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Canada concluded its test event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, losing 9-4 to the Netherlands in the bronze-medal match. Despite the setback, the Canadians believes they are on the right track towards the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.

Los Angeles Kings goaltending prospect Patrik Bartosak faces 12 domestic violence charges, including a claim he tried to strangle his girlfriend at an apartment.

CFL great Doug Flutie says his mother, Joan, died of a broken heart just an hour after his father, Dick, passed away.

CFL great Doug Flutie says his mother Joan died of a broken heart just an hour after his father Dick passed away.

Leaders of the World Anti-Doping Agency have declared Russia's anti-doping agency out of compliance. The vote by the WADA foundation board Wednesday comes after an independent commission detailed a doping scandal in Russia's track and anti-doping programs.

Canadians Hayleigh Bell and Rudi Swiegers pay about $100,000 a year to compete as professional figure skaters. Footing the bill takes some creativity and a lot of hard work.

Michael Phelps is going to be a daddy. The 18-time Olympic gold medallist announced Wednesday on his Instagram and Twitter accounts that his fiancee Nicole Johnson is expecting their first child.

A three-on-three tournament featuring teams from the four divisions will replace the traditional game at the 2016 NHL all-star weekend in Nashville in late January. The official announcement of the new format is expected Wednesday night.

Kevin Bieksa lost a tooth after taking a punch right to the kisser from Nashville's Mike Fisher, and the incident was all caught in slow motion.

With the world weightlifting championships opening Saturday in Houston, here's a guide to who, what and how to watch.

With the world weightlifting championships opening Saturday in Houston, Texas, here's a guide to who, what and how to watch.

With the world weightlifting championships opening Saturday in Houston, here's a guide to who, what and how to watch.

Watch live Saturday at 5:50 a.m. ET as the Grand Prix of Figure Skating continues with the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow.

Defensive end Eric Norwood was injured in last Sunday's East semifinal, the latest of many injuries to hit the key defensive unit this year.

The World Curling Federation has extended a ban on controversial broom heads to all events for the 2015-16 season.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Olli Maatta remained in a hospital for observation on Wednesday after leaving Tuesday night's win over Minnesota with an upper-body injury.

Watch live now action from the 2015 IWF world weightlifting championships in Houston, Texas beginning.

Watch live action now from the 2015 IWF world weightlifting championships in Houston, Texas.

Carey Price resumed practising with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after he suffered a lower body injury.

Carey Price resumed practising with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after he suffered a lower body injury.

Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz confirmed Wednesday that he is planning to retire after the 2016 season, when he'll end a career that has already seen him hit 503 home runs and win three World Series titles.

Watch live Saturday at 2 p.m. ET as we celebrate RBC Sports Day in Canada from Richmond, B.C.

The Houston Rockets have fired Kevin McHale with the team off to a lackluster 4-7 start. General manager Daryl Morey announced the move Wednesday.

A fresh round of job cuts at Bell Media is claiming some high profile casualties, including TSN sports show Off the Record and TSN reporter Sheri Forde.

A group of snowboarders are arguing for the right to rip down the slopes of a Utah ski resort. Federal judges from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver are facing an icy culture clash between the boarders and Alta Ski Area, which wants to keep its runs reserved for skiers.

Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton and Christian Taylor are the three finalists for the IAAF's male athlete of the year award.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have lost their appeals against their 90-day bans for financial wrongdoing. The provisional bans prevent Blatter from working as FIFA president and stop UEFA President Platini from campaigning for the FIFA election on Feb. 26.

Retired English soccer star David Beckham, an international celebrity both on and off the field, was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," on Tuesday.

Stephen Curry scored 37 points to lead the defending champion Golden State Warriors to their 12th straight win to open the season, a hard-fought 115-110 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

David Jones scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season and added an assist to lead the hometown Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.

Evgeni Malkin scored two goals, including a highlight-reel marker, and four points in Pittsburgh's 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The Penguins centre's performance came one day after telling his teammates they needed to "look in the mirror and start working harder."

Canada sits in second place in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group after a scoreless draw against El Salvador on Tuesday night at the Estadio Cuscatlan.

Jonah Lomu, who bulldozed opponents with his size and blistering speed only to be felled by a kidney illness that extinguished his meteoric All Blacks career, died suddenly on Wednesday. He was 40.

Jonah Lomu, who bulldozed opponents with his size and blistering speed only to be felled by a kidney illness that extinguished his meteoric All Blacks career, died suddenly on Wednesday. He was 40.

The Toronto Maple Leafs got four goals on the power play and one short-handed to beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-1 Tuesday night for their fourth victory in five games. P.A. Parenteau scored twice against one of his former teams.

If you saw Wayne Gretzky on the street or at a party, would you be able to recognize him? Comedian Seth Rogen seems pretty un-Canadian when he identifies the Great One as "the ice wine guy" in a promotional video for Rogen's new movie.

If you saw Wayne Gretzky on the street or at a party would you be able to recognize him? Well Canadian comedian, Seth Rogen, seemed pretty un-Canadian when he recognized The Great One as "The Ice Wine Guy."

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will retire after the 2016 season, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. An announcement is expected Wednesday, according to USA Today. Next year will be Ortiz's 20th in the major leagues.

Dick Pound, the author of the report that detailed anti-doping corruption in Russia, believes the country that spent $51 billion US on hosting the Sochi Olympics should be able to fix its system in time to get the track team to next year's Summer Games.

Joe Maddon won his third Manager of the Year award Tuesday and Jeff Banister his first after each guided his team on a surprising run to the playoffs.

​Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith was suspended Tuesday by the NFL for one calendar year because of violations of the league's substance-abuse policy, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said.