National Sports

NEW YORK — Alexis Lafreniere, who was named most valuable player of the 2020 world junior hockey championship after helping Canada capture a gold medal, is the top North American skater in the NHL's mid-season draft rankings.

NEW YORK — Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, New York Rangers defenceman Tony DeAngelo and Calgary goaltender Cam Talbot are the NHL's three stars of the week. Vasilevskiy won three games in as many starts, recording a 0.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt with a number of significant injuries this season. Now add Morgan Rielly's name to the list.

SOWETO, South Africa — Canada lost by three wickets to West Indies on Monday in a warmup game in advance of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The 16-country tournament starts Friday and runs through Feb. 9.

After trading away its first-round pick last week, the Montreal Impact elected to pass three times Monday as the MLS SuperDraft resumed with Rounds 3 and 4.

MONTREAL — After 19 years, Danny Maciocia is coming "back home" — and he likes who he sees there.

MILAN — Former Canadian under-20 goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has joined AC Milan on loan from England's Bournemouth through the end of June. Born in Trebigne in 1987, Begovic was four when his family fled war-torn Bosnia.

NEW YORK — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow have suspended through the 2020 World Series in the fallout of the team's sign-stealing scandal. The club has also been fined US$5 million. More coming The Associated Press

CALGARY — Canadian tennis pro Vasek Pospisil has entered a Challenger tournament in Calgary. The 29-year-old from Vancouver is in the field Feb. 24 to March 1 for the Calgary National Bank Challenger, organizers announced Monday. The world No.

DRESDEN, Germany — Brian McKeever sprinted to the silver medal in the men's visually impaired category Monday at a Para-Nordic World Cup stop. The 40-year-old McKeever, of Canmore, Alta.