National Sports

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Two of Canada’s development triathletes climbed on the podium of the America’s Cup on Sunday in Long Beach, Calif.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Holliday heard from agent Scott Boras that his son was about to be picked first in baseball's amateur draft, and the 2007 batting champion didn't let on. “That was kind of cool," Jackson Holliday said later.

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Camryn Rogers spun four times in the circle, then unleashed a hammer throw that soared straight into the history books. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title.

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Cam Levins never lost his self-belief.

TORONTO — Scott Dixon joked all week that Honda Indy Toronto is his home race because Canada is part of the Commonwealth of Nations, making it as close as IndyCar gets to his native New Zealand.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy .

DEBRECEN, Hungary — Canada's under-17 women's basketball team dropped an 84-82 decision to France on Sunday, to finish fourth at the FIBA World Cup.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Pierre Engvall to a one-year contract extension. The average annual value is US$2.25 million.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Mattias Janmark to a one-year, US$1.25-million contract.