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TORONTO — Italy's Sampdoria confirmed Wednesday that it has signed former Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco to a short-term contract through June.

Veteran quarterback Trevor Harris is returning to the Montreal Alouettes. The six-foot-three, 212-pound American signed a one-year deal with Montreal as a free agent Wednesday.

BEIJING — An ongoing legal issue that could affect the medallists in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics, an event in which Canada finished fourth, has caused the award ceremony to be delayed, the IOC said Wednesday.

TORONTO, Kan. — The Toronto Argonauts signed veteran American defensive lineman Adrian Tracy on Wednesday. Tracy, 34, retired prior to the 2021 season after signing with the Montreal Alouettes.

BEIJING — Canadian Steven Dubois has won a silver medal in the men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event at the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old Dubois from Terrebonne, Que.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships.

BEIJING — Canada's Meryeta O'Dine raced to a bronze medal in the women's snowboard cross Wednesday at the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old from Prince George, B.C.

VANCOUVER — Oliver Ekman-Larsson wasn't feeling his best on Tuesday night. For the very first time, the Vancouver Canucks defenceman was playing the Arizona Coyotes, the team that drafted him and where he spent the first 11 seasons of his NHL career.

EDMONTON — Starting their backup goalie against his old club turned out to be a pretty good move for the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.

Former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames has been accused of misconduct stretching back decades when he was a youth team coach, well before he joined the National Women's Soccer League team, according to a published report.