National Sports

TORONTO — Combat sport laws in Ontario are set to be overhauled in what the government says is an effort to draw more high profile events to the province and bolster athlete safety.

Saturday's Games World Hockey Championship At Kosice Slovakia Denmark 5 France 4 (SO) Germany 3 Britain 1 Finland 4 Slovakia 2 At Bratislava Slovakia Switzerland 9 Italy 0 Latvia 5 Austria 2 Czech Republic 7 Norway 2 --- Stanley Cup Playoffs Third Ro

Saturday's Games World Hockey Championship At Kosice Slovakia Denmark 5 France 4 (SO) Germany 3 Britain 1 Finland 4 Slovakia 2 At Bratislava Slovakia Switzerland 9 Italy 0 Latvia 5 Austria 2 Czech Republic 7 Norway 2 --- Stanley Cup Playoffs Third Ro

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On a San Jose Sharks team filled with established stars, 22-year-old Timo Meier can get overlooked at times even though he scored 30 goals in the regular season.

KAZAN, Russia — Canadians Caeli McKay and Vincent Riendeau earned a bronze medal in the mixed 10-metre synchro platform on Saturday at the FINA Diving World Series. The duo scored 312.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada is into the Cup quarterfinals of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series after posting a 2-1 record on Saturday at Westhills Stadium.

TORONTO — Ten games into the season and Toronto FC is very much still a work in progress. Greg Vanney's team can score (22 goals) but a penchant for losing the ball in bad places is making life difficult on defence (17 goals conceded).

LOS ANGELES — A person familiar with the search says the Los Angeles Lakers have hired Frank Vogel as coach and Jason Kidd as an assistant.

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman wasn't pleased to see manager Charlie Montoyo heading to the mound on Saturday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have shored up their injury-riddled starting rotation by acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.