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Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey remembers getting an incredible boost in 1997, for his showdown with Michael Johnson at the Skydome. It was by far the best atmosphere any athlete could ever walk into, he writes.

Adam Silver says the NBA is leaning toward not guaranteeing a playoff spot to a team that wins its division.

Adam Silver says the NBA is leaning toward not guaranteeing a playoff spot to a team that wins its division.

The men's basketball competition at the Pan Am Games is underway and Canada has a chance at winning another gold in the sport.

Canada's Whitney McClintock won gold in women's waterskiing at the Pan Am Games on Wednesday.

Canada's Whitney McClintock won gold and Jaret Llewellyn took silver in the overall waterskiing events at the Pan Am Games on Wednesday.

Canada's Whitney McClintock won gold and Jaret Llewellyn took silver in the overall waterskiing events at the Pan Am Games on Wednesday, while Rusty Malinoski won gold in wakeboarding.

Coach's Corner star Don Cherry took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon to express his excitement about the return of NHL hockey to Quebec.

HBO says it has struck a multi-year, multi-platform deal with the multi-faceted Bill Simmons.

The NBA says the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors will play a regular-season game in London on Jan. 14.

The deadline to apply for an NHL expansion team passed on Monday and Toronto was not one of the cities to apply for a bid.

Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will speak to reporters at 9:30 a.m. ET in an appearance CBC.ca will stream live.

Mayor John Tory says it's premature to talk about Toronto's potential for a future Olympic bid with just days left until the Pan Am Games wrap up — but he didn't rule out revisiting a bid some time in the future.

Toronto Mayor John Tory says it's premature to talk about Toronto's potential for a future Olympic bid with days left until the Pan Am Games conclude.

Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will speak to reporters at 9:30 a.m. ET in an appearance CBC.ca will stream live.

Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne are addressing reporters at 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday as Toronto is hosting the Pan Am Games and speculation about the city's potential bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games is amping up. Watch the press conference live.

Mark Buehrle allowed one run and eight hits in seven innings and Russell Martin, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion homered to power the Toronto Blue Jays past the hometown Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night.

Rising basketball prospect Jamal Murray will be making his debut on the senior men's basketball team, representing Canada at the Pan Am Games.

Matt Hughes and Alex Genest put an exclamation point on the first night of Pan Am track and field for Canada, taking gold and silver in the race, serving notice that Canadian distance runners are on the rise.

Canada's track and field team got off to an impressive start Tuesday as the host country's gold-medal streak at the 2015 Pan American Games continued.

Posting a rare win against Tampa ace Chris Archer on Sunday was well-timed as the Blue Jays will face some tough pitching during a six-game trip to Oakland and Seattle. Toronto doesn't have fond memories of either city after going a combined 0-7 last season.

There’s a feeling these days that the Canadian men’s basketball team is starting something, and it began its quest for a Pan Am Games gold medal with a 105-88 rout of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night in Toronto.

Canada's men's basketball team got off to a strong start at the Pan Am Games, opening with an easy victory over the Dominican Republic.

Canada's men's basketball team got off to a strong start at the Pan Am Games, opening with an easy victory over the Dominican Republic.

Matthew Hughes and Alex Genest won a gold and silver in the men's 3000m steeplechase Tuesday night at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, while Timothy Nedow won a silver in the shotput.

Matthew Hughes and Alex Genest won a gold and silver in the men's 3,000m steeplechase Tuesday night at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, while Mohammed Ahmed won a gold in the men's 10,000m.

Show jumping at the Pan Am Games started on Tuesday and that means learning the strange names for some of the horses.

Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings agreed Tuesday to restructure the final three years of his contract, giving the six-time Pro Bowl running back $20 million in guaranteed money.