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San Jose centre Logan Couture says Sidney Crosby isn't the only player cheating in faceoffs in the Stanley Cup Final.

The status of San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl is in question for Saturday's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti, who leads the team with eight goals in 13 games this season, had hand surgery Friday and will be out of the MLS team's lineup for two to three weeks, says head coach Mauro Biello.

Boxing great Muhammad Ali is reportedly "close to death" after being hospitalized in the Phoenix area Thursday with respiratory issues.

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family. He was 74.

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died at 74. A funeral procession and memorial service will take place Friday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family. He was 74.

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died at 74. A funeral procession and memorial service will take place Friday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was close to death in a Phoenix-area hospital on Friday, a source close to the family said.

Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died at 74. A funeral procession and memorial service will take place Friday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

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

A week after his disappointing 100-metre performance against the world's top sprinters, Canada's Andre De Grasse will renew a collegiate rivalry at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, England on Sunday (CBCSports.ca, 9 a.m. ET).

Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Benjamin Sigouin have each advanced to the quarter-finals of the French Open boys’ singles draw.

When Lanni Marchant beat the Olympic marathon qualifying standard at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon last October, she had no idea she would once again be the centre of a selection controversy.

IOC president Thomas Bach refused to be drawn on whether it could allow some Russian athletes in the Rio Olympics even if the country's track and field team remains suspsended over state-sponsored doping allegations.

Federal judge says the world champion U.S. women's soccer team currently does not have the right to strike to seek improved conditions and wages before the Summer Olympics.

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal announces that he will not be going to the upcoming Rio Olympics.

The UFC could see the crowning of two new champions this Saturday at UFC 199 as the middleweight and bantamweight belts are on the line in California.

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios announced on his Twitter account that he has withdraw from the 2016 Olympics due to "unfair and unjust treatment" by the Australian Olympic Committee.

Usain Bolt's relay gold from the 2008 Olympics could be in jeopardy as Nesta Carter, Bolt's teammate in the 4x100-metre relay in Beijing, has reportedly been identified as the Jamaican athlete caught with a positive sample during a retest by the IOC.

COC president and four-time Olympian Tricia Smith was nominated Friday to serve as a member of the International Olympic Committee.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled its first-ever team of refugees which will have 10 members and 12 officials and will compete at the 2016 Rio Games under the Olympic flag.

​FIFA's top officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and World Cup bonuses totalling $80 million US over their last five years in office.

Watch as Canada's athletes compete in the ICF World Cup slalom event in Ivrea, Italy, beginning on Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.

Serena Williams moved one victory from her second consecutive French Open trophy and 22nd Grand Slam title overall, beating Kiki Bertens 7-6 (7), 6-4 in the semifinals Friday. Williams will meet Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final.

Canada’s men’s volleyball team is two wins away from its first Olympic berth since the 1992 Barcelona Games. Games scheduled just 15 hours apart this weekend against China and Japan will decide the team's fate.

An anonymous source with knowledge of negotiations between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and their number one draft pick says Josiah St. John's agent asked for a trade days ago.

Canada's canoe-kayak squad will compete at the the third and final ICF World Cup event of the season in Portgual, beginning on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET.

Watch the IAAF Diamond League track and field meet in Birmingham, England, featuring Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse.

Eduardo Nunez led off the game for Minnesota Twins with an inside-the-park home run, Max Kepler picked up his first two major league RBIs and four Twins relievers combined for five scoreless innings in a 6-4 victory over the reeling Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 26 games, David Ortiz hit a three-run homer and the Red Sox banged out 12 hits but Boston still dropped a 12-7 decision to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.

Shaun Livingston scored 20 points off the bench to help the Golden State Warriors overcome a rare quiet night from the Splash Brothers in a 104-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

Like any good bromance, the one between Lionel Messi and Stephen Curry has a long and storied history. What began with compliments online and in the media has quickly blossomed into an exchange of gifts and genuine affection.

The San Jose Sharks will host their first Stanley Cup Final game in franchise history on Saturday night when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3. The Sharks trail the series 2-0 but expect a raucous environment Saturday.

The Montreal Canadiens have hired Kirk Muller as an associate coach on Michel Therrien's staff. General manager Marc Bergevin announced the move Thursday that returned Muller to his coaching roots.