National Sports

TORONTO — Immanuel Quickley had been with the Toronto Raptors for less than three months when his beloved uncle Shawn Hamilton died.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to a one-year contract extension Monday. The deal keeps Emilus with the Riders through the 2025 season.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday after leading all players with eight points over three games last week.

Julia and Nicole Gosling agree they like playing with each other a lot more than playing against each other. The cousins from London, Ont., have done both in their hockey careers. They've gone head to head in high school and college.

The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug after the 1983 national championship.

Corbin Burnes threw six one-hit innings in his Baltimore debut, and Matt Chapman homered twice in his second game with San Francisco. That all paled in comparison to what Juan Soto did in his first series for the New York Yankees.

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment manager Bridgepoint have signed a deal to sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media, the company behind Formula One auto racing. The transaction puts an enterprise value of 4.

Sunday's Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 3 Anaheim 2 --- AHL San Jose 4 Calgary 1 --- MLB American League Toronto 9 Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 4 Houston 3 Detroit 3 Chicago White Sox 2 L.A.

TORONTO — A deflected pass bounced to Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown who immediately passed it up court to a streaking Jordan Nwora, who defied two Philadelphia 76ers closing in on him and went for an emphatic dunk.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Luke Torrance's goal at 8:16 of the third period snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Oshawa Generals to a 5-4 win over the visiting Barrie Colts in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Sunday at Tribute Communities Centre.