National Sports

A total of 20 Canadians were selected over the three-day MLB draft, including 16 on the final day on Wednesday. That number is down from 25 drafted in 2016. The record is 48 in 2002.

TORONTO — They called him "The Don," and with good reason. A larger-than-life character with a sharp wit who thrived in the spotlight, Don Matthews took wicked pleasure in keeping people around him on edge with his abrasive, no-nonsense style.

BARCELONA, Spain — Canadian swimming star Penny Oleksiak has another Canadian record to her name. The 17-year-old from Toronto set a Canadian record en route to winning silver in the women's 50-metre butterfly on the Mare Nostrum tour on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are "hopeful" that Erik Karlsson will be ready for the start of the 2017-18 season following surgery to his left foot on Wednesday.

Veteran Ashley Steacy, a cornerstone of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team, will play her final tournament at the Clermont-Ferrand Sevens later this month. The 29-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta.

MONTREAL — Daniel Lovitz attended the Montreal Impact's training camp in February on a try-out, just looking for a job. Now he's the starting left back.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Ezequiel Carrera the 10-day disabled list with a right foot fracture. Carrera, who had an RBI single in Toronto's 8-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday, is hitting .

Coach Jeff Williams had a simple message for his Canadian under-20 team in the wake of its 46-12 win over the U.S. in the first leg of their World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifier.

EDMONTON — Mike Reilly was born to run, but in his fifth season with the Edmonton Eskimos, the quarterback with the Methuselah beard has pretty much run out of things to experience.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A fourth crack at the NFL ended the same way as the first three for Swayze Waters — by getting cut.