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Forge FC got a boost in advance of Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions Cup game against Mexico's CF Monterrey with news that influential midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour is back in the fold.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Big jumps. Lots of terrain. Steep pitches. The downhill course at the Alpine skiing world championships would have been a challenge for Lindsey Vonn’s aching legs before she retired in 2019.

ABU DHABI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament on Tuesday with a 7-6(3), 7-6(0) win over Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima.

TORONTO — Raptors swingman RJ Barrett is in concussion protocol and has been ruled out of Toronto's game Tuesday night against visiting New York.

ZURICH (AP) — Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season.

Midfielder Jeneva Hernandez Gray and high-scoring forward Annabelle Chukwu lead Canada's 21-player squad for CONCACAF women's under-20 qualifying play later this month.

CRAWLEY — Canadian international midfielder Liam Fraser has signed a six-month contract with Crawley Town FC of England's League One. Crawley (6-15-6) currently sits 22nd in England's 24-team third-tier league.

MADRID (AP) — Spain men's coach Luis de la Fuente told a judge in the Luis Rubiales trial on Tuesday that he did not get involved in discussions related to Jenni Hermoso following her World Cup kiss from the former Spanish soccer boss.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Medics attended to a fan who collapsed courtside Monday night before the visiting San Antonio Spurs played the Memphis Grizzlies game.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes treated Super Bowl opening night like a two-minute drill, providing rapid-fire answers to one question after another. Travis Kelce passed on an inquiry about popping the question to Taylor Swift.