National Sports

BARCELONA, Spain — Markus Thormeyer won silver in the men's 200-metre backstroke Tuesday on a three-medal day for Canada at the Mare Nostrum Tour meet. Thormeyer, from Delta, B.C., finished second in two minutes 00.94 seconds.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Canada's biggest harness-racing track is getting a facelift.

OTTAWA — Defensive back Antoine Pruneau knows the Ottawa Redblacks have high expectations for him and he has every intention of fulfilling them.

KINGS POINT, N.Y. — The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is not permitting seven members of the men's soccer team to graduate with their class this weekend amid an investigation into possible sexual harassment, a congressman said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis has undergone a procedure to clean up cartilage in his right knee. The 26-year-old from West Palm Beach, Fla.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Brian Brown isn't the least bit concerned about not having the favourite for the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup.

Montreal Impact left back Ambroise Oyongo will miss the rest of the Major League Soccer season after undergoing successful right knee surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured patellar tendon.

OAKLAND, Calif. — After a night of celebrating the Golden State Warriors latest NBA title, fans snapped up victory shirts and hats Tuesday, while Oakland crews were busy hanging championship banners along the parade route.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors say no decision has been made regarding a potential White House visit to celebrate their NBA title.

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of — Dennis Rodman, the former NBA bad boy who has palled around with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flew to Pyongyang on Tuesday on a trip he says he hopes will "open a door" for his former "Celebrity