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TORONTO — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to down the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Striker Neymar said his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé became “a little jealous” after superstar Lionel Messi joined the French club in August 2021 in a free transfer.

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Veteran Vancouver FC midfielder Ben Fisk has retired after a 14-year career that saw stints in Spain, Ireland and four Canadian Premier League teams. Fisk, 31, is hanging up his boots to become director of partnerships for Vancouver FC.

GUELPH, Ont. — A new chapter in a long-running curling sweeping saga came at an inopportune time for Team John Epping. Just before their first appearance this season on the top-flight Grand Slam of Curling series, the players on his Sudbury, Ont.

ADELAIDE — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has won the Adelaide International, beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the final.

New Canada women's coach Casey Stoney has vivid memories of facing Canada on the football pitch. At the 2012 London Olympics, Stoney experienced the high of captaining Britain to a 1-0 win over Brazil before a crowd of 70,584 at Wembley Stadium.

From doing the laundry at Arsenal to having to use her vacation days to play for England at the 2007 World Cup while coaching at the David Beckham Academy, Casey Stoney has paid her dues.

TORONTO — Aaron Reeve Mendes says he was just five years old when he started playing chess, a favourite game of his father's. "I really liked how complex it was and how, like, it was not solved like many other board games," he said.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge to a contract extension through the 2026 season, the CFL club announced Thursday.