2 (SO) Rochester 6 Syracuse 3 Binghamton 5 Hartford 3 --- NBA Pre-season Toronto 118 Brooklyn 91 Orlando 102 Memphis 86 Washing

Wednesday's Games NHL Philadelphia 7 Ottawa 4 Washington 5 Vegas 2 Arizona 3 Anaheim 2 (SO) --- AHL Bakersfield 3 San Jose 2 (SO) Rochester 6 Syracuse 3 Binghamton 5 Hartford 3 --- NBA Pre-season Toronto 118 Brooklyn 91 Orlando 102 Memphis 86 Washing

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk hasn't had a chance to pick up a present for his mother Chantal's upcoming birthday, but figures his performance Wednesday might be a start.

MONTREAL — Kyle Lowry was so fired up for a pre-season game that it got him ejected. The veteran point guard was thrown out for a pair of technical fouls as the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-91 on Wednesday.

Jimmy Butler is back with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and his first practice of the season had fireworks. He caused them — with his words and his play.

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec businesspeople led by former federal cabinet minister and senator Michael Fortier is continuing its full-court press to bring a National Basketball Association franchise to Montreal — even though the league has no current

TORONTO — Johnny Bear has defied the odds before. The seven-year-old Ontario-bred gelding is the co-fourth choice at early 8/1 odds for the $800,000 Pattison Canadian International turf race Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.

EDMONTON — The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.

A grand jury in New Jersey indicted former baseball star Lenny Dykstra on drug and other charges stemming from an altercation with an Uber driver in May.