Rachel Homan, Brad Jacobs reach Kioti National curling finals

Canadian curling teams skipped by Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan will play in Sunday's finals of the Grand Slam's Kioti National in St. John's.

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Canadian speed skater Weidemann wins bronze at Beijing World Cup

Canadian speed skater Isabelle Weidemann finished on the World Cup podium Saturday, taking bronze in the women's 3,000-metre event in Beijing.

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Mont-Tremblant World Cup skiing races cancelled due to warm weather

Fans hoping to see the world's top woman skiers compete next week in Mont-Tremblant, Que., are out of luck after the PwC Tremblant World Cup was cancelled due to warm weather.

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What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports

CBC Sports' daily newsletter guides you through the top Canadian and international storylines to follow.

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What to Watch: Shiffrin's 100th World Cup win in reach, Kingsbury hits the slopes

Our CBC Sports team previews the weekend on CBCSports.ca, featuring the PWHL opener, Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for her 100th World Cup win, and Mikaël Kingsbury starting his moguls season.

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Sirens' rookie sensation Fillier among 6 players to watch when new PWHL season begins

Season begins Saturday as the Boston Fleet visit the Toronto Sceptres at 2 p.m. ET. You can watch on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and on the CBC Sports app.

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Hamilton Cardinals sign Major League Baseball champ Fernando Rodney for 2025 season

The Hamilton Cardinals have made a 'significant' addition to their lineup with the signing this week of the former MLB all-star Fernando Rodney for the 2025 season.

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Ottawa Charge bring 'relentless' identity to nation's capital in 2nd PWHL campaign

Ottawa Charge have a revitalized roster, new identity and redefined mentality heading into the Professional Women's Hockey League's second season. "The Ottawa Charge mentality is one built on relentlessness," head coach Carla MacLeod says.

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Concordia alum Emmy Fecteau looks to make mark in PWHL as 1st U Sports draftee

Emmy Fecteau’s Concordia Stingers reached the U Sports women’s hockey championship game in each of her final three seasons at the school, winning two titles. In June, Fecteau became the very first PWHL player drafted straight out of U Sports when she was selected by the New York Sirens.

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Branding, venues, rule changes: 5 things to follow ahead of the PWHL's new campaign

The Toronto Sceptres and Boston Fleet will kick off regular-season play on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and the CBC Sports app.

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Way too early PWHL season predictions

Host Anastasia Bucsis is joined by PWHL insider Karissa Donkin as they give their early predictions ahead of the 2nd PWHL seasons.

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Has John Herdman escaped accountability for Canada Soccer's drone-spying scandal?

In sport, we see coaches commit errors, flagrant missteps, and continue to work and move to the next club or team. In the case of the Canadian national women's soccer team drone-spying scandal, Shireen Ahmed writes that one person whose proximity to accountability remains a huge question mark is the team's former coach John Herdman.

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Winnipeg skip Kaitlyn Lawes earns 1st curling win in return from maternity leave

Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes made a game-winning draw to the button for a 5-4 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni on Wednesday at the Kioti National in St. John's.

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Mikaël Kingsbury: New season, new Family, same goals

The most accomplished freestyle moguls skier of all time is starting his 16th season with a new twist, he's a father now. We spoke to the skier as he prepares to open his season in Ruka, Finland with the same goal of winning in mind, but with a new outlook that only fatherhood can bring. Watch him compete Nov. 30 on CBC & CBC Gem.

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Winnipeg skip Carruthers opens St. John's curling event beating 3-man Swiss rink

Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers stole a single in the eighth end for a 7-5 win over Yannick Schwaller's Swiss side at the Kioti National on Tuesday in St. John’s.

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Vancouver Whitecaps fire head coach Vanni Sartini

The Vancouver Whitecaps have parted ways with head coach Vanni Sartini, the MLS club confirmed Monday. 

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Promoter behind Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight responds to 'baseless claims' match was rigged

Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions said in a statement Monday that recent speculation Paul's Nov. 15 record-breaking boxing match against Mike Tyson was rigged or scripted is "incorrect and baseless."

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Emma McKeon, 1st female swimmer to earn 7 medals at single Olympics, retires at 30

Emma McKeon, Australia's most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Monday.

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AFC Toronto signs American Croix Soto as 1st international player on NSL team

California native Croix Soto, a 23-year-old centre back from the Houston Dash of the NWSL, is the latest signing of the Northern Super League's AFC Toronto franchise.

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Thailand's Thitikul wins CME Group championship and biggest payout in women's golf history

Jeeno Thitikul won the record-setting $4 million US first-place check by capturing the CME Group Tour Championship on Sunday.

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Ivanie Blondin wins 2 more medals at World Cup speed skating event in Nagano

Ivanie Blondin was a key player in two of Canada's medals at the long-track speed skating World Cup on Sunday in Nagano, Japan, earning a silver in the women's mass start and a bronze with Yankun Zhao in the mixed gender relay.

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Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its 2nd consecutive Davis Cup title

Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday in Malaga, Spain, for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition.

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Felipe Forteza's record 6 field goals lead Laval to Vanier Cup victory

The Laval Rouge et Or won their second Vanier Cup in three years with a 22-17 victory over the previously undefeated Laurier Golden Hawks Saturday in Kingston, Ont.

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Sinner, Berrettini lift Italy past Australia and back to Davis Cup final

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won matches Saturday in front of a supportive crowd in Malaga, Spain, to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.

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Tuomas Sammelvuo steps down as Canada's men's volleyball head coach after becoming father

Tuomas Sammelvuo has resigned as head coach of Canada's men's volleyball team after it finished 10th at the Paris Games and reached the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals last year.

