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TORONTO — The special teams and goalie Jack Campbell provided the right stuff for the Toronto Maple Leafs to pass a challenging mid-season test against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

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ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada's Cassie Sharpe captured silver, while Rachael Karker won bronze, in women's freeski halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics. China's Eileen Gu took the gold, with a score of 95.

TERRASSA, Spain — Canada has been drawn in a group with Argentina, Spain and South Korea at this summer's FIH Hockey Women's World Cup. The 16-team field hockey tournament runs July 1-17 in Terrassa, Spain, and Amsterdam.

MIDDLESBROUGH, United Kingdom — Canada's opening match of 2022 came with a slow start. But a sublime second-half strike by Janine Beckie levelled the playing field in a 1-1 draw with England at the Arnold Clark Cup.

BEIJING — President Luc Tardif of the International Ice Hockey Federation says the 2022 world junior men's tournament will be played this summer in Canada. The tournament began in December in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenceman Mac Hollowell to a one-year, two-way contract extension Thursday. The contract is worth US$750,000 at the NHL level.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks released linebacker Malik Clements and offensive lineman Jahair Jones on Thursday. Both players are Americans.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was convicted Thursday of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas.

This isn't how Connor McDavid expected to watch the Beijing Olympics. The Edmonton Oilers superstar planned to be on the ice and in the athletes village in China. Instead, he's catching the action from his couch.