National Sports

NEW YORK — Celebrity chef Bobby Flay hopes he's cooked up another winner in the Belmont Stakes. Flay purchased 25 per cent interest in J Boys Echo on Wednesday before the draw that assigned post positions for Saturday's $1.5 million race.

PORTLAND, Maine — Muslim student athletes at one U.S. high school no longer have to be slowed down by worries that their headscarves might fall off.

Wednesday's Games NBA Finals Golden State 118 Cleveland 113 (Warriors lead series 3-0) --- AHL Final Syracuse 5 Grand Rapids 3 (Griffins lead series 2-1) --- MLB American League Toronto 7 Oakland 5 (10 innings) N.Y. Yankees 8 Boston 0 Detroit 4 L.A.

CLEVELAND — Kevin Durant drained the shot of his professional life — a 3-pointer with 45.

NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy apologized Wednesday for his on-air remarks a night earlier that pitchers such as Yankees star Masahiro Tanaka shouldn't be allowed to have translators on the mound.

TORONTO — Two-time CFL all-star linebacker Bear Woods signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Wednesday night after being released by the Montreal Alouettes earlier in training camp. Woods, a six-foot, 245-pound, native of Macclenny, Fla.

SEATTLE — For more than a decade, Seattle has spun in circles in the quest for an upgraded sports arena, never finding a solution that didn't face multiple obstacles.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Back when he played here, Josh Donaldson watched many a hard-hit ball get halted by the wind at the Oakland Coliseum short of going over the outfield fences. So he didn't want to count on his 10th-inning drive going far enough.

CALGARY — Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke says taxpayers in other Canadian cities recognize the need for new arenas and stadiums, so why not in Calgary? The long-time NHL executive addressed the Canadian Club of Calgary on Wednesday

ROME — Andre De Grasse isn't interested in taking over from Usain Bolt as the world's best sprinter when the eight-time Olympic champion retires later this year. He's ready now. "I'm trying to win this year.