National Sports

PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 24 points, Jae Crowder added 21 and the Phoenix Suns made 21 3-pointers on the way to a 123-115 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

Canadian international Liam Millar has joined Charlton Athletic on loan from Liverpool through the end of the season. The 21-year-old from Brampton, Ont.

Playing pain-free tennis has Canada's Vasek Pospisil thinking about what might be possible on the ATP Tour's singles scene. A refreshed mindset and solid results have helped build his confidence too.

As the Edmonton Oilers reclaim their dressing room from the Canadian team and Rogers Place from the world junior men's hockey championship, training camp questions follow them to their digs. Camp might not be long enough to answer them.

Returning to the club where he started his playing career, Greg Vanney recalled the challenges of the early days of the Los Angeles Galaxy during his introduction as head coach Wednesday.

Canadian lawyer and long-standing IOC member Dick Pound said he thinks there would be strong worldwide support in making Olympians more of a priority for COVID-19 vaccinations.

TORONTO — Torstar Corp. is entering into a partnership with retailer Golf Town to acquire ScoreGolf Magazine and related content. The recently privatized owner of the Toronto Star says it has joined with Golf Town Ltd.

Curling Canada has confirmed the dates for the upcoming national mixed doubles championship in the Calgary bubble and formally announced the cancellation of the Canada Cup.

The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian kicker Rene Paredes. The undrafted free agent out of Montreal's Concordia University will enter his 10th season with the Stamps in 2021. The native of Pierrefonds, Que.

It has been a long journey to the U.S. college football championship game for Canadian receiver John Metchie III. Born in Taiwan, Metchie III moved to Ghana at a young age and grew up in Brampton, Ont., before heading to the U.S.