The Lead

Larin's First Touch Bought Canada a Historic Point

Substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute and co-host Canada earned a first point in their third World Cup appearance — and first on home soil — by rallying for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday. The more precise framing: Larin made a telling contribution, finishing a well-worked move just 121 seconds after coming off the bench.

The draw isn't a disaster for Canada, but a win to open the campaign would have given them endless pathways to the knockout rounds — as it stands, they will likely need to beat either Qatar (ranked 56th) or Switzerland (ranked 19th) in their last two games to advance. Canada will next face Qatar in Vancouver on June 18.

The Rest of the Slate

Blue Jays

The Blue Jays beat the Yankees 8-5 at Rogers Centre on Friday night, the opening game of a three-game series. New York has been winning without Aaron Judge, who has been out since June 2 with a stress fracture in a rib, making this a series where the Jays had genuine leverage — and used it.

Toronto Tempo

Sonia Citron hit the game-winner as the Washington Mystics edged the Tempo 86-85, with Lauren Betts recording a career-high 18 points for Washington. Toronto entered on a two-game winning streak and riding big production from Brittney Sykes and Marina Mabrey, making the loss to a struggling Mystics squad a rare slip for an otherwise confident expansion club.

NBA Finals

The New York Knicks pulled off a historic comeback during Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs — a rally described as the most dramatic sequence of the series so far, with the crowd at Madison Square Garden fully invested. Finals MVP odds still favor Jalen Brunson at -110, with OG Anunoby at +210 after his Game 4 heroics — a split that tells you exactly where the analytical consensus sits heading into Game 5 tonight.

The Number

121

Seconds Cyle Larin was on the pitch before scoring Canada's historic first World Cup point That's not a substitute appearance — that's a surgical intervention, and it reframes the entire conversation about Canada's bench depth heading into must-win games against Qatar and Switzerland.

What's On Tonight

            3:07 PM ET · Blue Jays vs. Yankees · Sportsnet
30 PM ET · NBA Finals Game 5: Knicks vs. Spurs · TSN
00 PM ET · FIFA World Cup: Qatar vs. Switzerland · TSN
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Top Dog — Betting Angle

The pick: Blue Jays ML vs. Yankees today — a Judge-less New York rotation has struggled in Toronto, and an 8-5 win last night against a team that came in on a four-game winning streak suggests the Jays have already cracked New York's momentum. Odds vary by book.

“Canada's World Cup campaign now hinges on two games against opponents they're expected to beat — which is, historically, exactly where co-hosts find their limits”