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Kyle Lowry's early departure from the Toronto Raptors' bench Thursday night wasn't about quitting on his teammates, the all-star guard said Friday. He regularly heads to the locker-room early. Only now, every player move is under the microscope on the game's biggest stage.

The International Olympic Committee says 450,000 condoms will be distributed during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, a number it says is three times more than for the London Games four years ago.

Canadian coach Liam Middleton has added Phil Mack and Harry Jones to his lineup for the final HSBC Sevens Series tournament of the season this weekend in London.

Close to 200 track and field athletes, including 20 Olympic medallists and 39 world outdoor champions, will be part of history Sunday when Rabat becomes the first African city to stage a Diamond League meet, live streamed at CBCSports.ca (12 p.m. ET).

Usain Bolt used his strong finish to win the 100 metres in 9.98 seconds at the Golden Spike meet on Friday.

Despite his better judgement, Brandon Hicks takes a look at the road to the Rio Games, where it looks like we're going to set an Olympic record for scandals. However, stiff competition comes from past hosts Sochi, and future hosts Tokyo.

Russia supports investigations by world sports bodies into allegations of doping by Russian and other athletes, Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

Russia supports investigations by world sports bodies into allegations of doping by Russian and other athletes, Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

China's Zhou Qi is one of several international players that will make the upcoming NBA draft interesting.

The French Open draw presented an intriguing possible semifinals match up between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as well as favourable first-round opponents for Canadians Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard.

Kayaker Adam van Koeverden won his sudden-death, 1,000-metre Pan Am continential qualifier Friday at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Ga., to qualify for the Rio Olympics in August, the Canadian's fourth Summer Games berth.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our show spotlighting Canada's top athletes, featuring Gavin Smellie and Johnathan Cabral in the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET

Consider Gary Payton unimpressed by Golden State guard Stephen Curry becoming the NBA's first unanimous MVP. The hall of famer tells Sports Illustrated that the vote just "happened to go" Curry's way.

From Kentucky Derby winning trainers, to Preakness rivals, to millions of racing fans wondering whether another Triple Crown awaits, the sport's brightest star has been nothing but perfect.

A spokesman for Russia's top investigative agency said Friday it would like to question the former head of the Russian doping lab over his allegations of state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Martin Jones made 22 saves in his second straight shutout and Tomas Hertl scored twice to give the San Jose Sharks a series lead for the first time in four trips to the Western Conference final with a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 on Thursday night.

Troy Tulowitzki drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning Thursday to help the Toronto Blue Jays halt a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Twins in Minnesota.

LeBron James poured in 23 points and added 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final with a 108-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.

When you know you are good, the swagger isn't usually far behind. In Game 2 on Wednesday between the Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder, Curry showed us just how confident he is. After faking out Thunder defender Serge Ibaka prior to launching a 3-pointer, Curry elected to stare at Ibaka instead of watching the shot sink. Because he knew it was in. Naturally.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to even up the Eastern Conference final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but may have to do so without the services of Ben Bishop for a third straight game on Friday.

The Toronto Blue Jays are mixing up their batting order in an effort to boost their offence and get back into the win column.