Thursday, November 30, 2023

Corey Perry apologizes, says he's seeking help for 'struggles with alcohol'

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Corey Perry said Thursday he has begun working with mental health and substance abuse experts to discuss his struggles with alcohol after Chicago terminated his contract for engaging in "conduct that is unacceptable" and against team policies.



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Hockey Canada says almost 1,900 maltreatment complaints received in 2022-23

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Hockey Canada says a new independent third-party complaint mechanism received information on almost 1,900 potential cases of maltreatment during its first season.



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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority share of NBA's Dallas Mavericks

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, it was announced Wednesday. The deal could be completed in the coming weeks.



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Police investigating Thunder's Giddey for alleged relationship with underaged girl

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The Newport Beach, Calif., Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl.



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Desbiens' return headlines Canadian roster for upcoming Rivalry Series games in Ontario

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Hockey Canada has announced the 23-player roster for the next two Canada-United States Rivalry Series games in December. The team that will play in Kitchener, Ont. on Dec. 14 and Sarnia, Ont. on Dec. 16 is headlined by starting goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens (PWHL Montreal).



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IOC lines up French Alps, Salt Lake City to host 2030, 2034 Winter Olympics

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Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favouring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday.



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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

After athletes voice concerns, Grand Slam of Curling organizers change course

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The Grand Slam of Curling has changed course after some of the sport's top players shared concerns about recent format changes on the five-event circuit.



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Chicago to terminate Corey Perry's contract after what team calls unacceptable conduct

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Chicago's NHL team said veteran winger Corey Perry engaged in unacceptable conduct and took a step Tuesday toward terminating his contract.



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Toronto to host New York in PWHL's 1st regular-season game on New Year's day

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The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) will begin its inaugural season with a New Year's Day game at Mattamy Athletic Centre, where Toronto will host New York.



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Monday, November 27, 2023

Revamped NHL all-star weekend to feature women's game, return of player draft

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The NHL is going back to a player draft and adding a 3-on-3 women's game as part of an expanded NHL all-star weekend. The league announced Monday its showcase set for early February in Toronto.



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B.C. Place Stadium will be Christine Sinclair Place for soccer great's last international match

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B.C. Place Stadium is being renamed "'Christine Sinclair Place" for one night only, in honour of the Canada captain's final international outing against Australia on Dec. 5 in Vancouver.



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Weekend recap: Para athletes lead the way for Canada

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CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you caught up on the top performances by Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes over the weekend.



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Canada's top curlers want changes to format, tiebreaker on Grand Slam circuit

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Displeased with a number of unilateral decisions made by Grand Slam of Curling organizers, several top-level curlers have voiced their concerns to see changes at the remaining three events on the circuit's calendar.



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Sunday, November 26, 2023

2023 Parapan American Games: Closing Ceremony

Watch the closing ceremony of the 2023 Parapan American Games from Santiago Chile.



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U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin wins 6th slalom on home snow at Killington, beating Petra Vlhova

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Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States pleased the home crowd by posting the fastest time in both runs, finishing in 1:42.02 and beating her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova by 0.33 seconds in Sunday's giant slalom World Cup in Killington, Vt.



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Sinner leads Italy to Davis Cup title over Australia, ending 46-year drought

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Italy has won its first Davis Cup title since 1976 with a 2-0 victory over Australia. Jannik Sinner beat Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 in the second singles match of Sunday's final in Malaga, Spain. Matteo Arnaldi had given Italy the first point, beating Alexei Popyrin.



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Canada to host South Korea in 2024 Davis Cup qualifier

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Canada will host South Korea at a to-be-determined location for the 2024 Davis Cup qualifiers from Feb. 2-4, Tennis Canada announced Sunday.



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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami posts 2nd straight World Cup giant slalom victory

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Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami made it two giant slalom victories from two starts this season, winning a women's World Cup race Saturday in which Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States finished third. Val Grenier was top Canadian in fifth.



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Gut-Behrami captures her 2nd career World Cup giant slalom win at Killington

Lara Gut-Behrami won Saturday's World Cup giant slalom race at Killington, Vermont with a winning time of 1:53.05.



