National Sports

The NHL and NHL Players' Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games.

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer has watched the NHL draft plenty of times. A player gets picked and is congratulated by family members before heading on stage to shake a dozen hands from the organization that just made his dream a reality.

TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving expects star forward Mitch Marner to hit the open market Tuesday unless there's a drastic change in contract negotiations.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks placed longtime defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic on unconditional waivers Thursday for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has signed a one-year contract to stay with the only team he has played for in his 16 NHL seasons.

SANTA PONSA — Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic in Thursday’s quarterfinals at the Mallorca Championships. The Montreal native fired 11 aces and broke Medjedovic three times on six chances.

WIMBLEDON — Canada's Carson Branstine booked her place in a first-career Grand Slam main draw, while Victoria Mboko bowed out in gutting fashion Thursday in Wimbledon qualifying.

MONTREAL — Canadian international Nathan Saliba is moving to Belgium. CF Montreal announced the 21-year-old midfielder was transferred to Belgian first-division club R.S.C. Anderlecht on Thursday.

Canada will face No. 14 Colombia in a men's soccer friendly during the October FIFA international window. The game is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., the home of the New York Red Bulls.

VANCOUVER — Jesper Sorensen has given the Vancouver Whitecaps room to make mistakes. Now he needs the team to learn from them.