Canadiens give Petry four-year extension
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens on Friday signed defenseman Jeff Petry to a four-year extension at an average of $6.25 million a year. More NHL:
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired former Ottawa Senators coach Paul Maclean as an assistant coach.
Golf: A hornet sting on his pinky early and a bunch of birdies late carried hudson Swafford to a 5-under 67 and a two-shot lead at the PGA’S Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. ... Aaron rai has a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Irish Open. tennis: Fernando Verdasco has been dropped from the French Open because of what he believes is a false positive result on a coronavirus test. ... Stefanos tsitsipas, Christian Garin, Andrey rublev and Casper ruud advanced to the semifinals of the Hamburg Open. Swimming: Members of the University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team filed a legal complaint against the school, arguing that a decision to eliminate their program violates a landmark gender equity law. ... USA Swimming will launch a virtual competition in October before returning to in-person meets with the U.S. Open on Nov. 12-14.
Colleges: A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement between Brown University and student-athletes who had challenged the Ivy League school’s decision to drop several women’s varsity sports.
Autos: Austin hill, the regularseason Truck Series champion, rebounded from a 25th-place finish last week with a victory at Las
Vegas to reach the second round of the playoffs. ... Ex-ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali will take over as president and CEO of Formula One next year, replacing Chase Carey, who moves into a non-executive chairman role. Soccer: Lionel Messi lashed out at Barcelona for selling Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid, saying, “at this point nothing surprises me.” ... Hertha lost at home to Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in the Bundesliga, the first time fans were allowed to attend in Berlin since restrictions began in March. Cycling: Filippo Ganna became the first Italian to win the men’s time trial at the road worlds.