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The Leafs have scored just 13 goals in seven games this season (27th in the NHL), but Sheldon Keefe believes improving defensively is the key to snapping an early season slump.

Former players who spoke out about Bob Birarda say they’re pleasantly surprised the Canadian women’s team has taken a stand, asking the federation to conduct an independent and transparent investigation into former soccer coach currently facing nine sex-related charges in British Columbia court.

Throughout his career, John Tavares has been a model of consistency but early in 2021-22 his three-point total matches his lowest seven-game output to open an NHL season. Like the Maple Leafs, who are winless in four straight (0-3-1), the captain can't seem to find the sweet spot in his game but vows to work his way out of the rut, Mark Masters writes.

The gold medallists from the Tokyo Olympics were honoured pre-game before beating New Zealand 1-0 in the second game of their Celebration Tour Tuesday night in Montreal. It was the first game the national team has played here in more than six years.

The Maple Leafs skated at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Monday, splitting up their two top offensive players in an effort to stop their early season slide.

There have been any number of impressive performances over the first two weeks of the National Hockey League season, but none has been more notable than the Edmonton Oilers’ power play, which continues to look like one of the most dynamic units in recent league history.

It’s unlikely that this Houston dynasty will ever get its fair due. They have no one to blame for that but themselves, Steve Phillips writes

Canadian midfielder thriving after stepping into the spotlight as one of the few openly transgender athletes in professional sports, Meaghen Johnson writes.

Nobody said life in the NBA was going to be easy. Less than 24 hours after getting the Jayson Tatum assignment in Boston, Raptors’ rookie forward Scottie Barnes started Saturday’s game as the primary defender on Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic. Welcome to the pros, kid.