National Sports

Four Canadians went in the top 20 of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft with the Vancouver Whitecaps taking Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall from Syracuse to kick things off. Wake Forest midfielder/fullback Alistair Johnston (Aurora, Ont.

CALGARY — Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change.

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — It's shaping up to be a hectic off-season for Scott Milanovich. The 46-year-old native of Butler, Pa., finished his third season in the NFL as Jacksonville's quarterback coach last month.

TORONTO — Gabrielle Daleman has lived through seemingly a lifetime of health issues since helping Canada win gold in the team event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

Toronto FC nailed down a key part of its defence Thursday, signing centre back Chris Mavinga to a contract extension. The 28-year-old Mavinga and U.S. international Omar Gonzalez have become the first-choice centre-back pairing for TFC.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — No taking a knee at the Olympics. No hand gestures with political meaning. No disrespect at medal ceremonies.

Wednesday's Games NHL Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 Winnipeg 4, Toronto 3, SO Dallas 2, Los Angeles 1 --- AHL Utica 3, Belleville 2 Hartford 2, Hershey 1 Binghamton 4, Rochester 3 Charlotte 6, WB/Scranton 3 Grand Rapids 3, Milwaukee 2 Rockford 4, Mani

TORONTO — Blake Wheeler wasn't ready to describe the ups and downs of the Winnipeg Jets' 4-3 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. "Are you serious? We've got places to be," joked Wheeler after scoring the decisive goal Wednesday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Every now and again, Terence Davis reminds himself that 30 NBA teams passed on him in the 2019 draft. Wednesday was one of those nights.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Rasmus Andersson to a six-year contract extension. The 23-year-old from Malmo, Sweden and the NHL club agreed to a deal averaging US$4.55 million annually.