National Sports

TORONTO — Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner has joined the ownership group of OverActive Media, the parent company of the Overwatch League's Toronto Defiant and Call of Duty League's Toronto Ultra esports teams.

Rugby Canada reported a deficit of $41,336 for the year ending Dec 31, 2019, down from $178,610 the previous year. And thanks to the magic of accounting, factoring in amortization costs on the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, B.C.

Wednesday's Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 4 Cleveland 0 Detroit 5 Kansas City 4 N.Y. Yankees 9 Baltimore 3 Seattle 10 L.A.

EDMONTON — The Winnipeg Jets backed by the razor sharp goaltending of Connor Hellebuyck, overcame a sloppy first period to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 in an NHL exhibition play Wednesday.

TORONTO — Brayden Point had two goals and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Florida Panthers 5-0 Wednesday in an NHL exhibition game.

HOUSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston’s Alex Bregman and mockingly taunting Astros star Carlos Correa.

TORONTO — Unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC tied a pair of NBA 2K League records with its 14th straight win Wednesday, but it didn't come easy against a defiant Kings Guard Gaming.

WASHINGTON — Expectations were sky-high for Nate Pearson's big-league debut Wednesday night at Nationals Park.

The Atlantic Coast Conference reworked its football schedule Wednesday to allow each team to play 11 games and to incorporate Notre Dame, which is giving up its cherished independence in a year turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins, one of the most under-the-radar teams in sports, have been in the news lately. Sort of. A network TV news anchor referred to them this week as the Miami Dolphins.