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DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon spent some time on the ice Tuesday sliding pucks over to his old friend and longtime captain Gabriel Landeskog for shots on goal. It's a possible prelude of things to come.

Japan edged past Germany 1-0 at the women’s ice hockey world championship on Tuesday to set up a quarterfinal against defending champion Canada. Japan finished second in Group B while Canada was placed second in Group A.

TORONTO — Darko Rajakovic is all about getting better. Whether that's developing players on the Toronto Raptors, supporting his staff, or pushing himself to be a better head coach, he wants to improve.

OTTAWA — Greg Ellingson is calling it a career and retiring as an Ottawa Redblack. Ellingson, 36, played 10 CFL seasons with Hamilton (2013-14), Ottawa (2015-18), Edmonton, (2019, 2021), Winnipeg (2022) and Montreal (2023).

DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog has rejoined the Colorado Avalanche after taking part in a two game minor-league rehab assignment . The team said Tuesday the captain's conditioning loan to the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles was terminated.

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MUNICH — Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov both dropped their first-round matches Tuesday at the BMW men's tennis tournament.

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss the start of the playoffs with a right foot injury. Jets coach Scott Arniel said Tuesday that Ehlers was out week-to-week after re-aggravating an existing injury.

TORONTO — Matthew Schaefer is the top-ranked North American skater heading into the 2025 NHL draft. Schaefer, of Hamilton, was ranked first overall by NHL Central Scouting on its final NHL draft rankings.

Scott Arniel was head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets just over 19 months. It didn't go well. A winning percentage of .