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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Premier Hockey Federation is shifting its 2022 All-Star Showcase to Buffalo, New York, as a result of COVID-19 restrictions in Toronto, which would have severely limited the number of fans being able to attend.

The dust has barely settled on the Tokyo Paralympics, and the Winter Paralympics in Beijing are just 50 days from opening.

TORONTO — While Toronto FC has Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's signature on a pre-contract that will bring him to MLS in July, there are still plenty of moving parts as the club prepares to hold player medicals this weekend.

Chuck Ealey no longer has to guess why he's not in the College Football Hall of Fame. Ealey, 72, was named for induction Monday.

Much of Canada had been plunged into another COVID-19 lockdown in the weeks before last summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

CALGARY — Derek Dennis is back with the Calgary Stampeders. The veteran American offensive lineman signed with Calgary on Wednesday. This marks his third stint with the Stampeders, having played with the franchise from 2015-16 and 2018-19.

MUNICH — Canadian star Alphonso Davies and five other Bayern Munich players returned to training Wednesday after self-isolating following positive COVID-19 tests.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American running back Jamal Morrow to a contract extension Wednesday. The five-foot-eight, 205-pound Morrow appeared in eight regular-season games and two playoff contests with Saskatchewan in 2021.

Former Toronto FC midfielder Jay Chapman has signed with Scotland's Dundee FC. Dundee, not to be confused with Dundee United, says the move is subject to international clearance and work permit.

The Ottawa Senators are probably getting sick of each other. The good news? At least they're no longer sick.