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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock cautioned not to read too much into Jake Gardiner and Morgan Rielly playing together on the blue-line to open the pre-season. It may just a training camp experiment by the new Leafs head coach, but it's a fascinating one.

Mondays don't come with excuses for Canada's top athletes. Twitter shows us how athletes chase #MotivationMonday.

Goalie John Gibson has agreed to a three-year, $6.9 million-US contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks.

Goalie John Gibson has agreed to a three-year, $6.9 million US contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Milwaukee Brewers hired 30-year-old David Stearns on Monday to take over as general manager. Stearns replaces Doug Melvin, a baseball lifer who announced last month he was stepping down following a 13-year tenure.

USA Hockey is expected to name John Tortorella as its head coach for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament, according to news reports.

Late Monday night, USA Hockey named John Tortorella its head coach for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

The Colorado Avalance on Monday revealed the jersey they'll wear for their Stadium Series game against Detroit on Feb. 27 at Denver's Coors Field.

Toronto Blue Jays star Josh Donaldson's unique hairstyle has garnered almost as much attention as his stellar, MVP-calibre season.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed sophomore defensive back Bruce Johnson to a contract extension through the 2018 season Monday.

B.C. Premier Christy's Clark's jab at the Seattle Sounders football club is drawing heated reaction on twitter, after she referred to the team as the "Seattle Princesses."

Ace left-hander David Price takes the mound for Toronto on Monday night (7:07 p.m. ET) for the opener of a three-game home series in which the Blue Jays hope to deal a crippling blow to the New York Yankees in the American League East race.

Canada halted a three-match losing streak at the men’s volleyball World Cup with a 25-18, 25-22, 25-23 win over Venezuela on Monday in Tokyo.

Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers outlasted the Seattle Seahawks for a 27-17 win Sunday night in a rematch of last season's NFC title game.

Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers outlasted the Seattle Seahawks for a 27-17 win Sunday night in a rematch of last season's NFC title game.

Carlos Beltran, CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees took advantage of Matt Harvey's early exit, beating the sloppy Mets 11-2 Sunday night to tighten the AL East race just in time for a critical trip to Toronto.

Masahiro Tanaka has a strained right hamstring and won't make his scheduled start for New York this week during a crucial series at the Blue Jays.

So far, week 2 of NFL action has not failed to disappoint in providing some good storylines. Here are the best ones.

Canadian ice dancers Elisabeth Paradis and Francois-Xavier Ouellette won bronze medals at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Salt Lake City.

Canadian ice dancers Elisabeth Paradis and Francois Xavier-Ouellette won bronze medals at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Salt Lake City.

Tony Romo has a broken left collarbone and could miss a significant amount of time for the Dallas Cowboys. Romo was sacked and his left shoulder was slammed into the turf late in the third quarter. X-rays on the shoulder revealed the broken collarbone.

Quarterback Tony Romo suffered a broken left collarbone in Dallas' win over Philadelphia and could miss a significant amount of time for the Cowboys.

Marianne St-Gelais took her short track World Cup selection races one by one over three days in Montreal. and one by one, the 25-year-old St-Felicien, Que. skater won each of six races to highlight the trials in Montreal.

Jason Day won the BMW Championship on cruise control Sunday with a mostly stress-free final round of 2-under 69 that vaulted him into the top spot in the world ranking.