National Sports

PARIS — Norway captain Maren Mjelde scored in stoppage time Wednesday to send Chelsea into the Women's Champions League semifinals with a 3-2 aggregate win over Paris Saint-German.

Calgary's Cavalry FC has signed Congo international Dominique Malonga. The French-born forward represented France as a youth international but switched allegiance to Congo.

Many of the top Canadians in the NCAA basketball ranks are former teammates or rivals from high school or club competition. Not Mfiondu Kabengele and Brandon Clarke, though.

Doug Armstrong had pushed just about every button he could. The St. Louis Blues general manager rebuilt a significant chunk of his roster over the summer through free agency and trades after his team missed the playoffs by one point last spring.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Paul Byron for a game Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets that could make or break their playoff hopes.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball hopes to gain control of local broadcasting agreements involving its teams, the reason behind its bid to purchase regional sports networks from The Walt Disney Co.

Mackenzie Hughes is used to giving other people advice on the PGA Tour this season. Last week, the Canadian started listening to it himself. Hughes, from Dundas, Ont.

TORONTO — More than 750,000 fans tuned in to watch the CFL's first combine with international players last weekend — and 62 per cent of those views came from outside Canada and the United States.

Scratch Serge Savard's name from the list of potential new owners of the Montreal Alouettes.

TORONTO — Conor McGregor's apparent retirement has removed a marquee name — and huge payday — from the ranks of UFC lightweights.