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San Jose makes deal for Toronto’s Reimer

Less than a week after adding depth at defense and forward for the stretch run, the San Jose Sharks filled their last glaring hole before the trade deadline by acquiring goalie James Reimer from Toronto to serve as the backup to Martin Jones. Reimer, who started 188 games the past six seasons for Toronto, has a 2.19 goals-against average and .918 save percentage this season. Reimer, 27, who is a pending restricted free agent, also has playoff experience, posting a .923 save percentage in seven games against Boston three years ago. San Jose also got forward Jeremy Morin from the Maple Leafs for struggling goalie Alex Stalock, forward Ben Smith, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft. The deal comes five days after the Sharks traded two future second-round picks to Toronto for defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling . . . The Panthers completed three trades, getting forward Jiri Hudler from the Flames, defenseman Jakub Kindl from the Red Wings, and forward Teddy Purcell from the Oilers. All the Panthers had to give up in each case was draft picks: Calgary got a second-round draft pick this year and a fourth-rounder in 2018 for Hudler, Detroit got a sixth-rounder in 2017 for Kindl, and the Oilers took a third-rounder in 2017 for Purcell . . . The Coyotes claimed forward Jiri Sekac off waivers from the Blackhawks. Sekac, 23, had an assist in six games with the Blackhawks after being traded from Anaheim for Ryan Garbutt . . . The Capitals placed struggling forward Brooks Laich on waivers, a move that gives the NHL’s top team some flexibility. Laich, 32, is the organization’s longest-tenured player and has one year remaining on a contract with a $4.5 million salary-cap hit, but has just one goal and six assists and is in the midst of a 47-game goal drought.

Soccer

Blatter says end of FIFA reign ‘a relief’

Sepp Blatter said in an interview with the Associated Press he was relieved to no longer be FIFA president and warmly praised his successor, Gianni Infantino, 45, who pulled an upset victory Friday when he was voted in as Blatter’s successor. Infantino won FIFA’s presidency by a 115-88 margin over Sheikh Salman of Bahrain, who was considered a strong favorite. At 6:01 p.m. Friday in Zurich, Blatter, 79, had a glass of white wine and exhaled deeply. ‘‘It is a relief. I had this burden on me,’’ Blatter said. Banned from duty since October by FIFA’s ethics committee, Blatter was barred from attending the election . . . The New England Revolution captured the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in Tucson, Ariz. Teal Bunbury celebrated his 27th birthday in style by burying his own rebound in the 29th minute for the only goal the Revolution would need to clinch the preseason competition. The Revolution open the 2016 MLS season on March 6 in Houston.

WINTER SPORTS

Vonn injures knee in super-G crash

Lindsey Vonn suffered a minor fracture in her left knee during a World Cup super-G crash in heavy snowfall, but didn’t rule out her start in a combined event Sunday at Soldeau-el Tarter, Andorra. In a race delayed three hours due to bad weather, Vonn slid off the course near the end of her run. She was brought down the mountain on a rescue sled and underwent tests in a hospital. ‘‘Got caught in the soft snow today and crashed pretty hard,’’ Vonn wrote on Facebook. ‘‘X-rays showed I have a hairline fracture in my left knee and will get an MRI Monday. I will wait and see how I feel tomorrow to decide if I can race.’’ Racing in difficult weather conditions, Vonn had led winner Federica Brignone of Italy by 0.32 seconds when she came off the race line and hit a spot of soft snow just before the next gate. She lost balance and slid off course on her left hip. The incident reminded some of Vonn’s crash at the super-G of the 2013 world championships, when she badly damaged her right knee after landing a jump in soft snow . . . Aleksander Aam­odt Kilde triumphed in a men’s World Cup super-G, giving Norway a record-equaling 18th victory of the season. Kilde timed 1:29.89 in Hinterstoder, Austria, ahead of Bostjan Kline of Slovenia by 0.24. Overall World Cup leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria finished 0.35 back in third to increase his lead over his closest competitor, Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway, to 263 points. Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in January, still leads the super-G standings, 25 points clear of Kilde.

Miscellany

Mohaymen wins Fountain of Youth

Mohaymen improved to 5 for 5 with a relatively easy win in the Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park in what will likely be his next-to-last tuneup before the Kentucky Derby. Mohaymen finished the 1?1/16-mile race in 1:42.84, prevailing by 2¼ lengths. Barring any unforeseen problems, Mohaymen’s next start will be the Florida Derby at Gulfstream on April 2 — and Nyquist, another unbeaten who many consider the Kentucky Derby favorite, may ship in from California to be there as well . . . Carl Frampton added Scott Quigg’s WBA super-bantamweight belt to his IBF one by winning their unification fight by split decision in Manchester, England. A good final round by Frampton (22-0) may have decided it for the judges, two of whom scored it 116-112 for Frampton. The third gave it to Quigg (31-1-2) by 115-113, who lost the WBA version he’s owned for three years . . . Michael Bisping survived a wild ending to the third round to beat Anderson Silva with a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Silva and ringside officials thought Silva had won near the end of the third round after Silva knocked down Bisping with a Muay Thai knee just before the bell. Just before the blow, Bisping (18-7) had signaled to referee Herb Dean after losing his mouthpiece; Dean ruled the fight would continue to the fourth round. Bisping was bleeding from several cuts on his face by the end, but the scorecard had him winning unanimously, 48-47.

‘‘I wanted this fight my entire life,’’ Bisping said. ‘‘I don’t know what to say. I'm crying.

‘‘I worship this guy. This guy is the greatest martial artist of all-time. That’s why I'm so emotional right now.’’

Earlier, Gegard Mousasi landed the majority of significant strikes in his war of attrition with Thales Leites, coming out on top via unanimous decision after three rounds of lackluster action.

‘‘My standup was better,’’ Mousasi said. ‘‘I played it smart because [in] the last fight, I took chances, and I paid for it.’’