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Canada's two senior lacrosse leagues are asking a professional league based in the United States to loosen restrictions on its player contracts.

Canada has been drawn in a group with France, Nigeria and South Korea at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica this summer. The 16-team tournament runs Aug. 10-28 with games in San Jose and Alajuela.

Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will host the 2023 world junior hockey championship, giving Canada the unique distinction of hosting the event twice in a span of four months.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner have been flying for the Maple Leafs to open the playoffs. After some disappointing statistical showings in recent years, that's the good news. The bad news? Things are about to get a lot tougher.

NEW YORK — Shane Wright took top spot among North American skaters as the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings for the league's 2022 entry draft Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies star Dillon Brooks has been suspended for one game without pay by the NBA for making “unnecessary and excessive contact” that resulted in a fractured elbow for Golden State's Gary Payton II in Game 2 of the the

Canadians Julia (The Jewel) Budd and Rory (Red King) MacDonald, both former Bellator champions, kick off their Professional Fighters League season Friday, the first step hopefully toward a world title and US$1-million payday.

CALGARY — Milan Lucic is fine with his broad shoulders employed as a public safety message.

TORONTO — The Canadian men's rugby team will host Belgium and the French Barbarians this summer. The 21st-ranked Canadians will play No.

EDMONTON — He's far from the biggest player in the Oilers' lineup, but Kailer Yamamoto is making his presence felt in Edmonton's first-round series against the L.A. Kings.