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Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Aces have made scrum half Tom Gilmore their second player signing. The 26-year-old played for Halifax most recently during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

HAMILTON — Forge FC has signed Canadian forward Mo Babouli. The five-foot-eight Babouli made six starts and appeared in 20 games with Toronto FC in 2016. He then played with the Syrian Premier League's Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have re-signed four players and added Argentine international wing Manuel Montero. The returning players are Lucas Rumball, Andrew Quattrin, Andrew Ferguson and Shawn Windsor.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid torched the Chicago Blackhawks early and often, notching his first ever playoff hat trick while leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-3 win Monday night in NHL qualifying play.

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TORONTO — Any remnants of the Montreal Canadiens' feel-good glow from their series-opening overtime win over Pittsburgh were quickly dashed Monday night.

EDMONTON — Will Carrier scored the tiebreaker with 5:12 left in the game, Robin Lehner had 24 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 in Western Conference round-robin play on Monday.

EDMONTON — Minnesota Wild defenceman Matt Dumba says he will continue to publicly protest racial injustice as the NHL returns to action in the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto. On Monday, he was not alone.

MILWAUKEE — Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's four-game series at Detroit.