National Sports

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Hyun-Jin Ryu gave up three hits, including a solo home run, over two innings of work in his Toronto spring training debut Thursday as the Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins played to a 3-3 tie.

GHENT, Belgium — Canadian Jonathan David, who had a hat trick in Belgian league play on the weekend, scored again Thursday in KAA Gent's 1-1 draw with AS Roma in Europa League play.

There's a very strong chance that this season's Canadian Hockey League Top Scorer award will be won by someone going to the NHL Draft.

An all-female broadcast team will cover an NHL game between the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights on Sportsnet next week.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays announced Thursday that the protective netting at Rogers Centre will be extended down the length of the first and third baseline walls.

BOSTON — TV actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will go on trial in October on charges that they bribed their daughters’ way into the University of Southern California, a federal judge said Thursday.

Family means everything to Canadian Neville Gallimore. The burly six-foot-three, 302-pound defensive tackle is strutting his stuff this week at the annual NFL combine in Indianapolis.

Canadian IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe is joining NBC Sports as a motorsports analyst this season. NBC announced Thursday that Hinchcliffe will serve as a driver analyst with reports from the pits. Hinchcliffe, from Oakville, Ont.

A knee problem forced Jon Wilkin to pull out of the warmup ahead of the Toronto Wolfpack's Feb. 13 game against Wigan Warriors. The 36-year-old forward had been carrying an injury for a while, leaving his right knee swollen.

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says goaltender Jacob Markstrom has undergone a "minor lower body procedure" and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.