Canada Not Ruling Out Sidney Crosby

MILAN (AP) — Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out for Canada’s semifinal game against Finland at the Olympics on Friday after leaving the quarterfinals with an apparent right-leg injury. He did not take part in an optional practice Thursday. Coach Jon Cooper said Crosby was seeing the best doctors as the determination was being made for whether the 38-year-old captain would be able to play. Crosby’s right knee buckled when he was bracing for a hit from Czechia’s Radko Gudas five minutes into the second period of the teams’ game Wednesday night. Sam Bennett figures to return to the lineup if Crosby does not play.