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Stephen Curry said Friday that he'll be very surprised if his sprained right ankle keeps him out in Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors' first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

After news of Colabello's suspension broke fans took to Twitter to share their confusion, disappointment and disbelief.

After news of Colabello's suspension broke fans took to Twitter to share their confusion, disappointment and disbelief.

Chris Colabello of the Toronto Blue Jays has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for the steroid dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, which is sold under the name Turinabol.

Canadians Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion took the silver medal in women's 10-metre synchro at a FINA Diving World Series event Friday.

The Impact's first home game of the season comes against Toronto FC, who Montreal blanked 3-0 in last year's playoffs.

The Canadian Olympic diving team could be decided based on the performances this upcoming weekend at the final Olympic qualifying competition in Kazan, Russia.

As Canada tries to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, shooting guard Nik Stauskas will be counted on to provide outside scoring

Ibrahim Al-Hussein, a Syrian refugee who had part of a leg amputated after a bombing, will be one of the torchbearers for the Greek leg of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic flame relay.

Blue Jays reliever Pat Venditte might just be a one-of-a-kind pitcher for boasting a dual skill set that Major League Baseball has never seen before — he can pitch with both arms.

A record-setting year ahead of the Olympics has won Shaw Barber three major award for Athletics Canada, chief among them the Jack W. Davies Award for athlete of the year.

The family of Oscar Pistorius has condemned allegations made in a book that new evidence exists to show that he beat girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with a cricket bat before fatally shooting her at his home in 2013.

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Real Madrid's next match and is in doubt for the team's Champions League semifinal game at Manchester City.

Beginning this season, a group of NFL officials will work as part of CFL crews during preseason and regular-season games in June and July. Those officials, primarily side judges and field judges, then will start their NFL season at the league's annual officiating clinic in late July.

​Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a long awaited anti-doping bill, a move which will likely help the country avoid sanctions from the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Patrick Kane scored on a backhander early in the second overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided first-round elimination with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues early Friday.

Patrick Kane scored on a backhander early in the second overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided first-round elimination with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues early Friday.

James Harden scored 35 points, including the game-winner with 2.7 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets took advantage of Stephen Curry's absence to get a 97-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night. The Warriors lead the series 2-1.

Pavel Datsyuk appears to have played his final game in the NHL. On Thursday, the Lightning eliminated the Red Wings in Game 5 following a tense 1-0 victory. After the game, Datsyuk reflected on his career as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

The Toronto Raptors might have been in Indianapolis for Game 3, but their fans showed up both in person and on-line.

Nate Thompson and Jamie McGinn scored nearly 2 minutes apart late in the second period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night to even up their first-round series at 2-2.

Nate Thompson and Jamie McGinn scored nearly 2 minutes apart late in the second period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night to even up their first-round series at 2-2.

Manny Machado doubled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Kevin Durant bounced back from the worst shooting game of his playoff career with 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder retook control of their first-round series with a 131-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 on Thursday night.

Kevin Durant bounced back from the worst shooting game of his playoff career with 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder retook control of their first-round series with a 131-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 on Thursday night.

Ben Bishop stopped 34 shots and Alex Killorn scored with less than two minutes remaining Thursday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

DeMar DeRozan rediscovered his all-star form, and the Toronto Raptors took control of their playoff series against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.

​All-star guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry scored 21 points each to help the visiting Toronto Raptors rout Indiana 101-85 on Thursday night and take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta has pitched a no-hitter for the second straight season.

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta has pitched a no-hitter for the second straight season.

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta has pitched a no-hitter for the second straight season.

Flashing his old brilliance, Evgeni Malkin scored two goals and set up two others and the Pittsburgh Penguins pushed the New York Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination with a 5-0 victory Thursday night.

Evgeni Malkin came back earlier than expected from injury and has returned to dominating the opposition. He paced the Penguins in Game 4 with two goals and two assists.

Evgeni Malkin came back earlier than expected from injury and has returned to dominating the opposition. He paced the Penguins in Game 4 with two goals and two assists.

Evgeni Malkin came back earlier than expected from injury and has returned to dominating the opposition. He paced the Penguins in Game 4 with two goals and two assists.

Golden State's Stephen Curry will miss Game 3 of a first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night because of a sprained right ankle.

Tyson Jost scored three goals and set up two more as Canada's men's hockey team downed Switzerland 9-1 in quarter-final action at the under-18 world championships on Thursday.

David Price allowed eight runs in 3.2 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays in a 12-8 loss. The eight earned runs tied for the most in a start in his career.