Rogers to retain Canadian NHL rights with 12-year, $7.7-billion US deal: sources

The NHL and Rogers have agreed to a new 12-year Canadian broadcasting deal worth US$7.7 billion, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

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Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens on long-term injured reserve

Ann-Renee Desbiens's status for the upcoming women's world hockey championship remains uncertain after the Montréal Victoire placed the goaltender on long-term injured reserve.

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Blue Jays place pitcher Scherzer on 15-day injured list with inflamed thumb

Right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list with right thumb inflammation by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

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Ovechkin notches 890th goal, moving 5 away from Gretzky's all-time NHL record

Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the Washington Capitals' home game Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres.

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Fournier's game-high 18 points not enough as Duke falls to South Carolina in women's March Madness Elite Eight

Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday.

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Canada's Josh Liendo wins 3rd straight NCAA swimming title in 100 freestyle

Canadian swimmer Josh Liendo won his third career NCAA title in the men's 100-yard freestyle on Saturday night in Federal Way, Wash.

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Canada's Jacobs opens with victory over Japan at world men's curling championship

Canada's Brad Jacobs is off to a winning start at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask.

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Vanišová scores twice late as Ottawa Charge stun Boston Fleet to keep playoff hopes alive

Tereza Vanišová scored a pair of goals in a 32-second span with just three-and-a-half minutes left and the Ottawa Charge stunned the Boston Fleet 2-1 on Saturday in St. Louis.

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Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier claim silver at figure skating worlds for 2nd straight year

For the second straight year, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished second behind American rivals Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who claimed their third consecutive title on Saturday at the figure skating world championships in Boston.

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Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim captures 3rd halfpipe world title

American snowboarder Chloe Kim and Australia's Scotty James won the halfpipe gold medals at the world championships on Saturday in Corvatsch, Switzerland.

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What to watch this weekend in winter Olympic sports

CBC Sports' daily newsletter covers the latest results and Canadians to watch this weekend in three different winter world championships.

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'Heirloom' Habs hockey sweater made in 1965 was stolen — the family's pleading for its return

Pete Lee's lovingly worn knitted sweater with the Montreal Canadiens logo on the back and the Rocket's No. 9 on the sleeves wasn't expensive. But for the London, Ont., resident's family, the Habs-inspired jacket's value is immeasurable.

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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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Canada unveils roster to defend women's hockey world title

Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship has been unveiled. A squad of 25 players are tasked with defending the gold medal when the 10-day championship starts April 9 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.

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Rugby Canada names 14-player roster for Hong Kong rugby 7s tourney later this month

Taylor Perry has been named to Canada's team for the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, returning to the rugby sevens squad for the first time since winning silver at last summer's Paris Olympics.

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Canada's Megan Oldham takes bronze in slopestyle skiing at freestyle world championships

Canada's Megan Oldham reached the podium at her third straight freestyle skiing world championships Friday in Silvaplana, Switzerland with a bronze medal in women's slopestyle.

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Auger-Aliassime into 3rd round at Miami Open with win over Australian qualifier

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Australian qualifier Tristan Schoolkate on Friday.

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Canada's Liam Brearley wins snowboard slopestyle world title in Switzerland

Liam Brearley of Gravenhurst, Ont., won the men's title in the snowboard slopestyle competition, at the FIS snowboard world championships in Silvaplana, Switzerland, on Friday.

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Sprinting's latest doping scandal is bad timing in a sport that can't afford more controversy

World Athletics’ Athletics Integrity Unit maintains that polarizing track figure Gerald Phiri has possessed a pair of prohibited substances, Cardarine and meldonium, at various points in recent years, while three of his teenage athletes tested positive for Cardarine in 2023 and 2024.

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Canada's Alex Loutitt leaps to bronze at final women's World Cup ski jump stop

Canada's Alex Loutitt won the bronze medal in the large hill competition at the final World Cup women's ski jumping event of the season.

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Oilers fan Mark Carney practices with team before Thursday's home game against Jets

Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday, as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.

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Future of Sport in Canada Commission deadline extended after federal cabinet shakeup

The Future of Sport in Canada Commission can delay its final recommendations on how to make sport safer after it was granted an extension until March 31, 2026, Steven Guilbeault — who assumed responsibility for sports in the reshuffled federal cabinet — announced Wednesday.

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Canadians are still playing key roles for March Madness contenders

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at some Canadians to watch in the NCAA college basketball tournaments, including men's assists leader Ryan Nembhard of Gonzaga.

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Canadians look to ride momentum into ski cross world championships

The top Canadian ski cross athletes are set to chase the podium at the freestyle ski world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland this week.

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Canada men's soccer team to play Ukraine and Ivory Coast in new tournament in Toronto

Canada will play Ukraine and the Ivory Coast in June at Toronto's BMO Field in a new four-team men's soccer tournament called the Canadian Shield. New Zealand is the other team taking part in the event, which consists of doubleheaders June 7 and June 10.

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Moguls GOAT Kingsbury goes for a quadruple double at the world championships

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the freestyle skiing and snowboarding world championships, where Canada's Mikael Kingsgury will try to sweep the men's moguls and dual moguls titles for the fourth straight time.

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Trump, Putin discuss U.S.-Russia hockey series during call, Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin.

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Players' group co-founded by Canadian Vasek Pospisil files antitrust suit against tennis organizers

Calling the groups in charge of professional tennis "a cartel," the players' association co-founded by Canada's Vasek Pospisil and Serbia's Novak Djokovic filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women's and men's tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport's integrity agency on Tuesday in federal court in New York.

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Detroit boosts bid for PWHL expansion team by drawing U.S. record crowd for pro women

The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League may expand next season and Detroit tried to improve its chances of landing a team, drawing 14,288 fans Sunday night to break the attendance record for a U.S. professional women's hockey game.

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How the NHL killed Hamilton's hockey franchise 100 years ago, after players went on strike for $200

It was in March of 1925 — 100 years ago last week — that Hamilton’s National Hockey League team, the Hamilton Tigers, was shut down forever because players went on strike.

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