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Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team wins Parapan Am bronze to keep Paralympic hopes alive

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Facing a must-win situation to keep their Paralympic dreams alive, the Canadian men's basketball team defeated Argentina 70-62 on Saturday at the Parapan American Games.



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Friday, November 24, 2023

Emma Maltais looks ahead to PWHL season in excitement for new opportunity in Toronto

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Emma Maltais is excited about her opportunity in a new environment. The 24-year-old forward was Toronto's second-round pick (11th overall) in the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League draft in September. Currently on a three-year deal with Toronto, Maltais has a chance to establish herself as a pro in ways she hasn't yet with the Canadian national team.



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NHL prevents Fleury from wearing special mask for Wild's Native American Heritage night

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Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was told by the NHL he could not wear a custom mask for the team's Native American Heritage night, his agent said Friday.



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Hockey Canada names 20-player roster for upcoming Para Cup

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Forward Jonathan Daigle and goaltender Mitchell Garrett will make their first international appearances for Canada at the upcoming Para Hockey Cup.



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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Canada settles for silver in hard-fought wheelchair rugby final against United States

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The United States defeated Canada 57-51 in the wheelchair rugby final at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile on Thursday night.



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Former Canucks draft pick Prab Rai charged in alleged multimillion-dollar fraud

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The 34-year-old has been charged in Surrey, B.C., with fraud over $5,000 and released from custody with conditions, pending his next court appearance.



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Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has ticket to Paris, but plenty to accomplish beforehand

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Every athlete that qualified for the Olympics at last month's Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, got a ceremonial ticket to Paris for the 2024 Summer Games. Canadian surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has been so busy that she hasn't had the time to even frame hers.



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Documentary 'More Than A Game' a powerful look at intersection of sports and race

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Black Life: Untold Stories is a series that tells stories of Black individuals and communities, and explores everything from slavery in Canada to migration, the justice system, sports leagues and formidable athletes.



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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Men's, women's and mixed doubles Olympic curling qualifiers coming to Nova Scotia

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Canada’s top curlers who are on the road to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy will go through Nova Scotia. Curling Canada announced in Halifax on Wednesday that three Olympic qualifiers will be played in Halifax, Liverpool and Wolfville.



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NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh 'hopeful' of NHL's participation at 2026 Olympics

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The National Hockey League and its players continue to talk about Olympic participation in 2026. "We've had good conversations," NHL Players' Association executive director Marty Walsh says. "Players are very eager to play."



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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Brady Oliveira eyes NFL as Blue Bombers clean out lockers, reflect on lingering Grey Cup ache

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The clang of empty hangers in empty stalls was loud enough to be heard in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers dressing room on Tuesday morning as downcast players packed up their belongings, still hurting from Sunday's Grey Cup defeat.



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Canada collapses in home loss to Jamaica, putting Copa America entry at risk

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Jamaica defeated Canada 3-2 on a controversial late penalty Tuesday, capping a three-goal comeback in a wild second half that turned into a 4-4 aggregate tie and victory for the Reggae Boyz on the away goals rule in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal series.



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Zak Madell leads undefeated Canadian wheelchair rugby squad past United States

Zak Madell of Canada moves a ball during a Wheelchair Rugby pool phase group match against the U.S. at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

The Canadian wheelchair rugby team dispatched its American rivals 46-41, securing first place in the preliminary round with an unblemished 5-0 record. Led by one of the most dominant players in the sport, Zak Madell scored 30 of Canada's 46 tries en route to a win over the No. 1 ranked Americans.



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Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander continuing star turn with ascendant Thunder

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the NBA's hottest young team on both ends of the floor. The 25-year-old from Hamilton has the Oklahoma City Thunder on a five-game winning streak and boasting a 10-4 record, good for third in the Western Conference



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Monday, November 20, 2023

Canada is the world champion in both men's and women's tennis, but it can't stop there

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Canada — for now — is the world champion in both men's and women's tennis, having won a maiden Davis Cup last year before a first-ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph earlier this month. It begs the question: what's next?



