National Sports

TORONTO — The Philadelphia 76ers were ready for the second game of their back-to-back series in Toronto. The Raptors weren't.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The last time Madeline Schizas competed in Mississauga, at the 2020 Canadian championships, she was just 16 years old. Few knew her name.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Israel Mianscum scored three times and added an assist as the Sherbrooke Phoenix flew past the visiting Cape Breton Eagles 6-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday.

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Ben Crane took advantage of a rare start on the PGA Tour with his lowest score in 10 years, a 9-under 62 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton lost track of the lyrics during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Friday night's World Series opener between Houston and Philadelphia.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs waived Canadian guard Josh Primo on Friday, surprisingly cutting ties with the No. 12 pick in the 2021 NBA draft. The 19-year-old 6-foot-6 guard, who is from Toronto, had averaged 7.

Canada Soccer added its voice Friday to the push for greater workers' rights and inclusivity in Qatar as the country prepares to host next month's FIFA World Cup.

OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa’s Ollie Bassett won both the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year and the inaugural Players' Player of the Year awards on Friday.

CALGARY — Bo Levi Mitchell is guaranteed one more run onto McMahon Stadium turf as a Stampeder.

OTTAWA — By all accounts and statistical logic, the Ottawa Redblacks final game of the regular season should be nothing more than a formality.