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Golden State has won the first two games of the NBA Finals, both of those wins coming by double figures and with a few dominant stretches of basketball in there. Strange as this sounds, that has the Warriors feeling a bit uneasy.

There is no magic button, even if the correlation between Mike Sullivan's deft attempts to a get player's attention and that player almost immediately elevating his game is unmistakable.

Kevin Love remains in concussion protocol and uncertain for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers forward was accidentally elbowed in the back of the head by Golden State's Harrison Barnes during the first half of Game 2 on Sunday night.

In this segment of Canada Rising, women's basketball team member Natalie Achonwa talks about what it will take to add an Olympic medal to her golds from the Pan Am and FIBA Americas tournaments.

A late own goal gave Canada a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan in a friendly in front of a scattering of fans in Austria on Tuesday.

Why is doping wrong? Why does our rhetoric condemn it? Why should our dollars enforce the rules we make? Olympic gold medallist Adam Kreek offers his take.

The NFL is looking into how its Twitter account came to be hacked with a post purporting that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died.

Canada enters Wednesday's Hamburg Major beach volleyball tournament in Germany with two women's spots secured for the Rio Olympics and one on the men's side, with the chance for a second by week's end, courtesy Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter.

Artistic gymnast Jackson Payne is in contention for the lone spot on Canada's Olympic team. While his career has been put on hold on several occasions, Payne has been making up for lost time recently.

The basketball world again waits on a LeBron James decision, and this one could determine just how powerful the U.S. team will be at the Rio Olympics.

With the Raptors coming off their best season ever, here's a look at a few key questions facing the team this summer as it looks to take the next step toward contending for an NBA title.

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal says his decision to forgo the Summer Olympics is, in part, due to his desire to see younger riders get their chance.

If you have any doubts that Sabrina D'Angelo can make it back for the Olympics from a fractured wrist, consider that the 23-year-old goalkeeper from Welland, Ont., broke the wrist in pre-game warmups for her NWSL club team, then had it taped up and played.

An increased commitment to shot blocking has helped turn Pittsburgh into a defensive powerhouse that is stifling San Jose as it closes in on a Stanley Cup championship, writes Tim Wharnsby.

Most people thought the Toronto Blue Jays' potent offence would eventually wake up. What wasn't expected was that Darwin Barney would be one of the main catalysts.

The UFC has rescinded its indefinite ban on Canadian reporter Ariel Helwani. The MMAFighting.com writer was thrown out of UFC 199 last weekend after reporting on the return of Brock Lesnar before the organization announced it.

The Toronto Raptors have confirmed head coach Dwane Casey's contract extension. The team says the two sides have agreed "on principal terms" of a three-year deal through the 2018-19 season.

Kimbo Slice, a well-known MMA fighter who originally gained notoriety through fighting videos posted on the internet, has died at the age of 42.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, now with a 3-1 series lead, are one win away from becoming Stanley Cup champions after defeating the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of the Cup Final.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, now with a 3-1 series lead, are one win away from becoming Stanley Cup champions after defeating the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of the Cup Final.

Michael Fulmer allowed two hits over six innings in another outstanding performance, and Justin Upton and James McCann homered to lift the Detroit Tigers to an 11-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

Lionel Messi will be on the bench for top-ranked Argentina's Copa America opener in a rematch of last year's final against No. 5 Chile.

Lionel Messi was on the bench for top-ranked Argentina's Copa America opener against Chile.

Lionel Messi was on the bench for top-ranked Argentina's Copa America opener against Chile.

The UFC has announced that Brock Lesnar will be squaring off against Mark Hunt at UFC 200.

Evgeni Malkin has no goals in the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final and none in his past six overall, but Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn't worried.

Muhammad Ali and his family never seriously thought of donating his brain for research, according to the doctor who treated the boxing great.

Muhammad Ali and his family never seriously thought of donating his brain for research, according to the doctor who treated the boxing great.

After losing 2-1 to the Olympic host on Saturday, the Canadian women's soccer team stopped by Parliament Hill in Ottawa before preparing for their Tuesday rematch.

Don Cherry is returning to "Hockey Night in Canada" next season. The 82-year-old star of "Coach's Corner" has agreed to a multi-year deal, Scott Moore, president of Sportsnet and NHL properties, told The Canadian Press on Monday.