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The NFL awarded Super Bowls to Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles, three cities that made significant financial investments in new stadiums or recently upgraded an existing one. Atlanta will host the game in 2019, followed by Miami (2020) and Los Angeles (2021), it was announced Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings.

The goaltender for the U.S. hockey team's 1980 Olympics Miracle on Ice is putting his gold medal up for sale in New York.

The St. Louis Blues are going back to goaltender Brian Elliott for Game 6 of the Western Conference final against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.

Two high-profile active pro athletes are currently dealing with serious blood clot issues. As Steven Stamkos, Chris Bosh and their doctors try to figure out how to deal with their ailments, the players' health and millions of dollars are at stake.

Toronto FC's coach and players have expressed surprise and more than a little irritation at teammate Sebastian Giovinco being left off the Italian team for the European Championship.

The NFL has voted to expand its current replay system to include penalty enforcement, proper down, spot of the foul and status of the game clock.

The Pittsburgh Penguins addressed a crucial goaltending decision ahead of Tuesday's do-or-die Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning (CBC, CBC Sports app, 8 p.m. ET) after franchise goalie Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on 25 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss.

Doctors have reportedly concluded that BMX rider Dave Mirra, who took his own life in February, suffered from the brain disease CTE. ESPN reports a neuropathologist at the University of Toronto and two others have confirmed the diagnosis.

If you want to honour the life and times of the late John Brophy — maybe the most barbarous minor-league hockey player ever and later a hard-boiled, browbeating coach — a good place to start is "the tape."

The first athlete from the group of 31 Olympians who were caught doping after retests has been revealed. Reigning Olympic high jump champion Anna Chicherova is the first athlete publicly named from the group after doping samples came back positive in retests from the 2008 Beijing Games, the Russian athlete's coach said Tuesday.

The trainer of Nyquist says the Kentucky Derby winner is sick and won't run in the Belmont Stakes on June 11.

The sad news that Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer reverberated across the music community on Tuesday, and sports fans also have reason to cherish the man whose lyrics were frequently peppered with references to Canadian sports history.

A New York magazine publisher and radio producer who told his Twitter followers he would "throw my cellphone in some teriyaki stir fry and eat it" if the Raptors won two games made good on the first part of the bet, at least.

Rory McIlroy has concerns about the Zika virus as he prepares to play at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The 4-time major winner said he is monitoring the outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects.

Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard said after Tuesday's opening-round win at the French Open that she has overcome an eating disorder brought on by "a lot of pressure" and the added expectation that followed her breakthrough year in 2014.

In a game filled with big bodies moving at speed, it was a moment frozen in time. With 12 seconds left in the first half Monday night, Cleveland's Kevin Love targeted LeBron James with an ally-oop pass. The Cavs star soared, his yellow-sleeved elbow at the height of the rim.

In a game filled with big bodies moving at speed, it was a moment frozen in time. With 12 seconds left in the first half Monday night, Cleveland's Kevin Love targeted LeBron James with an ally-oop pass. The Cavs star soared, his yellow-sleeved elbow at the height of the rim.

Christian Dvorak scored three times and tacked on an assist as the London Knights hammered the Brandon Wheat Kings 9-1 on Monday at the 2016 Memorial Cup.

Christian Dvorak scored three times and tacked on an assist as the London Knights hammered the Brandon Wheat Kings 9-1 on Monday at the 2016 Memorial Cup.

Kyle Lowry scored a game-high 35 points and added five assists and five rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-99 on Monday in Game 4 of the NBA's Eastern Conference final.

Joe Pavelski scored two goals, including the go-ahead score in the opening minute of the third period, and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference final on Monday night.

Cleveland was assessed its first foul three minutes into the second quarter of game 4.

The Toronto Raptors are looking for a repeat of Game 3 tonight, having served the Cavaliers their first post-season defeat in the NBA playoffs on Saturday. Our live coverage of Game 4 takes you courtside.

Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 but not suspended by the NBA for kicking Oklahoma City's Steven Adams in the groin.