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The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed catcher/first baseman Jesus Montero, a former Yankees top prospect, off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

He may be prone to risky play and some occasional disorderly conduct, but there's no denying Brad Marchand is quietly enjoying his finest NHL season and ought to be in contention for a spot on Canada’s World Cup team, writes Tim Wharnsby.

Watch live Saturday at 12:40 p.m. ET as Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford go for gold at the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston.

Watch live action from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston, where the ladies' short program is beginning at 11:55 a.m. ET.

Watch the ladies' short program live now from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston.

Watch the ice dance free program live now from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston.

Watch live action from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston, where competition begins with the ice dance short program now, followed by the men's short at 6:15 p.m. ET.

Watch live action from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston, where Canada's Patrick Chan and Nam Nguyen are competing in the men's short program beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

Watch live action from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston, where competition begins with the ice dance short program on Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. ET, followed by the men's short at 6:15 p.m. ET.

Alaine Chartrand, a 19-year-old from Prescott, Ont., is Canada's top entry in women's singles at the world figure skating championships this week in Boston, and reached international heights with an unorthodox schedule that has seen her dad John put some 130,000 kilometres on the family RV.

Alaine Chartrand, a 19-year-old from Prescott, Ont., is Canada's top entry in women's singles at the world figure skating championships this week in Boston, and reached international heights with an unorthodox schedule that has seen her dad John put some 130,000 kilometres on the family RV.

A Utah judge has dismissed domestic violence and assault charges against Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street.

Marie-Philip Poulin has been named Canada's captain for the women's world hockey championship for a second straight year.

Legendary Manitoba curler Vic Peters has died.

Five Canadian fencers have qualified for the Rio Games so far. And as cliché as it might sound, inspiration from Star Wars helped get some of them to the top level.

The Ottawa Senators announced Monday that defenceman Dion Phaneuf and forward Clarke MacArthur will both miss the remainder of the regular season.

Right-hander Aaron Sanchez will begin the season in the Blue Jays' starting rotation, manager John Gibbons announced Monday.

After a knee injury ended her rugby dreams, Canadian Janet McLachlan turned to wheelchair basketball, where she found a new athletic endeavour to succeed at. Now the 38-year-old is hoping a third trip to the Paralympic Games will result in a gold medal.

Sidney Crosby scored on a deflection at 4:30 of overtime and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 Sunday night in a potential first-round playoff preview.

Sidney Crosby scored on a deflection at 4:30 of overtime and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 Sunday night in a potential first-round playoff preview.

Klay Thompson scored 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career, Draymond Green posted his franchise-best 12th triple-double and the Golden State Warriors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-105 on Sunday night.

Malachi Richardson scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half, and Syracuse extended its improbable run to the Final Four with a 68-62 victory over top-seeded Virginia on Sunday.

The Canadian women's hockey team has beaten the U.S. for gold in four straight Olympic Games. Why can't they do the same at world championships lately? The teams face each other Monday in their first game at the world championships.

Novak Djokovic took a nasty spill during a tight first set but then pulled away and beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1 Sunday in the third round at the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.

Jason Day made his return to No. 1 in the world feel even sweeter by winning the Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas on Sunday.