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TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts re-signed American defensive lineman Ken Bishop through the 2018 season Tuesday. Bishop, 29, was limited to five games _ starting four _ last season due to injury.

RIGA, Latvia — Kevin Poulin is giving GM Sean Burke and the rest of the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team hierarchy plenty to ponder. The Montreal native stopped 29 shots to lead Canada to a 2-0 pre-Olympic win over Belarus on Tuesday.

The Winter Olympics get under way later this week in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It's a long, expensive trip to see the games in person, so most Canadians will be watching from afar.

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea's head of state is coming to archrival South Korea, but it's the wrong one — at least if the goal is peace on the volatile Korean Peninsula.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — A giant national flag. A smiling angel. The dictator's pop diva. And a dozen women added to a South Korean hockey team to form the Koreas' first-ever joint Olympic team.

Monday's Games NHL Toronto 7 Anaheim 4 Nashville 5 N.Y. Islanders 4 (OT) Dallas 2 N.Y.

Monday's Games NHL Toronto 7 Anaheim 4 Nashville 5 N.Y. Islanders 4 (OT) Dallas 2 N.Y.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid clearly hasn't given up on winning his second consecutive MVP award. McDavid scored four times and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers knocked off the top team in the NHL, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Monday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs big 7-4 rout of the Anaheim Ducks came at a cost: starting goaltender Frederik Andersen left the game early with an undisclosed injury.