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“If you had told me I would be doing that at the start of last summer I would have been pretty fired up."

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers signed backup goalie Brian Elliott to a $1.5 million, one-year contract extension. The 35-year-old Elliott went 16-7-4 with a 2.87 goals-against average with two shutouts this season.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens submitted qualifying offers to five players, including forward Max Domi, on Saturday. Domi, 25, scored 17 goals and 44 points in 71 games this season. He added three assists in 10 post-season games this summer.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Davis got most of his points with a feathery shooting touch. LeBron James flexed his muscle to bulldoze his way to damage.

Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season with a 1.12 ERA, died Friday. He was 84.

SAN DIEGO — From 21-year-old budding superstar Fernando Tatis Jr.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Seattle Storm's lead down to two with a quarter left, Breanna Stewart took over.

CHICAGO — The Miami Marlins didn't need a hand from a fan at Wrigley Field to knock the Chicago Cubs out of the playoffs this time. They did just fine on their own, and they showed they're hardly bottom feeders.

Former German national team coach Andre Henning has been named coach of the Canadian men's field hockey team. Henning succeeds Paul Bundy, who stepped down in April.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed goaltender Laurent Brossoit on a one-year contract worth US$1,500,000. The 27-year-old was signed as a free agent by the Jets on July 1, 2018. The native of Port Alberni, B.C.