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Corey Perry and Eric Staal sat in the Montreal Canadiens locker room moments after their team advanced to the Stanley Cup final. The veteran forwards — champions early in their careers — were in a reflective mood.

Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia has been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and won't travel with the team to Tampa, Fla., for the start of the Stanley Cup final.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal have signed Icelandic centre-back Robert Thorkelsson through the end of the 2023 season, with options for the following two years.

SPIELBERG, Austria — Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen dominated the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday to win back-to-back races for the first time in his career.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — CF Montreal coach Wilfried Nancy wants to see his side be better at holding onto leads and stop conceding late goals.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jimmy Medranda scored his first goal in three years midway through the second half, and the Seattle Sounders extended their unbeaten streak to 11 matches with a 2-2 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Hanco Germishuys' second try of the game proved to be the winner as Rugby United New York defeated Toronto 31-24 in Major League Rugby play Saturday, handing the Arrows their fifth straight loss.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ten games into Toronto FC's season and the alarm bells are ringing louder every time out. Toronto's nightmarish start continued Saturday, beaten 2-0 by FC Cincinnati for its fifth straight loss.

MONTREAL — Damian Warner had to squint to see the hurdles through a torrential downpour on Saturday. But in a pre-Olympic season that has thrown up unprecedented challenges that Warner has masterfully negotiated, lousy weather was just one more.

LAS VEGAS — Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser stopped Ovince (OSP) Saint Preux in the second round of the co-main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.