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The Toronto Raptors supported teammates DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph on Thursday after a story surfaced about the players being at casino in Cleveland at 2 a.m. on the day of Game 5.

This week's Diamond League track and field meet in Eugene, Ore., has the look of a Rio Olympic Games preview. Nine Canadians, including sprinter Andre De Grasse and long jumper Christabel Nettey will compete at the event, live streamed at CBCSports.ca on Saturday (4 p.m. ET).

San Jose Sharks centre Joe Pavelski never had an easy route to the NHL, but still stands among the league's top scorers despite his perceived lack of size and speed.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins will fight for the right to take on the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup final when they play the deciding Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final tonight (CBC, CBC Sports app, 8 p.m. ET).

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins will fight for the right to take on the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup final when they play the deciding Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final tonight (CBC, CBC Sports app, 8 p.m. ET).

Russia has included Maria Sharapova on its preliminary team for the Olympic tennis tournament in August despite her provisional suspension for failing a drug test.

For the last year, playing on the PGA Tour, golfer Graham DeLaet has been known for his beard. Now, he hopes to be known for his beer.

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated from the French Open with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to eighth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky in the second round on Thursday.

Veteran Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips is expected to announce his future at a news conference at noon today.

It's official: the longest-serving Ottawa Senator has announced his retirement from play in the NHL.

The San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 6 to advance to their first ever Stanley Cup Final.

The Brandon Wheat Kings season has come to an end. Evan Polei scored 3:50 into overtime as the Red Deer Rebels eliminated Brandon from the 2016 Memorial Cup with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

LeBron James poured in 23 points, six rebounds and eight assists points as the Cleveland Cavaliers rocked the Toronto Raptors 116-78 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the NBA's Eastern Conference final.

For all the talk of what the Toronto Raptors needed to do to turn around their fortunes in Cleveland, none of those things happened and in the blink of an eye they were down 31 points after two quarters.

Russell Martin hit his first two home runs of the season, Michael Saunders also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays finally broke out their big bats again Wednesday night, halting the New York Yankees' six-game winning streak with an 8-4 victory.

The Toronto Blue Jays' Canadian duo of Russell Martin and Michael Saunders made history Wednesday evening against the New York Yankees when each hit home runs, the first time two Canucks have done so in the same game in the team's history.

The Vancouver Canucks acquired Erik Gudbranson and a fifth round pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jared McCann, a second, and fourth round pick.

The hot-shooting Cleveland Cavaliers have jumped out to an early lead over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final.

Not long ago, Jackie Bradley Jr. was a name many baseball fans would glance over. But he's quickly become the most interesting man in baseball, sitting on a 29-game hit streak after singling in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.

Not long ago, Jackie Bradley Jr. was a name many baseball fans would glance over. But he's quickly become the most interesting man in baseball, sitting on a 29-game hit streak after singling in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.

Couple plans Raptors-themed wedding - including cake-toppers and bridal-party photos on a basketball court - amidst team's playoff run.

Sidney Crosby is in no mood to get caught up in his own personal narrative, the one eager to attach whatever happens to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday against Tampa Bay to the superstar's legacy.

Jake Arrieta remained unbeaten on the season despite allowing as many as four runs for the first time in nearly a year and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Wednesday.

Jake Arrieta remained unbeaten on the season despite allowing as many as four runs for the first time in nearly a year and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Wednesday.