National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have learned to expect the unexpected, to win with the healthy bodies they have, and not to lament the players who are missing. And so win No.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers needed to find a new gear and Leon Draisaitl ended up driving them to two badly-needed points.

OTTAWA — Athletics Canada says the allegations of a sexual relationship between a former national track and field coach and an under-age athlete in a newspaper report are "deeply disturbing.

OSTEND, Belgium — Canada's women's basketball team celebrated at centre court holding aloft a giant ticket that read: "Qualified.

IRVINE, Calif. — Jozy Altidore and three others scored as Toronto FC defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-0 in its first game of the MLS pre-season Saturday.

CALGARY — Striving for the perfect speedskating stride motivates Ted-Jan Bloemen after achieving the pinnacle of his sport.

WINNIPEG — Patrik Laine was proud he wasn't predictable when he scored a hat trick in the Winnipeg Jets' 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.

DRESDEN, Germany — Canadian Courtney Sarault won a silver medal in the women's 1,000-metre event at the ISU short track World Cup on Saturday. Sarault, from Moncton, N.B., took second place with a time of 1:55.

CARSON, Calif. — Fresh from celebrating Olympic qualification with semifinal wins Friday, Canada and the U.S., clash Sunday with bragging rights on the line at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

BARNSLEY, England — Canadian Jeff Smith, who won his way back to the pro darts tour last month, made it to the final in his first event. The 44-year-old from Saint John, N.B.