National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Neymar is hurting, probably physically and almost for sure emotionally.

VANCOUVER — Things were a little different for R. J. Barrett. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is usually the best player on the floor.

VANCOUVER — Teenager R. J. Barrett scored 16 points and had a pair of assists in his first game with the national men's basketball team as Canada defeated a team from China 97-62 Friday night in the opening game of the Pacific Rim Basketball Classic.

EDMONTON — Jeremiah Masoli continues to prove he deserves to be ranked with the CFL's top quarterbacks.

Friday's Games World Cup At St. Petersburg, Russia Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0 Volgograd, Russia Nigeria 2 Iceland 0 At Kalinigrad, Russia Switzerland 2 Serbia 1 --- CFL Winnipeg 56 Montreal 10 Hamilton 38 Edmonton 21 --- MLB American League L.A.

DALLAS — The draft has become one of the most highly-anticipated days on the NHL calendar in the league's salary cap era.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Andrew Heaney feels awfully comfortable on the mound in Anaheim — and the results reflect that.

DALLAS — Evan Bouchard has already started thinking about passing the puck to Connor McDavid.

DALLAS — Jesperi Kotkaniemi knew the Montreal Canadiens were hungry for help down the middle. He hopes hit can he can fill that void after the club used the third pick in the first round of the NHL draft Friday to select the 17-year-old centre.

DALLAS — The Vancouver Canucks came into the first round of the NHL draft looking to add speed and talent to their blue line. They got their man Friday, selecting defenceman Quintin Hughes with seventh overall pick.