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London Para athlete brings home bronze medal from national Boccia Ball championship

If a sport or activity isn't competitive, Liza Puri, 48, wants no part in it. The London Para athlete's drive to excel and outdo her own accomplishments won her a bronze medal at the Canadian Boccia Championships in Ottawa last week where she represented Ontario. 

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Tigers' Tarik Skubal unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award after dominant season

Chris Sale was one of the ace left-handers Tarik Skubal idolized as a teenager. Now the two will be linked forever after winning their first Cy Young Awards on Wednesday.

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The magic of mass appeal in Netflix's Tyson-Paul event owed to shrewd marketing - and willful ignorance

The obvious questions after Netflix's recent live boxing spectacle are whether beating up on the husk of Mike Tyson dented Jake Paul’s appeal, and whether the formula that made Friday’s fight the most viewed boxing match ever is fatally flawed.

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B.C. Lions fire head coach and co-GM Rick Campbell as part of sweeping changes

The B.C. Lions have fired head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell, promoting Ryan Rigmaiden to GM and naming Neil McEvoy vice-president of football operations.

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Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup

Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final of the women's team competition in Malaga, Spain.

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Slovakia to face Italy in rare Billie Jean King Cup final appearance after beating Britain

Slovakia rallied to beat Britain 2-1 Tuesday, reaching its first Billie Jean King Cup final in more than two decades. Italy, last year's runner-up, will provide the competition on Wednesday in Malaga, Spain.

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Ovechkin week to week with leg injury, disrupting pursuit of Gretzky's NHL goals record

Alex Ovechkin is considered week to week after injuring his lower left leg in the Washington Capitals' most recent game at Utah. He has 868 NHL goals, 27 from passing Wayne Gretzky.

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Shaun White's new freeski halfpipe and snowboard league to air on NBC next year

The new action-sports league being launched by retired U.S. snowboarder Shaun White will air on NBC beginning next year. The first event of The Snow League is set for March 7-8 in Aspen, Colo.

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Weekend recap: A Grey Cup stunner and golden skaters

CBC Sports' daily newsletter reviews Nick Arbuckle and the Toronto Argos' Grey Cup upset and other key results from the past couple days in Canadian sports.

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Vancouver, Quebec City among PWHL stops on North American tour

The Professional Women's Hockey League will play nine games outside its markets across North America this season, as it examines future expansion sites.

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Orlando Pride defeat KC Current to advance to the NWSL championship

Barbra Banda scored the go-ahead goal and the Orlando Pride defeated the Kansas City Current 3-2 on Sunday to advance to the National Women's Soccer League championship game.

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Italy's Sinner caps accomplished but controversial year with ATP Finals title

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year, beating U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans — and before a final verdict is reached in his doping case.

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Hockey Canada elects Metis Nation member Fontaine, re-elects Apps, Fowler to board

Hockey Canada's provincial and territorial members elected Daniel Fontaine and re-elected Gillian Apps and Amanda Fowler to the national sports organization's board for three-year terms Saturday.

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Romania holds on to defeat a determined Canada in men's rugby test in Bucharest

Romania, surviving a late red card, hung on to defeat a determined Canada 35-27 in a men's international rugby test match Saturday in Bucharest.

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Graeme Fish leads Canadian speed skating medal haul at Four Continents

Graeme Fish led Canada's speed skating team to a four-medal day at the Four Continents championship Saturday in Hachinohe, Japan, with a victory in the men's 5,000 metres.

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What to watch this weekend in Canadian sports

CBC Sports' daily newsletter guides you through a busy weekend including the Grey Cup, a big women's tennis event and a tournament game for the Canadian men's soccer team.

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April trial date set for ex-Canadian world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault

Five players accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a London, Ont., gala celebrating their 2018 world junior hockey win will now stand trial beginning in April 2025, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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Swiatek helps Poland oust host Spain from Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Iga Swiatek beat Paula Badosa in three sets and Poland led host Spain by an insurmountable 2-0 in the opening round of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday in Malaga.

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Yuma Kagiyama carries early-season success to figure skating's Finlandia Trophy

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama was on course for back-to-back wins in the Grand Prix series after he took the lead in the short program at the Finlandia Trophy on Friday in Helsinki.

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CBC Sports to broadcast 17 Saturday PWHL games

All 90 games of the Professional Women's Hockey League's second season will be televised, including 17 Saturday afternoon games on CBC Sports, while Radio-Canada will televise seven Montréal Victoire contests.

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A look at Connor McDavid's magic moments as Oilers captain closes in on 1,000 points

Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid enters the Oilers' game Thursday night against Nashville with 999 points.

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Billie Jean King Cup Finals opening match postponed after severe weather alert in Malaga

The first tie of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals between host Spain and Poland was postponed on Wednesday because of a severe weather alert in the Malaga region, while the scheduled start of Japan vs. Romania on Thursday was moved back two hours.

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6 PWHL teams added to EA Sports video game NHL 25 to be released Dec. 5

Electronic Arts has incorporated the Professional Women's Hockey League into its NHL 25 video game with six teams represented in "play now," "online versus," "shootout" and "season" modes, plus a championship Walter Cup.

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Canadian goalkeeper Crépeau's focus is always to accumulate small wins and greatness will follow

For Canadian men's soccer goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, it's all about winning the small contest in front of you, and accumulate enough of those wins in succession, and greatness will follow.

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Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich expected to make full recovery from recent stroke

Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich has been away from the team because he suffered a mild stroke earlier this month, the San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday.

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