National Sports

NASHVILLE — The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Easton Cowan with the No. 28 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Cowan, a five-foot-10, 170-pound winger from Mount Brydges, Ont.

Wednesday's Scoreboard MLB Interleague Atlanta 3, Minnesota 0 Washington 4, Seattle 1 Cincinnati 11, Baltimore 7 Toronto 6, San Francisco 1 Miami 6, Boston 2 Houston 10, St.

NASHVILLE — Connor Bedard didn't want to jinx it. The 17-year-old phenom probably knew deep down where he would begin his professional career as soon as the Chicago Blackhawks jumped up two spots to win the NHL's draft lottery in May.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán has not allowed a baserunner through eight innings against the Oakland Athletics. Germán has nine strikeouts and has thrown 93 pitches, 67 for strikes.

TORONTO — A five-run first inning helped Toronto's so-called bullpen day go according to plan on Wednesday night. Quality appearances by four Blue Jays pitchers helped too.

NASHVILLE — The Vancouver Canucks selected Tom Willander with the No. 11 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Willander, a six-foot-one, 180-pound defenceman, had 25 points (four goals, 21 assists) in 39 games for Rogle BK's under-20 team in Sweden.

NASHVILLE — The Winnipeg Jets selected Colby Barlow with the No. 18 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday.

NASHVILLE — The Calgary Flames selected Samuel Honzek with the No. 16 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Honzek, a six-foot-three, 195-pound forward, had 56 points (23, 33) in 43 games with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants last season.

TORONTO — At the baseball season's midway point, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves hovering near the playoff cutline after a rather underwhelming first half.

BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was eliminated from the Bad Homburg Open tennis tournament Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-2 second-round loss to Russia's Anna Blinkova.