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Canada will open against Fiji before facing Scotland and Wales in group play at next year's Women's Rugby World Cup in England The second-ranked Canadian women will meet No. 17 Fiji on Aug.

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scotland conceived rugby sevens in the 1880s yet it will not feature in the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games hosted by Glasgow.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have been here before — literally and figuratively.

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TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube pulled William Nylander aside for a couple of long chats at Monday's morning skate.

TORONTO — William Nylander had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Monday night. Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto (4-2-0). Anthony Stolarz made 32 saves.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson won't finish the season as Cleveland's starting quarterback for the second straight year. He's injured again, and the Browns have new problems.

Players in the new Northern Super League will earn at least $50,000 and can't be traded without their consent. The six-team Canadian women's professional league is set to kick off in April. Teams will work under a $1.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as the team's new hitting coach. He succeeds Guillermo Martinez in the position. Martinez was let go in the wake of Toronto's last-place finish in the American League East this past season.

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will not question the coaches of the national women's soccer team about the Paris Olympics cheating scandal, after Liberal and Bloc Québécois MPs voted against launching a study on Monday.