Matthews reaches 50-goal mark as Maple Leafs' offence rolls in rout over Jets

Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season as the Maple Leafs thumped the Winnipeg Jets 7-3 on Thursday night in Toronto.

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Canada's sport minister vows to leave 'no stone unturned' in tackling toxic sport culture

In the five months since Pascale St-Onge was appointed Canada's Sport Minister, there have been allegations of either maltreatment, sexual abuse or misuse of funds levelled against at least eight national sport organizations. St-Onge is certain there'll be more. Sport, she said, is in "crisis."

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Quartet of Canadian women to feature in NCAA's March Madness Final Four

The NCAA's Final Four will feature a healthy helping of Canadian content when the women hit the hard court on Friday.

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Osaka reaches 1st final since 2021 Aussie Open with win over Bencic at Miami Open

Naomi Osaka's eyes welled with tears when her match ended, an all-too-familiar scene for her in recent years. These were of the happy variety.

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Struthers powers St. FX past Brock at U Sports hockey championships

Goaltender Joseph Raaymakers turned aside 35 shots as the St. Francis Xavier X-Men blanked the Brock Badgers 3-0 on Thursday in the opening game of the U Sports men's hockey championships at Acadia University.

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Minor hockey player says racial abuse has tarnished his season

David Godwin, 14, says he has faced repeated incidents of racial abuse from opposing players which have tarnished his hockey season in Gatineau, Que.

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Ryerson advances to semifinals at U Sports women's basketball championships

Rachel Farwell drained seven three-pointers to lead the No. 1 ranked Ryerson Rams to a dominating 80-49 win over the UPEI Panthers in the opening game of the U Sports women's basketball championship at Queen's University on Thursday.

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Raptors' VanVleet named finalist for NBA top teammate award

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has been named a finalist for the Twyman Stokes teammate of the year award.

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Taxpayers out at least $90M should Toronto co-host 2026 World Cup

North America will share hosting duties for the tournament, but host cities have yet to be selected. Toronto city council is set to discuss a $90-million bid to host up to five FIFA World Cup matches.

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UNB Reds look to maintain dynasty as University Cup men's hockey championship returns

The University of New Brunswick Reds have won three of the last five U Sports men's hockey championships and look to add another, while the Ryerson Rams make their tournament debut when the University Cup hits Acadia's campus.

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Paralyzed Broncos hockey player getting upgrade on spinal device

A former junior hockey player with life-altering injuries from a bus crash four years ago is getting a boost he's been anticipating for two years.

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Quebec City, Senators exploring joint bid for 2023 world junior tournament

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard said Wednesday the Quebec government, Ottawa Senators and Quebecor are exploring the possibility of Ottawa and Quebec City entering a joint bid to host the 2023 world junior hockey championship.

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MLB to launch global Home Run Derby featuring former all-stars, World Series champs

Major League Baseball announced Wednesday a global Home Run Derby tour that will bring back former all-stars and World Series champions who will swing for the fences at stops in London, Seoul and Mexico City in 2022.

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Canada's version of March Madness is here

CBC Sports' daily newsletter compares and contrasts the U.S. and Canadian college basketball tournaments, which are both happening this week.

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NHL general managers have 'healthy discussion' about playoff salary cap

Stretching the salary cap into the playoffs was one of the subjects talked about by the NHL's 32 GMs at this week's annual meetings in Manalapan, Fla., but that's as far as things went.

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World No. 1 golfer Scheffler to play in his 1st RBC Canadian Open this Summer

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler will make his RBC Canadian Open debut this June. Scheffler is on an impressive hot streak on the PGA Tour, winning the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday with a 4 & 3 victory over Kevin Kisner in the finale.

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Mechanism for Canadian athletes to report harassment, abuse in place soon: Sport Minister

Canada's Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge vows to have an independent mechanism for the reporting of maltreatment in sport soon, amid a growing chorus of athlete voices demanding change.

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NFL owners approve rule change for OT in playoffs

The NFL is changing its sometimes controversial overtime rules to guarantee each side gets the ball in the playoffs.

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Former national player George Pakos excited for Canada's return to World Cup after 36 years

George Pakos scored the opening goal in the 1986 World Cup clincher against Honduras. He joins CBC Sports' Signa Butler to reflect on what it means to see the Canadian men's national team return to soccer's biggest stage.

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Canada's Edwards, UConn top NC State in double-OT thriller to advance to Final 4

Paige Bueckers scored 15 of her 27 points in the two overtimes, and UConn beat North Carolina State 91-87 to extend the Huskies' record women's Final Four streak to 14 straight on Monday night in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Sheldon Kennedy addresses NHL general managers on safety, respect

Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy says that while hockey has grown on the ice in recent years, away from the rink is where change needs to continue in a sport that's historically been slow to embrace new ideas and voices following a string of high-profile events.

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Port au Port man wins 3 gold medals in international cross-country skiing competition

Jack White of Port au Port, in his 80s, is celebrating his first gold medals after winning three races in his age group at the Masters World Cup of Cross-Country Skiing in Canmore, Alta., earlier in March. 

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Osaka advances to Miami Open quarters with straight-set victory over Riske

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has made it through to the quarter-finals at the Miami Open — just the second time she has managed to advance that deep in any tournament over the last year. Osaka beat Alison Riske of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in Miami Gardens, Fla., moving into a round-of-eight matchup with Danielle Collins.

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'It was really special': What winning Around the Bay means to Hamilton runner Victoria Coates

Around the Bay is the longest race Victoria Coates has ever competed in. But that didn't stop her from winning on Sunday. 

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'Wallys' hockey tournament returns to Membertou First Nation

Young hockey players from across the Mi'kmaq homeland were back in a familiar tournament this week.

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Medvedev reaches last 16 in Miami while looking to regain No. 1 ranking

Top seed Daniil Medvedev moved a step closer to reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spaniard Pedro Martinez on Monday that put the U.S. Open champion into the last 16 at the Miami Open.

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Still work to be done for Canada's World-Cup bound men's team

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Kansas blows by Miami in 2nd half to punch ticket to Final 4

Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack and Christian Braun powered a dazzling second half for Kansas, and the top-seeded Jayhawks pounded Miami 76-50 on Sunday to advance to the program's 16th Final Four.

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Guardians' Canadian slugger Naylor back from ankle injury that cut short 2021 season

Nine months after a frightening collision ended his season, Cleveland Guardians outfielder/first baseman Josh Naylor of Mississauga, Ont., is resuming his career. All signs point to the 24-year-old appearing in a regular spring training game Tuesday.

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Verstappen overtakes Charles Leclerc late to win F1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc's Ferrari three laps from the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for the defending champion's first win of the Formula One season and 21st of his career on Sunday in Jiddah.

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FIVB Beach Volleyball Pro Tour Elite 16 on CBC - Bronze / Gold Finals

Watch the worlds premier beach volleyball teams go head to head on the beaches of Rosarito, Mexico

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Alphonso Davies training, says he'll return to game action 'soon' with Bayern Munich

Canadian star Alphonso Davies says he is back training with Bayern Munich and hopes to be back in action "soon" after being sidelined since early January due to symptoms of myocarditis, a mild heart condition, following a bout of COVID-19.

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Senators sign 2020 top pick, North Dakota defensive standout Jake Sanderson

The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jake Sanderson to a three-year contract after the 19-year-old American compiled eight goals and 26 points in his second season of college eligibility at the University of North Dakota.

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Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker charged with DUI

Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker was charged with driving under the influence in Pinellas County, Fla., the team confirmed.

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Canada's Edwards helps UConn cruise past Indiana to advance to Elite 8

Paige Bueckers and Christyn Williams each scored 15 points to lead a balanced UConn offence in a 75-58 win over Indiana on Saturday to advance the Huskies into their 16th consecutive regional final. Canada's Aaliyah Edwards scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn, which outscored the Hoosiers 46-32 in the paint.

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Canada's Corey Conners advances to quarter-finals at World Golf Championships

Canada's Corey Conners went up early and never gave Takumi Kanaya of Japan much of a chance in a 5-and-3 victory to advance to the quarter-finals of the Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas.

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After 50 years of legendarily wacky commercials, 'Big Bob' closes sports store in northern B.C.

Bob Park has worked at All Seasons sporting goods shop in Terrace, B.C., since its beginning in 1972. He will permanently close the business, which he bought in 1977, on Saturday.

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Edmonton Oilers sue insurers for $174M over 'massive' pandemic losses

The Edmonton Oilers group of companies allege in a statement of claim filed in Court of Queen's Bench to have lost more than $174 million over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Road to the Olympic Games: 2022 World Figure Skating Championships - Montpellier

Featuring pairs, women's and men's Free Programs, including Canadians Madeline Schizas, Keegan Messing, and pairs skaters Vanessa James & Eric Radford.

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Papadakis, Cizeron shatter rhythm dance record at figure skating worlds

Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron shattered their own rhythm dance world record on Friday to take the lead over two American teams at the world championships in Montpellier, France.

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What you need to know for Canada's second crack at the World Cup

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at what the Canadian men's soccer team needs to do this weekend (not much) to clinch its first World Cup berth since 1986.

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Browns QB Deshaun Watson denies sexual assault allegations

Deshaun Watson maintained his innocence and strongly denied committing any sexual misconduct despite allegations made by 22 women against the Cleveland Browns' new starting quarterback.

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Canada's Einarson claims women's world curling playoff berth with win over Germany

Canada's Kerri Einarson clinched a playoff spot at the women's world curling championship Friday with an 8-5 win over Germany.

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Joy Drop: You just gotta Belieb Canada is going to the World Cup

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's weekly roundup of the things that struck her from the week that was.

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Watch the 2022 U Sports women's volleyball national championship

The 2022 U Sports women's volleyball national championship begins on Friday in Calgary. Watch live coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET continuing through Sunday's medal matches.

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Watch the 2022 U Sports men's volleyball national championship

The 2022 U Sports men's volleyball national championship begins on Friday in Winnipeg. Watch live coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET continuing through Sunday's medal matches.

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Canada's James, Radford win pairs bronze at figure skating worlds

Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford have won bronze in pairs figure skating at the world championships in Montpellier, France.

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Player's Own Voice podcast: Cynthia Appiah takes the reins

CBC Sports' Player's Own Voice podcast talks with bobsleigh pilot Cynthia Appiah about the troubles at her sport federation, the lessons learned in Beijing, and about carving her own path as a Black athlete and leader in winter sports.

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Canada's Leylah Fernandez swept out of Miami Open by unseeded Muchova

Canadian Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Miami Open Thursday, falling in straight sets to the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova.

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Early steals help Canada's Einarson beat U.S. to inch closer to playoffs at curling worlds

Canada's Kerri Einarson drew closer to a playoff berth in the women's world curling championship with a 9-3 win over the United States on Thursday.

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