National Sports

TORONTO — Otto Porter Jr. smiled when he heard that Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic had called him a calming influence. "That's my job," said Porter.

OTTAWA — The Ontario government will provide $4 million in funding for the 2025 world junior hockey championship in Ottawa.

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

VANCOUVER — Christine Sinclair did a little dishing Wednesday. Back at B.C.

SAINT MARYS, ONTARIO — Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor has won the 2023 Tip O’Neill Award.

MALELANE, South Africa (AP) — Dean Burmester's bid for a third straight victory on the European tour got off to a solid start after the South African golfer shot 3-under 69 in the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship to lie four strokes off

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona was the Spanish league champion last season. Now it is just the second-best team in the Catalonia region.

ROME (AP) — His playing career was overshadowed by the exploits of his big brother . His coaching career has hitherto been marked by near misses. Now — finally — Simone Inzaghi appears destined to have his moment in the spotlight.

PARIS (AP) — Criticized for recent glaring errors at Paris Saint-Germain, Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma did not help his case with his awful tackle last weekend.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Is Bayer Leverkusen's German title challenge for real? How about Stuttgart's chances? The Bundesliga's two teams on the rise meet on Sunday when league-leading Leverkusen travels to third-placed Stuttgart.