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The Maple Leafs went 3-0-1 last week, including a successful swing through California. Toronto has been off since beating the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. So, how can the Leafs take advantage of a tired Panthers team on Wednesday? Mark Masters has more.

An investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving at least four hockey players who have connections to the Brockville Braves Junior A team is raising questions from the team’s owner about Hockey Canada’s jurisdiction to investigate such incidents.

The new torpedo bat phenomenon should lead to more scoring and consistent contact. It could be exactly what MLB needs, writes TSN Baseball Insider Steve Phillips.

The Canadian Football League’s 15th commissioner will be a familiar face when he shows up for his first day of work roughly three weeks from now. Stewart Johnston is a well-known figure in CFL circles and boardrooms, serving since 2010 as president of TSN, the league’s rights holder and long-time television partner.

The Leafs are stressing discipline ahead of Wednesday's showdown with the Florida Panthers. "They're going to do their thing that they do," said coach Craig Berube. "They're going to try and disrupt you and try to draw you into a penalty. You can't react to it..."

The surging St. Louis Blues are poised to lock up the last playoff berth in the Western Conference. And barring a late-season miracle, it does appear we have our group of eight, which allows us to start making real sense of the playoff landscape out west.

Captain Mikael Backlund, who has missed the past six games because of an upper-body injury, is set to return as the team faces the Dallas Stars.

A woman referred to as “Jane Doe” in court documents has filed a $3.75 million lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted by four unnamed former Windsor Spitfires players at a house party in the spring of 1984.

John Tavares, William Nylander and Bobby McMann continued to click during Toronto's win on Tuesday over the Philadelphia Flyers. That trio combined to produce five goals in a 7-2 rout that moved the Leafs back into first place in the Atlantic Division.