National Sports

SEATTLE — The Colorado Avalanche did not comment Friday on either the status of forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team for a few days, or on a police report about an incident at the team hotel in Seattle last weekend.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe and his players were set to head to the airport and board a plane they would have preferred see stay on the tarmac.

Isaiah Thomas's immediate future is secure and with months to spare. The six-foot-two, 205-pound Canadian safety at Clearwater Academy International has verbally committed to the University of Miami.

EDMONTON — The roles have been reversed. In last season's first-round playoff matchup, the Edmonton Oilers took a 2-1 series lead and the Los Angeles Kings stormed back to take Games 4 and 5.

Toronto FC's Sean Johnson welcomes the New York City FC team he used to captain to BMO Field on Saturday. The 33-year-old goalkeeper is no stranger to facing a former club.

Jamey-Lyn Horth told herself she would move away from martial arts if she didn’t make the UFC by the time she was 33. The unbeaten fighter from Squamish, B.C.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada will play for gold in both the women's and men's finals at the world senior curling championships. Sherry Anderson's Saskatoon rink beat Switzerland's Monika Gafner 7-3 in the women's semifinal Friday.

TORONTO — The Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts were among four teams that exceeded the CFL's salary cap last season, the league announced Friday. The others were the Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Redblacks and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

MONTREAL — With two consecutive wins and cleans sheets under their belt, CF Montreal will be riding a wave of momentum and hoping to exact revenge against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday evening.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada's Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing will play for the bronze medal after falling 6-2 to the United States in a semifinal match at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Friday. The U.S.