National Sports

TORONTO — Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is among the non-American stars who continue to dominate the NBA MVP conversation.

HOUSTON — Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky had a night to remember Wednesday, after a year she would probably like to forget. The 31-year-old from Kitchener, Ont.

TORONTO — Luka Doncic dictated things as per usual on the way to a nice present for his 25th birthday. Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists in leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 136-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Gabbie Hughes’ game winning goal Wednesday night in a 4-2 victory over New York in Professional Women’s Hockey League action gave coach Carla MacLeod plenty to boast about.

HALIFAX — Logan Crosby had the game-winning goal at 11:26 in the third period as the Mooseheads edged the Eagles. Jake Todd and Logan Crosby all scored once for Halifax. Mooseheads netminder Mathis Rousseau stopped 29 shots.

LONDON, Ont. — Luke Torrance scored twice as the Oshawa Generals topped the London Knights. Calum Ritchie, Connor Punnett, Matthew Buckley and Luca D'Amato all scored for Oshawa. Jacob Oster stopped 37 of the 41 shots he faced for the Generals.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames traded defenceman Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars for prospect Artem Grushnikov, a 2024 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2026 third-round pick.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Arabia league game while playing for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Here’s how things seem to work regarding LIV Golf and Rory McIlroy: Someone says something, the other side responds, and the cycle just keeps repeating from one topic to the next.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Canadian sprinter Christopher Morales Williams is the all-time fastest runner in the indoor men's 400 metres — but not an official world record-holder in the distance — due to a technicality beyond his control.