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NASHVILLE — Connor McDavid already had two trophies to take home. Then he added another. And another. The sublimely skilled, lightning-fast captain of the Edmonton Oilers dominated the NHL regular season from start to finish.

The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a framework agreement obtained by The Associated Press

TORONTO — Canadian men's soccer head coach John Herdman says it's time for everyone to come together for a solution to Canada Soccer's financial troubles. With a World Cup coming in three years, he adds, it has to happen quickly.

TORONTO — The Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six have signed Emma Woods to a one-year contract extension. Woods, from Burford, Ont., had 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games last season — the best of her Premier Hockey Federation career to date.

TORONTO — Gradey Dick moved his dad to tears on Monday.

BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany's Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que.

VALLADOLID, Spain — Spanish soccer club Real Valladolid say they have signed Canadian forward Cyle Larin until June 30, 2025. Larin, 28, was playing on loan for Valladolid from Belgian team Club Brugge.

LONDON — Canada's Gabriel Diallo defeated Turkey's Cem Ilkel 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in first-round qualifying play Monday at Wimbledon. Diallo, the world No. 140 from Montreal, will face Matteo Gigante in the next round.

TORONTO — Bob Bradley ran out of time with Toronto FC. And president Bill Manning ran out of patience. Anxious to halt a slide down the standings that Bradley has been unable to correct, the MLS club fired its head coach/sporting director on Monday.

Connor Bedard and the 2023 NHL draft were mentioned in the same breath long before the phenom played a single shift in junior hockey.