National Sports

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner vied for a second opportunity in the shootout after scoring on her first go, and it paid dividends.

ATLANTA (AP) — Immanuel Quickley hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help the Toronto Raptors win for the second straight game since the All-Star break, 123-121 over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Alvaro Ortiz got off to a strong start and did just enough right at the end for a 7-under 64, giving him a share of the lead Friday in the Mexico Open as he goes for yet another victory in his home country.

TORONTO — Heading into the MLS regular season, Toronto FC is akin to a restaurant undergoing a makeover with time running out before the reveal. There's a lot going on behind the scenes and no guarantee it will be ready in time.

TORONTO — A look at Toronto FC as it prepares to kick off the 2024 MLS season Sunday at FC Cincinnati: LAST YEAR: Finished 4-20-10, last in the league. ROAD WOES: TFC failed to win on the road in league play last season at 0-13-4.

Toronto FC continued its rebuild Friday by reacquiring one of its own. Canadian international fullback Richie Laryea returned to the fold in a transfer from England's Nottingham Forest, the club he left TFC for in January 2022.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago — Myles Morgan scored three goals and Santiago Lopez and 15-year-old Sergei Kozlovskiy had two apiece as Canada thumped Dominica 8-0 at the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Qualifiers on Friday.

TORONTO — A former strength and conditioning coach with the Toronto Argonauts is suing the CFL club for wrongful dismissal and star quarterback Chad Kelly for alleged violations of the Ontario Human Rights Code.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays made off-season adjustments to their coaching staff in the wake of a middling offensive season last year.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years.