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Sevilla stunned Liverpool with a 3-1 comeback win to take a record third straight Europa League title on Wednesday.

Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will start from the No. 3 gate Saturday in the Preakness as the overwhelming favourite in the 11-horse field.

They score, he sings! NHL fans are loving the signature goal call of Calgary’s own Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi commentator.

Seven of the last eight Memorial Cup champions have also won their league title, but the Red Deer Rebels are hoping to reverse that trend when they host this year's tournament beginning Friday night.

“I’ve been shouting from the rooftops all morning,” said 14-time Just For Laughs comedian Mike Paterson about the news that popular Habs defenceman P.K. Subban will host a gala at this year's comedy festival.

For Usain Bolt, the announcement that 31 athletes were caught doping in retests from the 2008 Beijing Olympics was "really bad news" but the sprint star feels WADA and others "are doing a very good job of cleaning up the sport."

A U.S. federal judge in Minnesota has denied the NHL's latest attempt to throw out a class-action lawsuit by former players filed over head injuries.

The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday that playmaking forward Martin Reway has signed a three-year contract with the club.

With Pan Am gold and Japan Open silver behind them, Canada's two best synchronized swimmers set their sights together on the Rio Olympics.

With Pan Am gold and Japan Open silver behind them, Canada's two best synchronized swimmers set their sights together on the Rio Olympics — and perfecting an emotional routine.

New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski took a dance lesson with a soloist from the Miami City Ballet — and his bulk and gridiron moves didn't exactly make him a natural.

Just as Russia's track and field federation was suspended by the IAAF, some of the country's winter sports bodies could be banned if allegations of state-supported doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics are proven, IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday.

Ontario university student Lewis Kent has signed two lucrative endorsement deals after setting a world record in the "beer mile."

Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival has announced more details of its summer lineup, including a gala hosted by Habs defenceman P.K. Subban, festival favourite Sebastian Maniscalco and Canadian comedian Russell Peters.

Sunday's brawl between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers has put baseball's unwritten rules of retaliation back in the spotlight.

Sunday's brawl between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers has put baseball's unwritten rules of retaliation back in the spotlight.

Khris Davis hit a game-ending grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for his third homer of the night, giving the Oakland Athletics an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.

The Toronto Blue Jays returned home after an emotional series with the Texas Rangers and have certainly not looked like the defending American League East champions in consecutive blowout losses to the Tampa Bay Rays.

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made sure Toronto's introduction to the Eastern Conference finals was not a pleasant one.

Brent Burns scored San Jose's first two power-play goals of the Western Conference finals and Martin Jones stopped 26 shots for his second shutout of the postseason as the Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-0 Tuesday night to even the series at a game apiece.

Shortstop Brad Miller had three hits, including a triple, and drove in three runs on Tuesday night as the Tampa Bay Rays picked apart the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back home after splitting the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, feeling good about themselves, though hardly satisfied.

The Philadelphia 76ers have won the NBA draft lottery and will have the No. 1 pick in June.

If at first you don't succeed, try again — and then try something else. U.K. researcher Tim Rees takes on a popular theory and develops a formula for success among young athletes.

Another day, another record for Sebastian Giovinco. Major League Soccer confirmed that the Italian star's direct involvement in Toronto FC's 13 goals this season is a new league record.

The Toronto Raptors have made it further into the NBA playoffs than ever before, but the team is in for a tough fight in Cleveland tonight. Follow Game 1's biggest plays in our live blog.