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MONTREAL — Kim Boutin has the image of a small cartoon tortoise on her skate strap, an odd icon for one of the fastest speedskaters in the world. But it serves a purpose and seems to be working.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele decided the best move was for him to shoot the puck instead of passing it. He made the right choice.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Emily Clark capped a hat trick with a short-handed goal late in the third period, and Canada beat the United States 5-3 on Sunday to sweep the two-game series between women's hockey rivals.

SEATTLE — Jozy Altidore, sidelined earlier in the playoffs by a quad strain, was on the Toronto FC bench for the start of Sunday's MLS Cup final against the Seattle Sounders.

YONGCHUAN, China — Christine Sinclair scored her 183rd international goal, inching closer to setting a new record, to help Canada defeat New Zealand 3-0 on Sunday in the finale of its international soccer season.

CALGARY — Scoring game-winning goals is starting to become a habit for David Perron. Perron's goal at 2:46 of overtime on Saturday night, his fifth deciding goal of the season, earned the St.

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TORONTO — Hockey commentator Don Cherry is in the limelight yet again, this time for complaining that he rarely sees people he believes to be new immigrants wearing poppies ahead of Remembrance Day.

TORONTO — Mike Babcock stepped to the microphone after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss Saturday and answered the only question on the minds of Toronto fans before he was even asked.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Shea Weber was ready to play as soon as the puck dropped on Saturday.