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MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadians have signed defenceman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal pays Olofsson US$750,000 in the NHL and $250,000 in the AHL, with a $350,000 guaranteed salary.

Canadian international lock Brett Beukeboom, captain of England's Cornish Pirates, has announced his retirement from rugby. The Pirates, who play in England's second-tier Championship, said the 29-year-old from Lindsay, Ont.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres agreed to sign prospect defenceman Mattias Samuelsson to a three-year entry- level contract on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — A lawsuit filed against Canadian law professor Richard McLaren and the World Anti-Doping Agency by Russian cyclists has been dismissed. McLaren, who teaches law at Western University in London, Ont.

TORONTO — The season suspended because of COVID-19, Major League Soccer has extended its team training moratorium through April 3.

GENEVA — A day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism on Wednesday.

The Kontinental Hockey League has given up on trying to reschedule its playoffs and cancelled the remainder of the season. The Russia-based KHL is widely considered to be the strongest league outside the NHL.

TOKYO — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, now comes the multi-billion-dollar question: Who pays the bills for the delay, and how large will they be? The most likely answer is — primarily Japanese taxpayers.

Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus.

SAANICHTON, B.C. — The Western Hockey League has a player being granted exceptional status and early entry into the league for the first time.