National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say Elias Pettersson has been placed into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Canucks (16-15-3) announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday, a scheduled day off for the team.

ADELAIDE, Australia — Fifth-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-1, 6-2 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Adelaide International tennis tournament.

LAC-BEAUPORT, Que. — Marion Thenault of Sherbrooke, Que., captured an aerials silver medal at a World Cup freestyle ski event Wednesday. Thenault performed a double somersault with three twists on her final jump to earn 93.41 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Tennessee House Republican lawmaker has apologized for losing his temper and being ejected from watching a high school basketball game after a confrontation with a referee.

The Montreal Canadiens have added two more players to the National Hockey League's COVID-19 protocol for a total of 24 team members. Forwards Cameron Hillis and Michael Pezzetta were put on the league's health and safety list on Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — With Tottenham's defenders giving away easy goals, Chelsea could restore tranquility while easing Romelu Lukaku back into the team.

Dallas star rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and Cincinnati running back Joe Mixon were the latest big-name players added to the COVID-19 reserve list Wednesday.

LIVERPOOL, England — A growing coronavirus outbreak among players and staff led to Liverpool's English League Cup semifinal match against Arsenal being postponed, adding to the backlog in English football caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant.

Edmonton captain and reigning league MVP Connor McDavid went on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list Wednesday, while the Dallas Stars and their captain Jamie Benn prepared to return to the ice after missing six games over 2 1/2 weeks because of virus is

NHL life in 2021 — like regular life — was dominated by COVID-19. The league manoeuvred, contorted and pivoted to play a 56-game campaign that culminated in July with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their second consecutive pandemic Stanley Cup.