National Sports

TORONTO — Single-game sports betting has been front and centre since Ontario's fledgling industry opened fully last week but Richard Schwartz says online casinos will generate substantially more tax dollars for the provincial government.

NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been named the NHL's first star of the week after scoring seven goals and four assists in four games.

TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has another sports-betting partnership. MLSE announced Monday it has agreed to a multi-year agreement with PointsBet Canada.

TORONTO — It's been a solid start to the Toronto Blue Jays' season, winning their first home-opening series at Rogers Centre in three years.

SANDY, Utah — Toronto FC remains a work in progress early in the MLS season, a group that can delight at one end and disappoint at the other. But it seems headed in the right direction under veteran coach Bob Bradley.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matisse Thybulle took a seat, took a breath and took a moment to explain why he made a choice — one the Philadelphia 76ers defensive specialist admitted he tried to keep hidden — not to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox will televise 35 World Cup matches on its main Fox broadcast network, including all three U.S. first-round games in Qatar and all from the quarterfinals on.

When Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette snagged a liner in the ninth inning of Saturday's 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers, Blue Jays broadcaster Ben Wagner called the play with the energy of an observer who was clearly on the scene.

LAS VEGAS — Canada's Brad Gushue didn't mince words after settling for silver on Sunday at the world men's curling championship. "Just the worst ice I've ever curled on in a major championship," he said.

The Toronto Raptors will face their Atlantic Division rival Philadelphia 76ers in the opening round of the playoffs.