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The Toronto Raptors' general manager says the team is keeping all options open ahead of today's NBA draft. The Detroit Pistons have the first pick, followed by the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers and then the Raptors.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway.

TOKYO — Victoria's Caileigh Filmer says it was a combination of physical effort and heart that earned Canada its first rowing medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Filmer and her partner Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C.

Wednesday's Games MLB American League Toronto 4 Boston 1 (1st game) Boston 4 Toronto 1 (2nd game) Detroit 17 Minnesota 14 Houston 11 Seattle 4 N.Y.

BOSTON (AP) — Rookie starter Tanner Houck struck out seven over four innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Wednesday night to a split a doubleheader.

MONTREAL — After winning a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, David Savard is looking to repeat the feat -- this time with the Montreal Canadiens.

When Zach Hyman visited Edmonton with his wife about a week ago, he quickly realized that signing with the Oilers as a free agent would be a "no brainer." The couple liked the city and could see their seven-month-old son, Theo, growing up there.

VANCOUVER — After a period of wheeling and dealing, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning feels he's checked some items off his off-season to-do list.

TOKYO — Canada has its first rowing medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Victoria's Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C., took bronze on Thursday in the women's pair with a time of six minutes 52.10 seconds.

Canadian forward Deanne Rose has signed with England's Reading FC. The 22-year-old from Alliston, Ont., currently at the Olympics in Tokyo, spent the last four years at the University of Florida.