ODDS AND ENDS

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello will not return to the role next season. Team Pres- ident Brendan Shanahan said Monday he was sticking to a plan that called for the 75-year-old Lamoriello to serve as GM for three years and then transition to senior adviser for four years.

■ The Carolina Hurricanes terminated the contract of demoted general manager and former Hall of Fame player Ron Francis. The Hurricanes announced the move in a three-sentence state- ment nearly two months after Francis was reassigned to another front-office position — president of hockey operations — while the team began a search for a new GM.

■A person with direct knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press there will not be a disciplinary hearing for Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson for his hit to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins defen- seman Brian Dumoulin. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NHL does not announce when there is no hearing for a player. Wilson struck Dumoulin in the head with his left shoulder 4:36 into the second period of Game 2 Sunday. No penalty was called.

Soccer: Barcelona won the Spanish league for the seventh time in 10 seasons Sunday with a 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna, led by a hat trick from Lionel Messi. Barcelona has four matches left in the league but can’t be caught.