National Sports

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers' hot start has them hitting impressive team and individual marks.

TORONTO — Thanks to a 2-1 win over Pacific FC, Toronto FC has a chance to end a disappointing season with a trophy.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Michael Mersch scored the game-winner and had an assist for the Rochester Americans in a 4-3 win over the visiting Belleville Senators in the AHL on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal's MLS playoff hopes come down to their final game of the regular season after a 2-0 win Wednesday over the Houston Dynamo.

Ethan Del Mastro scored the overtime winner for the Mississauga Steelheads in a 3-2 win Wednesday over the host Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL. Del Mastro, a defenceman drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks, produced the winner at 4:59 of extra time.

Jakub Brabenec's goal and assist paced the Charlottetown Islanders to a 4-1 win over the host Drummondville Voltigeurs in the QMJHL on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 33 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 109-100 on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

NEW YORK (AP) — World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year. The Atlanta Braves' six-game victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox, the network said Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey plans to announce his retirement Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, prosecutor