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A Vancouver company has begun selling helmet decals that it claims can drastically reduce concussions.

Canadian athletes Ellie Black, Andre De Grasse and Kelly Olynyk tweeted from all over the world this weekend.

The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres 41 games for interference and an illegal check to the head to Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg.

Canada coach Kieran Crowley made six changes to his starting lineup for the Pool D match against Romania, giving veteran lock Jamie Cudmore a chance to equal the national record for most Rugby World Cup appearances.

Jonathan Bernier will start both Wednesday's season-opener against the Montreal Canadiens and Friday's game in Detroit while James Reimer will get the start in the second half of the back-to-back on Saturday night when Toronto plays host to the Ottawa Senators.

Joe Philbin was fired Monday four games into his fourth season as coach of the Miami Dolphins, and one day after a flop on an international stage that helped to seal his fate.

A week after winning his first title in more than year, Canadian Milos Raonic was bounced from the China Open on Monday. The hard server from Thornhill, Ont., fell to Serbian Viktor Troicki in straight sets, losing in the first round 4-6, 4-6.

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is checking into an alcohol rehabilitation centre and will miss the post-season.

The Nationals say they have fired manager Matt Williams and his coaching staff after a season in which the team went from World Series favourite to failing to make the playoffs.

Malcolm Kelly breaks down the balance of power in the Canadian Football League for Week 15.

Zack Kassian, a forward for the Montreal Canadiens who broke his nose and his left foot in a car crash over the weekend, has been suspended without pay.

Zack Kassian, a forward for the Montreal Canadiens, broke his nose and his left foot when the car in which he was a passenger crashed into a tree early Sunday morning.

Montreal Canadiens goalie Dustin Tokarski has been placed on waivers, with Mike Condon stealing his job as Carey Price's backup.

Blue Jays' management is still sorting out the 25 players they'll name to begin the American League Division series against the Texas Rangers Monday. General manager Alex Anthopoulos said the bulk of the positions is pretty much locked in.

The Toronto Blue Jays, who clinched their first American League East title in 22 years, will begin their opening round on Thursday at Rogers Centre against the Texas Rangers.

The Toronto Blue Jays begin their post-season against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. While the Jays took the MLB regular-season series 4-2, Texas should prove to be a formidable foe. Here's how the two teams match up.

A large part of being a world-class athlete is meticulous preparation. But nothing could have prepared Edmonton's Annamay Pierse and Burlington's Mark Oldershaw for the arrival of their first child — almost three months early.

Eugenie Bouchard couldn't make it through her first match since a return from a concussion, retiring in the second set of her match with Germany's Andrea Petkovic.

Canada's Kyle Jones ended his season with a silver finish at the Triathlon World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico, on Sunday.

We wanted to know if you thought it was more important for Blue Jays management to give Buehrle a chance to hit his milestone, or if gunning for the home field advantage should have taken precedence.

Mark Buehrle failed to become the fifth major leaguer to pitch 200 innings or more in 15 consecutive seasons, and the AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays missed out on home-field advantage throughout the playoffs as they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 12-3 Sunday in their regular-season finale.

The BMX track for next year's Rio Olympics hosted its first test event on Sunday, but many of the world's best riders opted out due to unsafe conditions.