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Lindsey Vonn completed a World Cup downhill sweep Saturday for her 17th victory at Lake Louise.

Canadians Alexandre St-Jean and Jordan Belchos both set personal bests on the second day of the ISU World Cup Long Track Speed Skating in Inzell, Germany on Saturday. St-Jean’s personal best was in the 1000m and Belchos’ was in the 5000m.

Competing against a deep and talented international field, Canadian biathlete Macx Davies posted a career-best 10th-place finish in the men's 10-kilometre sprint, finishing in a time of 25 minutes 35.2 seconds in Oestersund, Sweden, on Saturday.

Parrot finished 1st with 182.99 points, fellow Canadian Mark McMorris came second with 178.32 in Beijing

Is a date with the Carolina Hurricanes exactly what the Montreal Canadiens need to get back on track?

Brothers Charles and Francois Hamelin shared the short-track podium Saturday, while fellow Canadian speed skater Marianne St-Gelais extended her streak of podium finishes to five at an ISU World Cup event in Nagoya, Japan.

The D-backs beat out the division rival Dodgers and Giants to unexpectedly win the Greinke sweepstakes Friday night, acquiring Zack Greinke. He reached an agreement on a $206.5 million, six-year contract, sources told The Associated Press.

The former longtime president of Peru's soccer federation, Manuel Burga, has been arrested as part of an ongoing U.S.-led investigation into corruption at the sport's world governing body, FIFA.

With her brakeman Melissa Lotholz, Calgary's Kaillie Humphries piloted her sled to a two-run time of one minute 54.09 seconds for a third-place finish in Saturday’s World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany.

​The International Association of Athletics Federations says it has barred Russian runner Tatyana Andrianova for doping in a case that is more than 10 years old.

Christopher Del Bosco and Marielle Thompson won the ski cross World Cup opening races to give Canada a strong start to the season on Saturday in Montafon, Austria.

Chris Del Bosco and Marielle Thompson won the ski cross World Cup opening races to give Canada a strong start to the season on Saturday in Montafon, Austria.

Canadian Football Hall of Famer and former Calgary Stampeder Willie Burden has died. He was 64.

Jennifer Jones and her team from Winnipeg rebounded from back-to-back losses to open the 2015 Canada Cup by downing defending champ Val Sweeting of Edmonton 9-3 in Friday's evening draw to earn a spot in the semifinals.

Johnny Gaudreau finished off his hat-trick at 3:20 of overtime Friday night to give the Calgary Flames a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins.

Jordan Eberle scored 45 seconds into overtime and Anders Nilsson made 42 saves as the Edmonton Oilers toppled the NHL's top road team, coming away with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday.

Canada 1-2 speedskating finish, Lindsey Vonn continues dominance at Lake Louise and Red Sox introduce David Price.

Calgary speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen will be out for two to three weeks following an injury to his left shin.

It’s a goal-making change that would give the Mighty Ducks’ Gordon Bombay pause for thought — and now the Great One has weighed in in favour.

Jonathan Bernier made his first start for the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies on Friday night as the Maple Leafs' goaltending situation took another turn on the road.

Jonathan Bernier made his first start for the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies on Friday night as the Maple Leafs' goaltending situation took another turn on the road.

Jonathan Bernier made his first start for the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies on Friday night as the Maple Leafs' goaltending situation took another turn on the road.