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While an exact date for the Canadian Championship final between Toronto FC and Forge FC has yet to be determined, the teams now have a deadline to meet for the matchup.

TORONTO — Erica Wiebe had just wrapped up a training session on Thursday night when the messages started pouring in before she had a chance to check social media. "Ignore the reports," wrestling teammate Jasmine Mian texted her.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Tom Flacco. Flacco joins the Roughriders after two strong seasons at Towson University in Maryland.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have placed forwards Patrik Laine and Nate Thompson on injured reserve. Laine has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury.

NBC will shut down the NBC Sports Network at the end of the year. NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua announced the move Friday in an internal memo to staff.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs will be missing two forwards in Friday night's rematch against the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe says star centre Auston Matthews will sit out because of upper-body soreness.

TORONTO — Two former elite athletes who were sexually abused by their taekwondo coach as teenagers told an Ontario court Friday that his actions robbed them of a normal life, tainted the sport they once loved and left them unable to trust anyone in a

KÖNIGSSEE, Germany — Canada's Jane Channell slid to a bronze medal Friday at a World Cup skeleton event. Channell, from North Vancouver, B.C., finished tied for third with World Cup leader Janine Flock of Austria with a two-run time of one minute 42.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Canadian women won a World Cup speedskating gold medal in team pursuit in their first international races in months Friday.

Players and coaches across the NHL have talked a lot about embracing change and new normals in this most unusual of seasons.