National Sports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have sent all of their players home from Bank of America Stadium after six more players tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

CF Montreal added to its defence Monday by acquiring Canadian international Alistair Johnston from Nashville SC. The 23-year-old fullback from Aurora, Ont.

REGINA — Offensive linemen Evan Johnson and Logan Ferland have signed contract extensions with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The club announced the signings on Monday.

The National Lacrosse League has postponed three games due to COVID-19. The league made the announcement on Monday after consulting with health authorities and officials in Canada and the United States.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp became the latest Premier League manager to express his frustration at being allowed to make only three substitutions during a match at a busy time when many squads are being hit hard by coronavirus cases.

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is the latest elite skier to test positive for COVID-19 with the Beijing Games less than six weeks away.

RED DEER, Alta. — The United States jumped to a three-goal lead and overcame a third-period comeback to defeat Slovakia 3-2 Sunday in the final game on the first day at the world junior hockey championship.

Sunday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Edmonton Finland 3 Germany 1 Canada 6 Czech Republic 3 At Red Deer, Alta.

EDMONTON — Owen Power's hat trick helped Canada overcome a nervous start at the world men's under-20 hockey championship with a 6-3 doubling of the Czechs on Sunday.

The NHL is emerging from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions, a move made to guard against more disruptions to the season amid more players and coaches going into COVID-19 protocol Sunday.