National Sports

Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah is thousands of dollars in debt for her sled's runners and for travel to competition. Her Canadian teammate Melissa Lotholz recently sought free accommodation in a church while competing in Lake Placid, N.Y.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal signed midfielders Alessandro Biello and Matteo Schiavoni to their first professional contracts Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani.

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the winning goal with 2:21 to go in regulation and Boston defeated Florida 4-3 on Tuesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Sam Montembeault made 27 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night in coach Martin St. Louis’ return to the team.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Dickinson is a 20-goal scorer for the first time in his ninth NHL season. It's a number that means a lot to the veteran forward. “It’s a hell of an achievement,” he said. “I’ve never cracked 10 before in this league.

WINNIPEG — Winger Connor Brown is happy to ride the hot hands of Zach Hyman. Hyman scored his 51st goal of the season on his own rebound 1:22 into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe took just four questions Tuesday night. The Maple Leafs head coach still got a lot off his chest.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer and its referees announced a seven-year labor contract Tuesday, ending a 37-day lockout that led to the use of replacement officials. Match officials will average a 28.