National Sports

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.

A look at Canadian midfielder Jessie Fleming: AGE: 21. HOMETOWN: London, Ont. CANADA EXPERIENCE: 65 caps, eight goals. CLUB SIDE: UCLA (NCAA).

The world really is Jessie Fleming's oyster. Just 21, she already has won 65 caps and scored eight goals for Canada. And the cerebral midfielder from London, Ont.

NEW YORK — Gennady Golovkin is all too aware of what happened last weekend at Madison Square Garden. He promises a repeat monumental boxing upset won't occur Saturday night when he meets Canada's Steve Rolls.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have hired former New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano as their associate coach. Capuano has signed a three-year contract and will work under new Senators head coach D.J. Smith.

PARIS — Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski is off to the French Open mixed doubles final for the third year in a row.

Wednesday's Games NBA Finals Toronto 123 Golden State 109 (Raptors lead series 2-1) --- AHL Calder Cup Final Charlotte 4 Chicago 1 (Checkers lead series 2-1) --- MLB American League Toronto 11 N.Y.