National Sports

ANCASTER, Ont. — As soon as Mackenzie Hughes's partners were done teeing off at No. 13 of Hamilton Golf and Country Club on Thursday, he bent down, opened up a small bag and pulled out a jersey.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Toronto guard Kyle Lowry wanted the Golden State Warriors' executive who shoved him during an NBA Finals game ousted from the league. The NBA decided a one-year ban and $500,000 fine is enough for now.

BOSTON — El tight end Rob Gronkowski, de los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra, anunció el domingo su retiro de la NFL después de nueve temporadas.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors' investor who shoved Toronto guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals won't attend any more games in the series, or the next season.

ROME — Mohammed Ahmed broke his own Canadian record in the men's 5,000 metres at a Diamond League event on Thursday. The St. Catharines, Ont., runner finished sixth in 12 minutes 58.16 seconds. Ahmed's previous record of 13:01.74 was set in 2016.

ANCASTER, Ont. — Although his students at the University of Florida weren't surprised that J.C. Deacon made the RBC Canadian Open, he was definitely taken aback.

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has a lot of balls in the air these days. There's the upcoming NHL draft — which his team just happens to be hosting — plenty of meetings, and preparations for the opening of free agency July 1.

MONTREAL — Reigning drivers' champion Lewis Hamilton believes returning to an old-school style of racing would solve Formula One's ongoing problem with parity.

OAKLAND, Calif. — On a night when his team needed him to step up in a crucial NBA Finals game, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry came through with a breakout performance.

Toronto FC will be missing some star power when it tries to end a six-game winless skid Friday night against a slumping Sporting Kansas City side.