National Sports

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Late in the first quarter of his college coming-out party, Canadian basketball phenom R.J. Barrett veered around a Ryerson defender to throw down an emphatic dunk.

TORONTO — A hat trick by Jozy Altidore helped Toronto FC lift the Voyageurs Trophy for a seventh time Wednesday, winning the Canadian Championship final 7-4 on aggregate after a commanding 5-2 second-leg win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Canada is looking to make history at the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania this week by hoisting the tournament trophy for the first time.

MONTREAL — It appears Johnny Manziel may have suffered a concussion after all.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have named Tamara Tatham as a mentor coach for with Raptors 905, making the two-time Olympian the first Canadian woman to join the staff of a G League team. Tatham, from Brampton, Ont.

A head-to-head comparison of Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov, who square off in the third round of the Western and Southern Open on Thursday. MILOS RAONIC AGE: 27 HEIGHT: Six-foot-five WEIGHT: 216 lbs.

Denis Shapovalov was victorious the first time he played fellow Canadian Milos Raonic on the ATP World Tour. The veteran will soon get a chance to avenge that loss.

TORONTO — The Canadian Championship final is no stranger to dramatic finishes. Toronto striker Sebastian Giovinco, with his second of the night, scored in the 95th minute for a 2-1 second-leg win over Montreal for a 3-2 aggregate victory in 2017.

TORONTO — Four more franchises are joining the NBA 2K League next season, bringing the number of teams in the virtual basketball circuit to 21.

Trevor Harris and the Ottawa Redblacks' offence face a major challenge Friday night. Harris threw for a season-high 487 yards last week to rally the Redblacks to a 24-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes.