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TORONTO — The injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs placed Matthew Knies on injured reserve Friday and signed fellow forward Alex Nylander to a one-year contract, recalling him from the AHL Marlies.

TORONTO — Everything changed for Kia Nurse when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the 2021 WNBA playoffs. The basketball star from Hamilton was locked in as starter for a team in the semifinals.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks head coach Michael Faulds feels his team plays its best football when the competition is tough.

The Canadian men began their climb back up the rugby sevens ladder Friday with a 29-0 victory over Guyana at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Trinidad.

Tuomas Sammelvuo has resigned as head coach of Canada's men's volleyball team. Volleyball Canada announced Sammelvuo's departure in a release Friday and said he and his wife recently welcomed a new baby, which influenced the decision.

The Canadian women's rugby seven team leaves for Dubai early Sunday, knowing a familiar foe awaits when the 2025 HSBC SVNS season kicks off Nov. 30.

Canadian defender Alistair Johnston has agreed to a new contract with Celtic that will keep him at the Scottish powerhouse until the summer of 2029. The 26-year-old from Aurora, Ont.

NAGANO — Laurent Dubreuil is picking up this season’s ISU World Cup speedskating campaign where he left off. The long-track star from Lévis, Que., captured silver in his season debut in a men's 500-metre race Friday at Nagano's M-Wave.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal announced a restructuring of their front office on Thursday. Corey Wray, who was hired as a consultant on July 9, has been named the club's Director of Soccer.

CALGARY — Jonathan Huberdeau lobbied for teammate MacKenzie Weegar's inclusion on Canada's team for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-off after Weegar's three assists paced the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday.