Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. And the record eight-time overall World Cup champion is going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother’s country — instead of his native Austria. The Austrian winter sports federation, known as the OSV, announced Wednesday that it had released the 35-year-old Hirscher and endorsed his nation change. Hirscher then said in a statement from the Dutch Skiing Associ
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TORONTO — William Nylander appears to be closing in on a return to the Maple Leafs' lineup. The star winger's status for Game 3 of Toronto's first-round playoff matchup with the Boston Bruins — as it has been all series — is also up in the air. Nylander took part in line rushes alongside Calle Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg at Wednesday's morning skate after missing Games 1 and 2 with an undisclosed injury, but stayed out late on the ice at Scotiabank Arena with the team's projected scratches. "Th