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TORONTO — A year of change saw Toronto FC repeat last year's 13th-place finish in the MLS Eastern Conference.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres continued locking up their young core of players by signing defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to a seven-year, $30 million contract on Wednesday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed coach Don Granato to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, rewarding him for the team's improvement in his first full season.

TORONTO — Running back Wes Hills and defensive end Malik Carney of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Dalton Schoen were named the Canadian Football League's top performers for Week 18 on Wednesday.

MADGAON, India — Substitute Annabelle Chukwu scored in the 67th minute as Canada tied France in its opening match Wednesday at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former goalkeeper Hope Solo objected to the equal pay lawsuit between her former teammates and the U.S. Soccer Federation, filing a notice in federal court.

Tuesday's Games MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (Best-of-five series) American League | Division Series Houston 8 Seattle 7 (Houston leads series 1-0) New York 4 Cleveland 1 (New York leads series 1-0) National League | Division Series Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 6

VICTORIA — A goal by Colton Dach 1:04 into overtime on Tuesday lifted the visiting Kelowna Rockets to a 2-1 victory over the hard-luck Victoria Royals in Western Hockey League action.

SAN DIEGO — Daria Kasatkina took less than an hour on Tuesday to end Leylah Fernandez's singles experience at the WTA San Diego Open. The eighth-seeded Russian bounced the Montreal athlete 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the WTA 500 Series event.

CHICOUTIMI, Que.