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While golf's top men continue to back out of the Rio Olympics, citing concerns over Zika, none of the LPGA players have changed their plans to compete as the sport makes its return after a 112-year absence.

While golf's top men continue to back out of the Rio Olympics, citing concerns over Zika, none of the LPGA players have changed their plans to compete as the sport makes its return after a 112-year absence.

Even Roger Federer appreciates the novelty of the journey that brought his out-of-nowhere opponent to their second-round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Even Roger Federer appreciates the novelty of the journey that brought his out-of-nowhere opponent to their second-round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

In an effort to cut through the social clutter and gain people's attention, Wimbledon has joined forces with IBM.

Canadian university basketball coaches Carly Clarke and Michele Belanger are just two of the women touched by the enduring influence of the legendary Pat Summitt, who died Tuesday at the age of 64.

The Olympic pools for men's and women's rugby 7s were announced Tuesday and Canada's women's rugby sevens team will face a familiar foe in Olympic pool play, albeit under a different name.

Not even an injury to starting QB Henry Burris could slow down Ottawa in its season-opening win over Edmonton, and the Redblacks stand atop our CFL hierarchy after Week 1.

Roy Hodgson faced the music on Tuesday for England's shock loss to Iceland at the European Championship. The now ex-manager of England reluctantly appeared at a news conference to show that he wasn't afraid of the wave of criticism directed at him and the team

While many Canadians spent the past few months tuned to the NHL and NBA playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays have been approaching the midpoint of their season. In case you haven't been watching, here's what you need to know to get caught up.

There is always heated discussion over the merits and downfalls of having a trials, or any other high-pressure competition, mere weeks from the Olympic Games. Still, there have been several breathtaking performances prior to the Olympics. Here are some that caught our attention:

Canadian diver Maxim Bouchard will join Canada's Olympic diving roster poised to contend for medals in Rio.

The NHL has slapped the Vancouver Canucks organization with a $50,000 US fine for their general manager's violation of a league by-law that prohibits clubs speaking about their interest in players currently under contract to other teams.

Antoine Valois-Fortier and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard will lead the Canadian judo team into Rio.

Rowing Canada Aviron and the Canadian Olympic Committee revealed the crews of the seven boats on Tuesday that will compete at the upcoming Games in Rio.

Serena Williams began her Wimbledon title defence with a comfortable but tentative win over Swiss qualifier Amra Sadikovic on Tuesday, winning 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court.

Buddy Ryan, who coached two defences that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, has died. He was 82.

Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning. She was 64.

World No. 1 Jason Day says he is not going to the Olympics because of the Zika virus, becoming the fifth golfer to specifically cite Zika as his reason for skipping Rio.

The Texas Rangers wrapped up a weird win at 2:44 a.m. Tuesday, rallying after a rain delay of more than 3 ½ hours in the ninth inning to beat the New York Yankees 9-6 with maybe 100 fans left in the stands.

Canada's 2012 Olympic veterans Ellie Black and Brittany Rogers led the pack of Rio hopefuls at the national artistic gymnastics selection camp on Monday in Gatineau, Que.

Canada's 2012 Olympic veterans Ellie Black and Brittany Rogers led the pack of Rio hopefuls at the national artistic gymnastics selection camp on Monday in Gatineau, Que.

Katie Ledecky has set the bar so high, it's a bit of a disappointment when she doesn't set a world record. The 19-year-old has no complaints. She's heading back to the Olympics.

Nike has reportedly asked 20 of its sponsored players to return a tennis dress for alterations following some backlash over its "skimpy" design.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson will reportedly play for Canada's national team in its last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament next week.

Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki returned to Coors Field on Monday, saying he is "in a good place" 11 months after being traded by the Colorado Rockies.

Carlos Gonzalez homered, Jon Gray tossed seven solid innings and the Rockies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Monday night to spoil Troy Tulowitzki's return to Colorado.

Iceland — a country where owning a pet snake, lizard or turtle is against the law, mosquitoes do not exist, McDonald's is nowhere on the map and a mere 323,000 people call it home.

Once again Lionel Messi's moment has come and gone. And this time it could be forever. Having failed, yet again, to win a major trophy with Argentina, the world's best player has decided to retire from international play.