Grizzlies fire Taylor Jenkins, franchise's winningest coach, despite being in playoff position

The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins, their winningest coach, on Friday with the team struggling down the stretch and at risk of losing home-court advantage for the post-season.

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Reigning champion Ilia Malinin of U.S. leaps to early lead at figure skating worlds in Boston

Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program on Thursday night, giving the young American star a slim lead over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama in what has quickly become a two-man race to this year's title.

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Davies' agent opts for diplomatic tone in wake of Canadian men's captain's knee injury

The war of words over Alphonso Davies' knee injury cooled somewhat Thursday with a conciliatory communique from the Canada captain's agent.

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Canada's Ali Nullmeyer season-best 9th in women's slalom at World Cup finals

Mikaela Shiffrin smoothly navigated a bumpy course to easily win the women's slalom Thursday at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho. Ali Nullmeyer of Toronto was top Canadian in a season-best ninth.

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Montreal Victoire clinch playoff spot with win over Minnesota Frost

Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey each scored two goals to help the Montreal Victoire secure the first PWHL playoff spot this season after a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.

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American figure skater Alysa Liu takes early lead on opening night of world championships

American figure skater Alysa Liu assumed the lead after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday, proving that the Olympian is much farther along in her comeback from retirement than almost anyone thought.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s murky future looms over the new Blue Jays season

CBC Sports' daily newsletter explores the biggest question surrounding the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays: Will Vladdy stay or will he go?

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Filipino teen Alexandra Eala stuns Iga Swiatek to make Miami Open semifinals

Teenager Alexandra Eala pulled off another upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday when she knocked off five-time Grand Slam champion and second-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.

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Alex Ovechkin inches closer to goals record, but Winnipeg Jets have last laugh in overtime

Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Tuesday's showdown between the NHL's top two teams.

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Who to watch at the figure skating world championships

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, where gold medals and Olympic berths are on the line.

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That Figure Skating Show previews Boston 2025

The 2025 World Figure Skating Championships are in Boston where Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin get to compete on home soil. Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier look to win elusive world gold and Deanna Stellato-Dudek & Maxime Deschamps defend their title. Olympic quota spots are on the line for Canadian single skaters and we hear from Devin Heroux, our man on the ground at Worlds.

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Italy's Brignone captures season-long women's giant slalom title at World Cup finals

Italian ski racer Federica Brignone wrapped up the season-long giant slalom title on Tuesday at the World Cup finals in a race won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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'It still stings': Canada Basketball using Olympic letdown as fuel for Los Angeles, says CEO

Paris was supposed to be a renaissance for Canadian basketball, featuring three teams all with legitimate medal hopes. Instead, it was the embodiment of an old saying: the higher the climb, the harder the fall.

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U.S. and Canadian figure skaters hope sports can unify during world championships

American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates train in Montreal and many of their closest friends are Canadian. They are curious what will transpire at the world championships this week, with the divisive rhetoric from government officials from both countries and tariff wars simmering.

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Shapovalov drops 3rd-round match at Miami Open to 3rd-seeded American Fritz

Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament after a 7-5, 6-3 loss to third-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Monday.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Miami Open after 3-set loss to Italy's Musetti

Italy's Lorenzo Musetti defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets Sunday in a men's singles third-round match at the Miami Open.

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Namibia beats Canada by 8 wickets to complete sweep of men's cricket team in T20 series

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 65 runs and Nikolaas Davin added 52 as Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in a T20 cricket game Sunday in Windhoek, Namibia

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Shamattawa First Nation teen wins gold at Special Olympics World Winter Games

Cross-country skier Cory Beardy, 15, who lives in Thompson, Man., won a gold medal in the 4x1K relay at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, last week.

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Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Ericsson, guide Sierra Smith win giant slalom at World Cup finals

Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Ericsson and his guide Sierra Smith captured gold on Saturday in the men's vision-impaired giant slalom race at the World Cup finals in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.

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Sirens Abby Roque scores 1st Michigan style goal in PWHL history

New York Sirens forward Abby Roque scored the PWHL's first ever Michigan style goal Saturday against Ottawa Charge.

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Blue Jays outfielder Varsho to open season on injured list after shoulder surgery

Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Daulton Varsho, who is still recovering from shoulder surgery, will open the season on the injured list.

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