National Sports

FORT WORTH, Texas — If Jordan Spieth is going to end a victory drought that's approaching two years, the three-time major winner picked a good place to give himself a chance.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Bronte Law chipped in for eagle on the par-5 third hole and shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead in the Pure Silk Championship with Anna Nordqvist and Jennifer Song.

MILWAUKEE — The Toronto Raptors are in uncharted territory. One win from the NBA Finals.

Thursday's Games (All scores final) World Hockey Championships Quarterfinals At Kosice, Slovakia Canada 3 Switzerland 2 (OT) Finland 5 Sweden 4 (OT) At Bratislava, Slovakia Russia 4 United States 3 Czech Republic 5 Germany 1 --- AHL Playoffs Eastern

TORONTO — Michael Carcone remembers completing his hat trick in dramatic fashion. After that, everything's a bit of a blur.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are bringing up infielders Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., according to media reports. Biggio is batting .307 with six home runs and 26 runs batted in over 42 games with triple-A Buffalo.

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the all-NBA second team. It marks Leonard's third selection to an all-NBA team after earning first-team honours with the San Antonio Spurs in 2016 and 2017.

LOS ANGELES — An arbitrator upheld Slava Voynov's one-season NHL suspension Thursday but is giving him credit for serving half of it in 2018-19.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Leon Gawanke to a three-year, entry level contract. The average annual value of the deal is US$810,000.

CALGARY — Alexandre Bilodeau felt the emotion of the moment. The freestyle skier's voice shook as he spoke about his upcoming induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.