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Montreal Alouettes back home and celebrating after thrilling Grey Cup victory

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The Alouettes clinched the Grey Cup Sunday night with a 28-24 upset win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Hamilton. It was the Alouettes' first Grey Cup win since 2010.



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Canada's Kyle Tremblay secures Paralympic quota spot in archery for Paris 2024

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Kyle Tremblay has locked up a Paralympic quota spot for Canada in Para archery and will be vying for a bronze medal Wednesday in the he men's compound open division at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.



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'Here for a fight': Loud, proud Canadian goalball team hunting for Paralympic spot in Chile

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The Canadian women’s goalball team is putting their opponents on notice at the 2023 Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile — they are here, they are loud and they are proud.



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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Ludvig Aberg takes RSM Classic over Canada's Mackenzie Hughes

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Ludvig Aberg added to his astonishing second half of the year when he closed with a second straight 9-under 61 on Sunday to win the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga., his first PGA Tour title to go along with a European tour victory and a winning debut in the Ryder Cup.



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Djokovic wins record 7th ATP Finals title, defeating Sinner in straight sets

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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title with a straight-set victory over home favourite Jannik Sinner on Sunday in Turin, Italy.



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Pavan, McBain earn beach volleyball bronze for 1st international medal as partners

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Canada's Sarah Pavan and Molly McBain won the bronze medal at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge with a 2-1 victory over China's Jie Dong and Fan Wang on Sunday in the third-place game.



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Canadian women score team sprint silver at Beijing speed skating event

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Brooklyn McDougall, Ivanie Blondin and Maddison Pearman raced to silver in in the women's team sprint Sunday as Canada finished the World Cup speed skating stop in Beijing with four medals.



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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Tiger Woods to play 1st tourney since the spring on Nov. 30 in Bahamas

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Tiger Woods, proclaiming his surgically repaired right ankle is "pain-free," announced on social media Saturday he will be playing in the Hero World Challenge, which starts Nov. 30 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.



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Bruins' Lucic taking indefinite leave from NHL team following undisclosed incident

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The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after he was involved in an undisclosed incident Friday night.



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Friday, November 17, 2023

Work, football, school: the busy life of Will Chapman as St. FX enters national semifinals

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The life of a university student-athlete can be a hectic one but throw in a full-time job in another province and that is what Chapman has been doing this fall at St. Francis Xavier University.



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Hockey Canada chair Hugh Fraser not seeking re-election to board

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The chair of Hockey Canada's board says he will not be seeking re-election. Hugh L. Fraser made the decision not to seek re-election in the summer, driven by a desire to pursue other projects related to safe sport.



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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Canadian women's sitting volleyball team 1 win away from spot at Paralympics

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A spot in Paris is within grasp for Canada's women's sitting volleyball team. The world No. 2 team beat host Egypt 3-0 (25-10, 25-5, 25-14) in the quarterfinals on Thursday at the World Cup in Cairo, setting up a semifinal showdown on Friday against Germany.



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Canada's Bridges flips from ice to field, set to compete in throwing at Parapan Am Games

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Decorated para hockey player Billy Bridges is about to make his international debut in summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games.



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Bombers running back Oliveira thankful for time spent with veteran Andrew Harris

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They were teammates for just one full season, but it was more than long enough for Andrew Harris to positively impact Brady Oliveira's CFL career.



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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Orioles' Brandon Hyde, Marlins' Skip Schumaker grab top AL, NL top manager honours

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Baltimore's Brandon Hyde was voted AL manager of the year Manager of the Year on Tuesday after guiding the Orioles to an AL-best 101 victories. Miami's Skip Schumaker took NL honours.



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Matt Chapman to test free agency after declining Blue Jays' $20M US qualifying offer

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Matt Chapman has declined the Toronto Blue Jays' qualifying offer and remains a free agent. The third baseman was one of seven players who turned down $20.325 million US qualifying offers from their former teams Tuesday.



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