National Sports

TORONTO — Norm Powell has been sidelined for 20 Toronto Raptors games this season with two different injuries. But the toughest to watch was Tuesday's 108-97 to the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks.

Mark Casse admits he's in somewhat uncharted waters.

LAS VEGAS — Solomon Elimimian is the new president of the CFL Players' Association. The union unveiled its executive Thursday during its annual general meeting with the veteran Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker listed as president.

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.