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Storms that took plenty of bite out of Oakmont wound up shutting down the U.S. Open on Thursday. The first round was suspended for the third and final time just as 28-year-old qualifier Andrew Landry was finishing up a dream round in his debut at golf's toughest test.

For a third consecutive Diamond League track and field meet, Canada's Shawn Barber finished second to rival Renaud Lavillenie of France in men's pole vault Thursday. Barber cleared 5.65 metres while Lavillenie was successful on his second try at 5.73 for the win.

The Los Angeles Kings named Anze Kopitar their new captain Thursday, taking the job away from longtime captain Dustin Brown.

Spain's Pau Gasol says he will consider freezing a sperm sample because of concerns over Zika if he decides to play in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals at Queen's Club with a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 (6) win over Jiri Vesely on Thursday.

Multiple moves were made today in the NHL, including the Carolina Hurricanes signing goaltender Cam Ward to a two-year, $6.6 million US contract extension and the Dallas Stars trading defenceman Alex Goligoski to the Arizona Coyotes.

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Cam Ward to a two-year, $6.6 million US contract extension.

Top-ranked players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams highlight the list of players for the upcoming Rogers Cup tennis tournaments in Toronto and Montreal.

With the NHL reportedly set to expand to Las Vegas for the 2017-2018 season, here's a look at the best and worst expansion teams in the four major North American pro sports leagues.

Athletics Canada left no doubt of its stance regarding a potential Russian ban as the organization implored IAAF president Sebastian Coe to uphold the ban on Russia's athletics team in an open letter sent on Thursday.

Northern Ireland's victory combined with the 0-0 draw between Germany and Poland has left Ukraine unable to advance from Group C at the European Championship.

Northern Ireland's victory combined with the 0-0 draw between Germany and Poland has left Ukraine unable to advance from Group C at the European Championship.

Daniel Sturridge scored an injury-time winner as England came from behind to beat Wales 2-1 at the European Championship on Thursday in France.

Russia will learn on Friday if its track and field athletes will be allowed to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as more damning evidence of doping irregularities pour in.

With the 2016 NHL awards show celebrating the best performances of the regular season only days away, we take a look back at some of the top plays of the year.

When Andrew Yerzy puts his signature on a pro baseball contract worth about $1.2 million US on Thursday, the Arizona Diamondbacks prospect will take the next step in a journey that started on Toronto's city diamonds and could take him to the big leagues.

Russian soccer hooligans are a new breed. They don't drink; they train. They work on their muscles and martial arts and plot strategy as if they're embarking on a military campaign. They've caused their share of outrage at Euro 2016 in France, but to many back home, including some government officials, they're heroes.

Marco Estrada had another sharp outing, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Donaldson hit solo homers and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Wednesday night.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit another home run on Wednesday, giving him five in his past five games. In fact, the second-inning solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson was his fifth in his last 15 at-bats.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit another home run on Wednesday, giving him five in his past five games. In fact, the second-inning solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson was his fifth in his last 15 at-bats.

Phil Mickelson made his professional debut with a 68 in the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and was two shots out of the lead. The next day, he shot 81 and missed the cut. All these years later, Mickelson is still chasing the one major he thought he would have won by now.

Despite a strong start to the season, it's just a matter of time until Aaron Sanchez returns to the bullpen.