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The NHL's chief medical officer said Wednesday he expects the coronavirus pandemic to get worse before it gets better in North America and differences across 31 markets are likely to affect when players might get back on the ice. Dr.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns says his mother is hospitalized and in a medically-induced coma after contracting the coronavirus.

Longtime coach Dave Scott-Thomas was given a lifetime ban by Athletics Canada on Wednesday, the culmination of an investigation of allegations that rocked Canada's track and field community.

CALGARY — The Regina Pats have won the Western Hockey League's draft lottery. The Pats now get the No. 1 selection in the league's bantam draft on April 22.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadians have signed defenceman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal pays Olofsson US$750,000 in the NHL and $250,000 in the AHL, with a $350,000 guaranteed salary.

Canadian international lock Brett Beukeboom, captain of England's Cornish Pirates, has announced his retirement from rugby. The Pirates, who play in England's second-tier Championship, said the 29-year-old from Lindsay, Ont.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres agreed to sign prospect defenceman Mattias Samuelsson to a three-year entry- level contract on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — A lawsuit filed against Canadian law professor Richard McLaren and the World Anti-Doping Agency by Russian cyclists has been dismissed. McLaren, who teaches law at Western University in London, Ont.

TORONTO — The season suspended because of COVID-19, Major League Soccer has extended its team training moratorium through April 3.

GENEVA — A day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism on Wednesday.