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Canadian women's soccer coach John Herdman has summoned the heart of his World Cup team along with an injection of youth for his first camp on the road to Rio.

Henry Burris's 93-yard TD strike to Greg Ellingson with just over a minute remaining rallied the Ottawa Redblacks to a stirring 35-28 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division final.

Brittany Bowe set a world record Sunday in the women's 1,000-metre race at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating event at the Utah Olympic Oval.

Rory McIlroy survived a late scare and finished his frustrating season on a high, winning both the DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai crown on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight title at the season-ending ATP finals by beating six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 Sunday.

Daniel-Andre Tande of Norway won the first individual ski jumping event of the new World Cup season on Sunday.

Washington Redskins wide receiver grabs kickoff and goes untouched for a 99-yard touchdown against the undefeated Carolina Panthers.

An NFL rookie record was tied in a Week 11 full of touchdowns.

Canada's Alex Harvey proved he's well prepared for the upcoming World Cup season by taking silver in a 15-kilometre skate-ski race on Sunday in Gallivare, Sweden.

Rio de Janeiro's Olympic golf course — slowed by environmental lawsuits, land ownership disputes and doubts it even needed to be built — was handed over Sunday to organizers of next year's games.

Four-time Olympian Tricia Smith has been elected as the Canadian Olympic Committee's new president, the organization announced Sunday.

Four-time Olympian Tricia Smith has been elected as the Canadian Olympic Committee's new president, the organization announced Sunday.

Daniel Sedin scored three times and added an assist, Henrik Sedin had a goal and four assists, and the Vancouver Canucks downed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Saturday night.

Dmitry Orlov hadn't scored since March 2, 2014, so the Washington Capitals defenceman decided to have a little fun with the puck on the way to beating Colorado goalie Calvin Pickard.

Chris Thorburn scored a short-handed goal in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets over the visiting Arizona Coyotes 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

Zdeno Chara scored at 16:17 of the third period and Tuukka Rask held on for his second shutout of the season, leading the hometown Boston Bruins to a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist and Craig Anderson made 36 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 on Saturday.

Late Show host Stephen Colbert dedicated six minutes of his monologue on Friday night to the controversy over directional-fabric brooms in curling.

This year's #RBCsportsday saw Canadians getting active, trying new things and having fun across the nation. Here we compile some of our favourite moments from one of our favourite days.

Michael Geiger kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and No. 9 Michigan State, playing without injured quarterback Connor Cook, beat No. 2 Ohio State 17-14 Saturday to snap the Buckeyes' 23-game winning streak.

Michael Geiger kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and No. 9 Michigan State, playing without injured quarterback Connor Cook, beat No. 2 Ohio State 17-14 Saturday to snap the Buckeyes' 23-game winning streak.

Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen broke the world record long track speed skating record in the 10,000 metres in 12 minutes 36.30 seconds on Saturday at an ISU World Cup event in Salt Lake City, almost five seconds faster than the previous mark.

Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen broke the world record long track speed skating record in the 10,000 metres in 12 minutes 36.30 seconds on Saturday at an ISU World Cup event in Salt Lake City, almost five seconds faster than the previous mark.