National Sports

TORONTO — Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk will replace Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis this week.

NEW YORK — The identity of the voter who kept Derek Jeter from being a unanimous Hall of Fame pick may never be known — and both Jeter and the Hall are OK with that.

LONDON — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows how badly he's doing at Manchester United. However, the manager can't seem to find any solutions.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Ontario Reign forward Boko Imama says there is "no excuse" for the racial slur that was directed at him during a recent American Hockey League game.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have made Erik Godoy's loan permanent, acquiring the Argentine centre back from Club Atletico Colon. The 26-year-old made 28 starts in 29 league appearances for Vancouver last season while on loan.

NEW YORK — Larry Walker's Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown will have a Colorado Rockies cap, not a Montreal Expos hat.

HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have waived Canadian international defender Lindsay Agnew. The 24-year-old Agnew, who was born in Kingston, Ont.

More integration of women into this year's NHL's all-star weekend is another milestone for their game. The women kick off Friday's skills competition at Enterprise Centre in St. Louis with their own three-on-three tournament.

Mark McMorris is on the verge of Winter X Games history. Winning medals in slopestyle and big air Saturday in Aspen, Colo., would push the Canadian snowboarder past American star Shaun White's 18 for the most earned by one athlete.

Forge FC has sold star midfielder Tristan Borges, the leading scorer and MVP of the Canadian Premier League, to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.