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Ed Snider never wanted an interruption when he watched his beloved Philadelphia Flyers, the team he founded and owned until his death last week. He was remembered Thursday for his love of the Flyers, the fans and family at a public tribute at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Philadelphia Flyers say forward Scott Laughton has been released from the hospital and is doing well a day after being taken off the ice on a stretcher.

WADA's backtracking on meldonium, drunk Grant Hackett getting 'handsy', and an Olympic-themed AirBnB listing top this week's round-up of strange Olympic news.

Legendary singer Prince passed away on Thursday and the sports world paid their respects while remembering their favourite Purple Rain moments.

The CFL and the CFL Players' Association jointly announced Thursday expanded testing for performance-enhancing drugs will take place in 2016. There was no drug testing last year after the CFL severed its partnership with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports, which had conducted the tests.

Neymar will play for Brazil at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics but will skip the Copa America, Barcelona said Wednesday.

Get up to speed on today's most important news from the Stanley Cup playoffs, including the Penguins sticking with Matt Murray in net, and the Blues' prospects of knocking out the defending Stanley Cup champions.

The idea of the defending Stanley Cup champions facing playoff elimination Thursday night in St. Louis probably has some Blackhawks fans thinking of 2011 when Chicago fell to Vancouver in Game 7 of Round 1, one year after winning the NHL title

A major report deeming the CalgaryNext proposal "not feasible" has some city councillors looking for other ideas to replace the Saddledome and McMahon Stadium, but Ken King isn't willing to give up on the idea just yet.

As he prepares to play in what could be his final NHL game on Thursday night, Pavel Datsyuk will be remembered as a quiet yet dazzling player who vanquished foes with an incomparable 200-foot game, writes Tim Wharnsby.

As he prepares to play in what could be his final NHL game on Thursday night, Pavel Datsyuk will be remembered as a quiet yet dazzling player who vanquished foes with an incomparable 200-foot game, writes Tim Wharnsby.

Toronto small forward Terrence Ross has been made available for Game 3 of the Raptors' first-round series with the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

UFC superstar Conor McGregor says that he's not retired from fighting. McGregor posted on Facebook Thursday that he'd like to focus on training more and less on grueling promotional demands that come with being a pay-per-view star.

Russia's participation in the Rio Olympics' athletics programme is likely to be decided on June 17 after the International Association of Athletics Federations announced its next Council meeting for that date, in Vienna.

Chyna, the WWE star who in the 1990s became one of the best-known and most-popular female professional wrestlers in history, has died, authorities said.

The flame for South America's first Olympics was kindled Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

Amid turmoil in the host country, the flame for South America's first Olympics was kindled Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski scored power-play goals in the second period and the San Jose Sharks again moved to the brink of eliminating the Los Angeles Kings from the playoffs with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in Game 4 of their first-round series.

Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski scored power-play goals in the second period and the San Jose Sharks again moved to the brink of eliminating the Los Angeles Kings from the playoffs with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night in Game 4 of their first-round series.

Jason Spezza scored the go-ahead goal with his skate, Ales Hemsky and Patrick Eaves each scored on a second-period power play to give Dallas' lagging special teams a lift, and the Stars defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Wednesday night to push their series lead to 3-1.

LeBron James scored 27 points, J.R. Smith made seven of Cleveland's NBA playoff record-tying 20 3-pointers, and the Cavaliers opened a 2-0 lead in their series with a 107-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Alex Petrovic scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Caleb Joseph doubled with two outs in the 10th inning and scored on a passed ball by Josh Thole to give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Michal Neuvirth stopped 31 shots in his first start of the playoff series, helping the Philadelphia Flyers stave off a sweep with a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

With his second-period assist Wednesday night against the hometown New York Islanders, Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr joined former Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and Glenn Anderson as the only players in NHL history with 200 post-season points.

Dwyane Wade had 28 points and eight assists, Hassan Whiteside made all eight of his shots and finished with 17 points, and the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-103 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.

The Golden State Warriors might not know until Thursday whether Stephen Curry will play in Game 3 against Houston. But even without Curry, the Warriors have shown they have the depth to win.

ESPN announced that it has fired network analyst and former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling following his comments on Facebook about transgender people.

Philadelphia centre Scott Laughton was taken to hospital after a scary hit into the boards Wednesday in Game 4 of the Flyers' first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals.

Indiana Pacers starting centre Ian Mahinmi is ready to fight back. Two days after a sore back forced the 6-foot-11, 262-pound French native out of Monday night's loss at Toronto, Mahinmi told reporters he intends to play Thursday night in Game 3.

Indiana Pacers starting centre Ian Mahinmi is ready to fight back. Two days after a sore back forced the 6-foot-11, 262-pound French native out of Monday night's loss at Toronto, Mahinmi told reporters he intends to play Thursday night in Game 3.

Cory made 41 post-season appearances with the perennially contending San Antonio Spurs, and that number stuck out when the Raptors acquired him in the off-season.

Cory made 41 post-season appearances with the perennially contending San Antonio Spurs, and that number stuck out when the Raptors acquired him in the off-season.