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Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry showed his appreciation to Raptors fans with a heartfelt letter published on his Twitter account.

Dustin Johnson, one of the biggest hitters in golf, took some attention away from the Big Three on Thursday at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio.

A spokesman for boxing great Muhammad Ali says the former heavyweight champion is being treated in a hospital for a respiratory issue.

With the Rio Games now just two months away, COC chief executive officer Chris Overholt said Thursday that the committee has taken on its challenges and is looking to the future.

Bismack Biyombo has been suspended for one game at the start of the 2016-2017 season after accumulating four flagrant foul points during the playoffs with the Toronto Raptors.

Canada's Aaron Brown narrowly missed his season and personal best time of 20.00 seconds in the 200 metres at Thursday's Golden Gala Diamond League meet in Rome, crossing the line in 20.24 for a second-place finish. He didn't start the 100 later in the day.

Despite questions about his size and age, hockey fans should expect Mitch Marner to suit up for the Toronto Maple Leafs next season. After leading the London Knights to a Memorial Cup victory, there’s simply nowhere else for the junior star to go.

The Toronto Raptors have reportedly agreed with head coach Dwane Casey on a three-year contract extension worth $18 million US.

A Jamaican athlete is reportedly among the 31 Olympians caught for a doping violation in the retesting of samples from the 2008 Games in Beijing, with one of the country's 11 medals potentially in danger of being stripped.

Sidney Crosby has won 65 per cent of his faceoffs in the Stanley Cup Final, but San Jose centre Logan Couture thinks Crosby is being given special treatment.

Brazilian Olympic organizers have told the IOC that the risk of Zika infection will be dramatically reduced during the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.

The qualification process for the Rio Olympics is well underway. Find out who has made Team Canada and where they're from, as the 2016 Summer Games approach.

Conor Sheary, Bryan Rust and Matt Murray aren't entirely responsible for the Penguins pushing their way to within two victories of their first Stanley Cup championship in seven seasons, but it's hard to imagine Pittsburgh being in this position without the contributions of its standout rookies.

Defending champion Serena Williams came back from a set and a break down to beat 60th-ranked Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 and reach the French Open semifinals on Thursday, while men's top seed Novak Djokovic beat No. 7 Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the final four.

It's the rematch most of the basketball world wanted, with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and the 73-win Golden State Warriors squaring off against LeBron James's Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals beginning Thursday night (9 p.m. ET).

Given his steady improvement this season, it's hard to imagine Justin Gatlin being upended in the men's 100 metres at Thursday's Golden Gala Diamond League meet in Rome (CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET), where the world's top-ranked sprinter has added motivation.

Canada was no match for the French volleyball squad on Thursday, as a determined French team defeated the Canadians 3-0 at a last-chance men's volleyball Olympic qualifying tournament Wednesday.

Rookie forward Conor Sheary scored in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the San Jose Sharks 2-1 Wednesday in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Police in New South Wales state have begun an investigation into alleged match-fixing in the National Rugby League.

Aaron Sanchez and three relievers combined to keep the Yankees off the scoreboard and the Toronto Blue Jays rocked New York's bullpen in a 7-0 victory to complete a three-game sweep over their AL East rivals on Wednesday.

Jonathan Osorio and Jordan Hamilton each scored twice as Toronto FC showed off a made-in-Canada attack in a 4-2 win over the Montreal Impact in the first leg of their Amway Canadian Championship semifinal Wednesday night, while Jonny Steele and Paulo Junior both scored as Ottawa upset the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0.

Jonathan Osorio and Jordan Hamilton each scored twice as Toronto FC showed off a made-in-Canada attack in a 4-2 win over the Montreal Impact in the first leg of their Amway Canadian Championship semifinal Wednesday night.

One of these days, Mookie Betts is going to have to stop hitting home runs. Wednesday won't be that day. The Boston Red Sox outfielder hit two more home runs Wednesday night in his first two at-bats, giving him five homers in his last two games.

There will be one less Canadian in the field at the Memorial Tournament this week. Graham DeLaet announced his withdrawal from the tournament on Twitter Wednesday, citing anxiety with his game as the reason.

The newest addition to Toronto's bullpen has overcome several injuries to find himself with the Blue Jays and the team's manager says he believes the experience will help the club.