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SUNRISE — George Mumford saw the notification pop up on his screen. The message via social media platform LinkedIn was from Edmonton Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson. Hired by the club last August, the executive had an idea. Mumford was all ears.

TORONTO — The Northern Super League, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s new women's pro soccer circuit, has struck a broadcast deal. NSL games will be shown on TSN, CBC-Sports and Radio-sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

TORONTO — The father of a 15-year-old Ontario boy who was killed by a 200-pound soccer net says he is honoured that a new provincial law is named for his son, though he would trade everything to be oblivious to the dangers of such nets and have his s

Putting numerous women’s hockey accolades and a degree in psychiatry at Princeton behind her, Sarah Fillier is fully focused on her next career challenge: Being a difference-maker on a PWHL team in New York that struggled both on and off the ice.

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid and his Oilers have faced adversity all season. They started the schedule an ugly 2-9-1. They trailed the Vancouver Canucks three times in the second round of the playoffs.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Colin Rea allowed just three hits while working seven innings for his longest outing in eight years, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

NEWMARKET, Ont. — For one night at least, Mirella Alves wore an Oilers jersey over her blue Toronto Maple Leafs hoodie. It was the least she could do to support Connor McDavid, the pride of her longtime hometown.

CALGARY — Sprinter Audrey Leduc has Paris in her sights and football player Jonathan Senecal wants to follow other Canadian quarterbacks into pro football.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Edmonton’s Warren Foegele was ejected from Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday night for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Florida’s Eetu Luostarinen midway through the first period.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars has won the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, the NHL announced Monday night. Nill was the top choice of 17 of 42 voters to run away with the honours.