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TORONTO — John Tavares started the night by stepping in front of an adoring crowd with a white 'C' — possibly the most talked about piece of fabric in hockey — stitched to his blue sweater.

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Wednesday's Games NHL Toronto 5 Ottawa 3 Washington 3 St. Louis 2 (OT) Edmonton 3 Vancouver 2 Vegas 4 San Jose 1 --- MLB Post-season American League Wild Card Tampa Bay 5 Oakland 1 (Rays advance to ALDS) --- The Canadian Press

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl doesn’t look satisfied with the career-high 50 goals and 105 points he amassed last season.

OAKLAND, Calif. — When he got to second base, Yandy Diaz stole a glance back toward the dugout and saw all his teammates going crazy. He gleefully kept running. Out for two months, no matter.

TORONTO — John Tavares said recently when he used to dream about playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs there wasn't a 'C' on his jersey. Just being on the ice in blue and white was enough.

TORONTO — Jason Spezza's regular-season debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to wait. The veteran forward was a healthy scratch when his new team hosted the Ottawa Senators in the curtain-raiser of the 2019-20 NHL campaign on Wednesday night.

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Canadian ski cross racer Mikayla Martin has died following a mountain bike accident in her hometown of Squamish, B.C.

The time has come to have cannabis in sports drinks, says a former NHL player. The sports nutrition business Mike Cammalleri co-founded has been bought by a cannabis company.

DOHA, Qatar — Sage Watson set a Canadian record en route to qualifying for the women's 400-metre hurdles final on Wednesday at the world track and field championships. The 25-year-old native of Medicine Hat, Alta.