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TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe feels his Maple Leafs have a long way go. And that's a good thing. Auston Matthews scored twice as Toronto dominated early before having to hang on late in Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

MONCTON, N.B. — Canada's women's hockey team fell 2-1 to the United States Tuesday night in Moncton, N.B., and now trail their five-game Rivalry Series two games to none. The U.S. got on the scoreboard early at 2:43 of the first period.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — The Niagara IceDogs say injured goaltender Tucker Tynan is home with his family in Chicago, less than a week after sustaining a severe injury to his leg during an Ontario Hockey League game.

The Canadian men's field hockey team will open against Germany at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 10th-ranked Canadians meet the sixth-ranked Germans on July 25 before facing Great Britain on July 27, the third-ranked Netherlands on July 28, No.

BIRMINGHAM, England — The youngest ever Liverpool team to play a competitive game was taken to school in the English League Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Canada's show jumping team has been expelled from next summer's Tokyo Olympics because of a doping violation. Nicole Walker of Aurora, Ont.

BOYDS, Md. — Canadian international forward Jenna Hellstrom has joined the Washington Spirit of the NWSL. The 24-year-old from Sudbury, Ont., played most recently for KIF Orebro in Sweden.

HARTFORD, Conn. — ESPN has reached a settlement with a former on-air personality who sued the cable sports giant alleging sexual harassment. In an agreement filed Dec. 12 in U.S.

TORONTO — Longtime Canadian track coach Dave Scott-Thomas has been fired from the University of Guelph for unprofessional conduct. Scott-Thomas has been on a leave of absence since Oct.

TORONTO — Chris Mannella is coming home. The former Toronto FC homegrown player, who found himself without a club after Ottawa Fury FC ceased operations, has signed with York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League.