National Sports

PARIS — France's women took a first step to follow in the World Cup footsteps of the French men.

NEW YORK — Gennady Golovkin has some gripes about the way boxing is handled. Not the competition in the ring itself, but what goes on in arranging top bouts.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors have cleared forward Kevon Looney for tonight's Game 4 of the NBA Finals versus Toronto.

ANCASTER, Ont. — Richard Jung is well aware that he's not a particularly well known golfer, even in his native Canada. He hopes to change that this week at the RBC Canadian Open.

ANCASTER, Ont. — Brandt Snedeker's early record-matching pace couldn't quite stand up to late charges from Scott Brown and Matt Kuchar at the RBC Canadian Open.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev for one game for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Marcus Johansson during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.

MONTREAL — Ferrari has renewed hope going into the Canadian Grand Prix following a successful second practice run on Friday.

TORONTO — Alex Brown says he's been wearing his Toronto Raptors jersey ever since the team began their historic playoff run.

He's helped make volleyball a sport of choice in Nunavut. Now Scott Schutz is trying to make football a part of the territory's athletic landscape. Last weekend, the native of Yorkton, Sask., who now calls Kelowna, B.C.

Canada faces some familiar foes in Group E play at the Women's World Cup. The Canadian women were also drawn in a group with New Zealand and the Netherlands at the 2015 World Cup in Canada. The new face this year is Cameroon.