National Sports

Raptors fans across Canada — and beyond — are gearing up for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5 in Toronto.

TORONTO — Kevin Durant was playing basketball on Sunday. The Golden State Warriors hope he will again on Monday.

TORONTO — Raptors star Kawhi Leonard says he has not purchased a home in Toronto. A report surfaced last week that the player, who becomes a free agent next month, had bought a house in the city. "No, it didn't.

MONTPELLIER, France — Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is urging his players to enjoy the moment as they take the field Monday against Cameroon in their Women's World Cup opener. "Being from Denmark, I know what it's like not to qualify.

MONTPELLIER, France — At 181 and counting, Christine Sinclair has goals aplenty to choose from when it comes to favourites.

MONTPELLIER, France — A look at Canadian captain Christine Sinclair, from Burnaby, B.C. — Sinclair has scored 181 goals in 282 international games. Abby Wambach's world record is 184 goals.

MONTPELLIER, France — Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc remembers her farewell lap at the 2015 World Cup, thanking the home fans as retirement beckoned after 17 years service and 110 caps. Captain Christine Sinclair was next to her.

Saturday's Games Women's World Cup Germany 1 China 0 Spain 3 South Africa 1 Norway 3 Nigeria 0 --- AHL Calder Cup Final Charlotte 5 Chicago 3 (Checkers wins series 4-1) --- MLB American League Chicago White Sox 2 Kansas City 0 Baltimore 4 Houston 1 C

OTTAWA — Canada edged Germany in five sets on Saturday for its fourth straight win in FIVB Volleyball Nations League action. Canada needed more than 2 1/2 hours to beat the Germans, taking the match: 23-25, 29-27, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12 at TD Place.

ANCASTER, Ont. — When Rory McIlroy first announced that he was going to play in the RBC Canadian Open, he said he was looking forward to winning another national championship.