National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens say captain Shea Weber will be out four to six weeks with a sprained left ankle. The defenceman suffered the injury during a game in New Jersey on Feb. 4. Weber underwent a re-evaluation by orthopedic specialist Dr.

MUNICH — Canadian international Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich's training session early Wednesday with what the club called "slight ankle problems." The club did not elaborate on the injury.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have scheduled another round of labour talks next week after concluding two days of negotiations in Toronto on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Jordie Benn had an unwelcome flashback on Tuesday night, when news broke that defenceman Jay Bouwmeester had suffered a cardiac episode on the St. Louis Blues' bench during the first period of their game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says a lawsuit filed against him by a northern California sheriff's deputy is "malicious.

Toronto Arrows captain/wing Dan Moor and hooker Andrew Quattrin have been named to Major League Rugby's weekly all-star team.

It's not quite the United States versus Canada at the NBA Rising Stars Challenge, but it's getting there. Friday's game, part of this weekend's all-star festivities in Chicago, will feature a record four Canadians in action.

The Toronto Wolfpack's learning curve in the Betfred Super League continues Thursday with a visit to Wigan.

Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice has signed a multi-year extension with the Jets. In his seventh season as Jets coach, Maurice has guided Winnipeg to the playoffs three times, including a run to the Western Conference final in 2018.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes bolstered their Canadian content Wednesday, signing defensive tackles David Menard and Junior Luke and linebackers Alexandre Gagne and Frederic Chagnon. All four Quebec natives were free agents.