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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays say they have signed deals with 11 players, including Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk and closer Jordan Romano, for 2024. Romano, of Markham, Ont., was eligible for arbitration for the second time.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his left ankle Tuesday night at Nashville. The Ducks revealed the injury Thursday, saying Zegras will have surgery.

ZUG, Switzerland — Sienna D'Alessandro scored two goals and Canada advanced to the semifinals of the world women's under-18 hockey championship with a 6-0 win over host Switzerland on Thursday.

Mikael Kingsbury is looking forward to being the good guy for at least one weekend. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagne, Que.

MONTREAL — Marcel Desjardins is back in the Montreal Alouettes front office. The Alouettes announced Thursday that Desjardins, 57, of Burlington, Ont.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Filip Cederqvist from the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations, the NHL club said Thursday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some hockey teams in western Newfoundland continue to line up for end-of-game handshakes, despite a decree from officials to end the practice because it sometimes led to altercations.

QUEBEC — After three weeks of training in the Russian mountains, boxing champion Artur Beterbiev is back in Canada and ready for a fight that's been months in the making.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick had a vision of building the kind of sustained championship football team that had rarely been seen before in the NFL when he was hired by the New England Patriots.

LOS ANGELES — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic has been fined US$25,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the officiating. Rajakovic was punished for a lengthy rant after Toronto's 132-131 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday.