Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Canada's Zach Edey withdraws from NBA draft, returning to Purdue for senior season

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Toronto's Zach Edey decided it was the right call to return to Purdue instead of staying in the NBA draft. Edey's decision came Wednesday night, in social media posts from both the centre and the Boilermakers that earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament behind Edey.



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U.S. blanks Canada in final preliminary-round game at Para hockey worlds

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The United States shut out Canada 3-0 in the world para hockey championship Wednesday to hand the host country its first loss of the tournament in Moose Jaw, Sask.



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Bernardeschi back in starting lineup as Toronto FC and Chicago Fire play to draw

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With Italian star Federico Bernardeschi back in the starting lineup, Toronto FC played the Chicago Fire to a scoreless draw Wednesday in MLS play.



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Russian Olympic cycling medallists barred from races for lack of neutrality during war in Ukraine

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Two Russian track cyclists who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics were ruled ineligible to race Wednesday for breaching rules monitoring their neutrality during the war on Ukraine.



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From Kitchener, Ont., to the NBA Finals, Jamal Murray steals the spotlight

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When Canadian NBA star Jamal Murray was a teenager at the Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy, he declined to have a mobile phone for most of his two years with the program. He wanted his focus to be on basketball so that he could take his game to the next level.



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Canada names team of 8 divers set to compete at world championships

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Eight divers will represent Canada at this year's World Aquatics Championships from July 14-22 in Fukuoka, Japan. Pamela Ware, Mia Vallee, Caeli McKay, Elaena Dick and Kate Miller will compete on the women's side. Nathan Zsombor-Murray, Rylan Wiens and Bryden Hattie will represent the men.



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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Petes double up Remparts to keep Memorial Cup dream alive

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The Peterborough Petes avoided elimination from the Memorial Cup playoff picture on Tuesday night by beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 at the Sandman Centre.



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Brionna Jones' key block helps Connecticut Sun hold off Indiana Fever

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Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Brionna Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun held off the Indiana Fever 81-78 on Tuesday night.



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Blue Jays' bats come alive early as Toronto pounds out 14 hits in victory over Brewers

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Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits apiece and Whit Merrifield drove in a pair of runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Tuesday night.



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Alexa Gray shines for Canada in Volleyball Nations League opening loss to Poland

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Outside hitter Alexa Gray from Calgary topped all players with 37 points on Tuesday but it wasn't enough as Canada lost three sets to two to Poland in the women's Volleyball Nations League season opener for both teams in Antalya, Turkey.



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National Assembly committee calls for governance changes at QMJHL in hazing report

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The committee is also calling on all junior hockey and other sports organizations to ban hazing, including specific activities during initiations such as tattooing players, sex acts, physical violence and drinking games.



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Blazers' Kyle Masters out for rest of Memorial Cup after absorbing 'dangerous hit'

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Kamloops Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says defenceman Kyle Masters has been released from hospital and will miss the rest of the Memorial Cup with a lower-body injury.



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Monday, May 29, 2023

FIBA 3X3 Basketball World Cup: DAY 1

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Watch as some of the very best from around the world do battle in the men's 3x3 tournament and the women's 3x3 tournament in Vienna, Austria.



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Heat defeat Celtics to avoid unprecedented comeback, punch ticket to NBA Finals

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Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to help the Miami Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston's attempt at an unprecedented comeback.



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Blazers defenceman Masters out of hospital, will miss remainder of Memorial Cup

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Kamloops Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says defenceman Kyle Masters has been released from hospital and will miss the rest of the Memorial Cup with a lower-body injury.



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Former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse hired by Philadelphia 76ers: source

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Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been hired by the Philadelphia 76ers, per reports by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, The Athletic and The Associated Press. The 56-year-old from Carroll, Iowa, won Toronto's first NBA championship in 2019.



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Hockey Night in Canada: Stars vs. Golden Knights, Game 6

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Watch live on television and online as the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars for Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Western Conference Final series on Hockey Night in Canada.



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Sail Canada says coach fired because lack of money, not pregnancy

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Lisa Ross wants her job back. The two-time Olympic sailor for Canada was named to the national team's coaching staff three years ago. Nine days after telling Sail Canada in March she was pregnant and would take maternity leave later this year, Ross was fired.



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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Rookie Metayer scores header to pull Spirit into draw with league-leading Gotham

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Paige Metayer's header in the 69th minute pulled the Washington Spirit into a 1-1 tie with the visiting Gotham FC on Sunday in the National Women's Soccer League.



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Canadian record holder Sarah Mitton 5th in her Diamond League shot put opener

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Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., opened her Diamond League season with an 18.56-metre throw but couldn't build off the solid effort, placing fifth in women's shot put on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco.



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Fever end WNBA-record 20-game losing streak with tight win over Dream

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NaLyssa Smith scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Indiana Fever end a WNBA record-tying 20-game losing streak with a 90-87 win over the host Atlanta Dream on Sunday.



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2023 World Skateboarding Tour: Women's & Men's Park Finals - San Juan

2023 World Skateboarding Tour: Women's & Men's Park Finals - San Juan

Watch as some of the world’s top skateboarders take to Skatepark Pocito in Argentina to compete in the 2023 World Skateboarding tour which is a Paris 2024 Olympics Qualifier.



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Winnipeg Sea Bears clinch first home game in front of sold-out crowd

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The Winnipeg Sea Bears won their first-ever home game Saturday against the Vancouver Bandits in front of a sold-out crowd at the Canada Life Centre. 



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Primoz Roglic 1st Slovenian cyclist to win Giro d'Italia, his 3rd victory of 2023

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Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d'Italia on Sunday in Rome to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles.



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Saturday, May 27, 2023

Judo brings sense of family to Ukrainian teen living in Nova Scotia

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Sasha Kaplin, a Ukrainian refugee living in Nova Scotia, is a rising judo star and says belonging to a team in his new home province has helped him succeed.



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Runners ready to lace up their shoes for the first in-person Sudbury Rocks! in 3 years

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The Sudbury Rocks! race returns as an in-person event after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Damian Warner atop decathlon standings in injury return after Day 1 of Hypo Meeting

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In his first decathlon since a hamstring injury ended his world championships last summer, Canadian Olympic champion Damian Warner is in first place with 4,531 points after Day 1 at the Hypo Meeting in Götzis, Austria.



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Friday, May 26, 2023

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies to voice role in German version of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

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Soccer great and former Vancouver Whitecap Alphonso Davies will voice a character in German version of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.



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Delle Donne hits late go-ahead 3-pointer to lift Mystics past Sky

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Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Shakira Austin had 15 points and 11 rebounds and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 71-69 on Friday night.



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Maddie Szeryk drops day 3 match at LPGA match-play event

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Canada's Maddie Szeryk dropped her day three match to Finland's Matilda Castren 1UP, coming just short of advancing to Saturday's round of 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada.



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Canadian tennis players look to get back on track at French Open

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The Canadian tennis scene reached new heights in recent years thanks to a young core of domestic talent that broke through on the sport's biggest stages.



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NHL star Carter Verhaeghe, from Waterdown, Ont., skates his way closer to second Stanley Cup

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Waterdown's Carter Verhaeghe, centre for the Florida Panthers NHL team, is headed to the Stanley Cup finals with the team in early June.



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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Aces defeat Sparks in final game before Hammon's return from suspension

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Jackie Young scored 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting and defending WNBA champion Las Vegas took control in the third quarter en route to a 94-85 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night.



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Running a marathon in handcuffs: Couple finds unique way to celebrate anniversary

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Megan and Rich MacDonald are seasoned runners who are going to find out whether it's possible to run for more than three hours in handcuffs while staying in sync and tackling any unexpected hiccups.



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Celtics thrive on 3-pointers, dominate Heat to force Game 6

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Derrick White had 24 points, including six three-pointers, and the Boston Celtics dominated the visiting Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals.



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Hockey Night in Canada: Stars vs. Golden Knights, Game 4

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Watch live on television and online as the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars for Game 4 of their Stanley Cup Western Conference Final series on Hockey Night in Canada.



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How to watch Hockey Night in Canada: Stanley Cup playoffs on desktop & app

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CBC Sports will provide a live stream of Stanley Cup playoff games on Hockey Night in Canada.



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Record-setting runners Ahmed, Levins taking 'friendly rivalry' to the road at Ottawa 10K

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On Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET, Moh Ahmed and Cam Levins will stand on the start line for their Ottawa 10K debut, the first head-to-head matchup between the star distance runners since 2016. It also marks the 32-year-old Ahmed's first road race since high school.



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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Tkachuk scores late to send Panthers to Stanley Cup finals with sweep of Hurricanes

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Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal with 4.9 seconds left and the Florida Panthers earned their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 27 years by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Wednesday night to win the Eastern Conference title in a sweep.



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McClanahan becomes 1st 8-game winner as Rays rebound from blowout loss to Blue Jays

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Shane McClanahan became the first eight-game winner in the majors this season and the Tampa Bay Rays rebounded from a 19-run loss to beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday night.



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Stars' Benn suspended 2 games after captain-on-captain hit vs. Golden Knights

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Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday after an ugly hit on Vegas captain Mark Stone in a Game 3 loss that left Dallas on the brink of being swept out of the Western Conference Final.



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Hockey Night in Canada: Hurricanes vs. Panthers, Game 4

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Watch live on television and online as the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference Final series on Hockey Night in Canada.



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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League facing proposed $15M class-action suit over alleged hazing

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A former player with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit of more than $15 million. It targets the Quebec league, its member franchises and its umbrella organization — the Canadian Hockey League.



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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Alyssa Thomas' double-double propels Sun past Mystics

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Alyssa Thomas had 22 points and 10 rebounds while DeWanna Bonner added 15 points to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Mystics 88-81 in Washington on Tuesday night.



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Canadian international forward Larin scores in Valladolid's upset win over Barcelona

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Canadian forward Cyle Larin scored a goal and added an assist to help host Real Valladolid move out of La Liga's relegation zone with a 3-1 upset win over champion Barcelona on Tuesday.



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Hockey Night in Canada: Stars vs. Golden Knights, Game 3

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Watch live on television and online as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Dallas Stars for Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Western Conference Final series on Hockey Night in Canada.



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Canada's Fernandez through to 2nd round at Morocco Open with win over Spain's Fita Boluda

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Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Morocco Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Angela Fita Boluda on Tuesday in Rabat.



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Bills safety Hamlin present but not taking part in opening days of voluntary practice

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The Buffalo Bills are taking it slowly with safety Damar Hamlin, who is being held back from participating in the team's first few days of voluntary practices some five months after having a near-death experience on the field, head coach Sean McDermott said Tuesday.



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Monday, May 22, 2023

Golden Gate Fields track has 8th horse death of year

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Carolina Mia, a 6-year-old mare, was euthanized after a race at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California, on Sunday, the eighth horse death at the track this year.



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Stampeders kick off CFL pre-season with win over Elks after multiple weather delays

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Following two separate delays — one due to poor air quality and the other because of dangerous lightning strikes in the area — the Calgary Stampeders eventually emerged with a 29-24 win over the Edmonton Elks.



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