National Sports

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban relented Wednesday and the national anthem will be played before home games this season after the NBA reiterated its “longstanding league policy” to include the song.

WASHINGTON — Kyle Lowry says the Toronto Raptors are finally finding their groove. Norm Powell had 28 points, Pascal Siakam scored 26, and the Raptors connected on 19 three-pointers to cruise past the Washington Wizards 137-115 on Wednesday.

The Canadian Championship winner was handed a tough opponent in Mexico's Club Leon in Wednesday's draw for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

NEW YORK — Canadian national women's basketball team star Kia Nurse is heading to the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury after a three-team trade involving the New York Liberty on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Transmission of COVID-19 is slowing in Whistler, B.C., after health authorities warned of a rapid spread over several weeks.

Wednesday's Games NHL Vancouver 6 Montreal 5 (SO) Edmonton 3 Toronto 1 San Jose 2 St.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is stepping down at the end of June, ending an 11-year tenure in which the conference landed a transformational billion dollar television deal but struggled to keep up with some of its Power Five peers when it came to

TORONTO — A mouth-watering matchup featuring some of hockey's most gifted players fell far short of expectations Wednesday. And that suited the Oilers just fine.

TAMPA, Fla. — If there's a silver lining to the Toronto Raptors' sluggish 111-102 loss to Miami on Wednesday, it's that they'll get another crack at the Heat on Friday.

VICTORIA — An investigation report says a Canadian BMX riding champion who died in a workplace accident at a Vancouver Island fish farm lacked proper training to safely do his job.