National Sports

VUOKATTI, Finland — Canada's Brian McKeever won a gold medal in a five-kilometre cross-country ski race Thursday at the first stop in the IPC World Cup circuit. The 17-time-Paralympic medallist from Canmore, Alta., clocking a time of 11 minutes 4.

LAS VEGAS — The Toronto Blue Jays picked up right-handed pitcher Elvis Luciano from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday in the Rule 5 draft while losing Canadian right-hander Jordan Romano in the selection process.

Curling Canada said an "officiating mistake" was made during a key fifth-end shot in the Canada Cup men's final between Team Brad Jacobs and Team Kevin Koe last Sunday in Estevan, Sask.

Toronto Raptors forward Jonas Valanciunas underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left thumb and will wear a cast for four weeks. Valanciunas suffered the injury in Toronto's 113-93 victory at Golden State on Wednesday.

EDMONTON — FC Edmonton has made South Korean midfielder Son Yongchan its first international signing. Son played most recently for Ozone FC, an Indian second-tier club.

Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, looking to dispatch Tureano Johnson and set the stage for an even bigger fight.

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SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Already the winner of two World Cup races this season, Austrian skier Max Franz showed he's the man to beat by leading the final training session Thursday for the Val Gardena downhill. Franz finished 0.

NEW YORK — Jose Canseco (kan-SAY'-koh) is ready to take a swing at politics.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Minus their top player and with their coach still mourning his mother's death two days earlier, the Toronto Raptors put an emphatic stamp on a season sweep of Golden State.