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What did the hockey world learn about Connor McDavid last night? Absolutely everything. That he’s tough, that he’s stoic, that he puts the team first. That he’s mature beyond his years.

Neymar scored twice and Luis Suarez added another goal to help Barcelona ease to a 3-0 win over BATE Borisov and move closer to qualifying for the Champions League knockout rounds on Wednesday.

​Centre Ciaran Hearn, one of Canada's leading lights at the recent Rugby World Cup, has signed with England's London Irish for the balance of the season. Hearn has made 49 appearances for Canada, playing in the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups.

Canada plays its second game of the Four Nations Cup on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET as the national women's hockey team faces off against the longtime rival Americans.

CBCSports.ca previews Canada's second game of the Four Nations Cup as the national women's hockey team prepares to face off against longtime rival Americans.

With the ISU World Cup of short track speed skating coming to Toronto, the exposure of the sport in Canada's biggest city could boost its popularity, similar to the results of having the sport on display at the Vancouver Olympics.

After months of negotiations, the UCI is nearing final agreement with Olympic organizers on their proposal to move cycling events at the 2020 Tokyo Games to a venue outside the capital to save money.

Carla Qualtrough has long been recognized as a mover and shaker in the Canadian sports scene. Now she assumes the top political position as the new federal minster of sport and persons with a disability

Pitcher Zack Greinke has opted out of the final three years of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up a guaranteed $71 million US to become a free agent again.

Edmonton Oilers rookie centre Connor McDavid suffered a broken left collarbone in Tuesday night's 4-2 win over Philadelphia and will be out for a period of months, GM Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday. He's expected to have surgery later in the day.

Edmonton Oilers rookie centre Connor McDavid suffered a broken left collarbone in Tuesday night's 4-2 win over Philadelphia and will be out for a period of months, GM Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday. He's expected to have surgery later in the day.

A recently published report by an Alberta economics professor says hockey fights don't help attendance or revenues.

Former IAAF president Lamine Diack has been placed under criminal investigation on corruption and money-laundering charges, suspected of taking at least 200,000 euros ($220,000 US) from Russia to cover up positive doping tests, French authorities said Wednesday.

As she announces her retirement today, take a look back at the brilliant career of Canadian snowboard star Maelle Ricker, who rebounded from a horrible crash to win an historic Olympic gold medal.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists as the Oilers managed a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday — a game that also appears to have come at the cost of an injury to Edmonton's 2015 first-overall draft pick Connor McDavid.

Edmonton Oilers rookie phenom Connor McDavid left Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers with an upper-body injury and is expected to be out "long term," according to coach Todd McLellan.

Edmonton Oilers rookie phenom Connor McDavid left Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers with an upper-body injury and is expected to be out "long term," according to coach Todd McLellan.

Kyle Lowry scored 27 points, and the Toronto Raptors spoiled the home opener in Dallas, beating the Mavericks 102-91 on Tuesday night for the first 4-0 start in franchise history.

Snowboard star Maelle Ricker, who became the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Games, is announcing her retirement today.

Snowboard star Maelle Ricker, who became the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Games, announced her retirement today.

Boston Bruins forward Chris Kelly's season ended only a few minutes into a game against the Dallas Star on Tuesday night after suffering a fracture to his femur.

Kyle Turris scored 34 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

The shockwaves from Toronto FC's humiliating post-season exit continued Tuesday as the team's top executives acknowledged the franchise needs a major defensive upgrade.

The Olympic snowboarder's seven-and-a-half-minute documentary tells the 'bizarre story' how Nova Scotia has sent a snowboarder to every Winter Olympics since the sport was introduced to the Games in 1998.

Wayne Rooney ended Manchester United's 404-minute goal drought on Tuesday, clinching a 1-0 victory over CSKA Moscow and sending the team top of its Champions League group.