Avalanche acquire forward Burakovsky from Capitals

The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Andre Burakovsky in a deal with the Washington Capitals. In exchange, the Capitals pick up minorleague forward Scott Kosmachuk, a secondround pick in the 2020 draft and a thirdround selection the Avalanche previ

ously picked up from Arizona. The Vegas Golden Knights continued freeing up salarycap space by trading defenseman Colin Miller to the Buffalo Sabres. The Golden Knights acquired a secondround pick in the 2021 draft and a 2022 fifthround selection. The Toronto Maple Leafs extended the contracts of impending restricted free agents Kasperi Kapanen (three years, $9.6 million) and Andreas Johnsson (four years, $13.6 million). The Carolina Hurricanes resigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a twoyear contract. It is a twoway deal for next season, and a oneway, $750,000 deal for the 202021 season. Soccer: At the Copa America in Brazil, Lionel Messi was shackled and yet Argentina flourished to beat Venezuela 20 in Rio de Janeiro and set up a semifinal against Brazil. Lautaro Martinez scored in the 10th minute and Giovani Lo Celso in the 74th. Brazil and Argentina will face off Tuesday in Belo Horizonte. The Brazilians advanced Thursday after beating Paraguay on penalties.

In Friday’s other quarterfinal, Chile kept its cool after having two goals taken away by video review and stayed on track to defend its title, beating Colombia 54 on penalties. In MLS, Danny Wilson headed home a corner kick in the 49th minute and the host Colorado Rapids extended their unbeaten streak to seven games with a 10 win over LAFC in a game delayed by lightning for more than an hour . ... Romero “Kaku” Gamarra, Brian White and Daniel Royer scored to help the host New York Red Bulls beat the Chicago Fire 31. WNBA: Jordin Canada scored 17 points as the Seattle Storm improved to 50 at home with a 7976 win over the Chicago Sky. Jewell Loyd, Seattle’s secondleading scorer, sat on the bench with a walking boot and reportedly will miss at least two weeks with a sprained right ankle . ... Reshanda Gray hit one of two free throws with 24.4 seconds left to lift the host New York Liberty to a 6968 victory over the Dallas Wings . ... Brittney Griner scored 23 points and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 9169.