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NEW YORK — Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse has been fined for interference during Edmonton's 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

HAMILTON — Brandon Revenberg has quietly become a model of consistency with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The six-foot-four, 301-pound offensive lineman has missed just one game since being taken third overall in the 2016 CFL draft.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The president of Michigan State University announced his resignation Thursday, three years after he was hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Samuel Stanley Jr.

Canada's women are unchanged at No. 7 in the latest FIFA world rankings. The U.S. continues atop the list with Olympic silver medallist Sweden moving up to No. 2, dropping Germany one place.

Wednesday's Scoreboard MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (Best-of-five series) National League | Division Series Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 0 (Series tied 1-1) San Diego 5 Los Angeles 3 (Series tied 1-1) --- NHL Boston 5 Washington 2 Carolina 4 Columbus 1 Montreal 4

EDMONTON — After a sluggish start to its regular-season opener, Edmonton eventually found its way by orchestrating a huge comeback to win.

REGINA — Drew Sim earned a shutout stopping all 22 shots he faced as the Regina Pats topped the Prince Albert Raiders 3-0 on Wednesday. Easton Armstrong opened the scoring in the first period for Regina (5-4-0).

MONTREAL — Following a winless pre-season that came with its share of struggles, the Montreal Canadiens found the win column in their regular-season opener.

SARNIA, Ont. — Angus MacDonell netted the game winner early in the third period as the Sarnia Sting edged the Owen Sound Attack 3-2 on Wednesday. Nolan Burke opened the scoring for Sarnia (4-1-0) after being down 1-0 courtesy of a Deni Goure goal.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Brad Lambert to a three-year entry-level contract. The team announced Wednesday that Lambert's deal carries an average annual value of US$1.2 million at the NHL level.