National Sports

TORONTO — Nick Nurse doesn't think that all the miles his Raptors have travelled during training camp will stop his players from adequately preparing for their NBA title defence. A whirlwind tour saw the Raptors assemble in Toronto on Sept.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Alexa Gray had 21 points to lead Canada to a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday to win bronze at the NORCECA women's volleyball continental championship.

HULL, England — Toronto Wolfpack back Nick Rawsthorne has joined Hull Kingston Rovers on a two-year deal.

STUTTGART, Germany — Simone Biles broke the all-time record for most medals by any gymnast at the world championships by winning the balance beam and floor exercise Sunday.

ESPOO, Finland — World junior champions Marjorie Lajoie Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Saint-Hubert, Que., placed fourth in ice dancing on Sunday at the Finlandia Open figure skating competition.

TOKYO — Vancouver-born (Unstoppable) Angela Lee and Vancouver-based bantamweight Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes both successfully defended their One Championship MMA titles Sunday.

KAMAISHI, Japan — With Typhoon Hagibis closing in, the Canadian rugby team went to bed Saturday with three possible scenarios for its final Pool B match against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Go ahead as scheduled with the 12:15 p.m.

Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson was just looking for some empty space when he sent the puck flying in the shootout Saturday night.

HOUSTON — The youngest Baby Bomber is all grown up. Any surprise Gleyber Torres is doing so well in October? "I mean, not really," he said.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights came into the season with one of the best top-six forward units in the NHL. In their latest win, they proved they have the potential to be a threat with all four lines.