National Sports

Friday's Games NBA Finals Toronto 105 Golden State 92 (Raptors lead series 3-1) --- Women's World Cup France 4 South Korea 0 --- MLB American League Cleveland 5 N.Y.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Fred VanVleet was asked if he feels more Canadian after doing his best imitation of a hockey player on Friday night. "If that's what being Canadian is," the Toronto Raptors point guard said with a grin, "I'm not sure I want it.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Raptors took a pair of games off the two-time defending champion Warriors in Golden State's storied building.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The biggest challenge of this five-year run for the Golden State Warriors has arrived. Win three in a row, two of them on the road — or else. It is quite the predicament, and one that they've never faced in the NBA Finals.

The Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 105-92 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing off-season need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner. And it came at a hefty price.

Majority owner David Argyle has stepped down as chairman and CEO of the Toronto Wolfpack rugby league team in the midst of a racism scandal.

The young Canadian duo of Jordan Hamilton and Ryan Telfer combined to provide a better ending than the way Toronto FC's match was progressing against Sporting Kansas City on Friday.

TORONTO — For three innings, Marcus Stroman was dominant and engaged in a pitchers' duel with Merrill Kelly. But the Toronto Blue Jays righty struggled with his location after that and the Arizona Diamondbacks took advantage.

OTTAWA — Canada swept Australia 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-18) to open the second weekend of the five-week pool play stage of Volleyball Nations League on Friday night at TD Place. Sharone Vernon-Evans of Toronto led Canada with 20 points.