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Tyson Gay was handed a spot on the U.S. Olympic track team as a relay runner Monday, more than two years after his doping positive cost the Americans their silver medal from the 2012 Games.

The Toronto Raptors appear to have signed power forward/centre Jared Sullinger in an attempt to solidify their frontcourt.

Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox will start for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game and Johnny Cueto of the San Francisco Giants for the National League.

Montreal Canadiens president and owner Geoff Molson gave his full blessing to the trade that sent the popular P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators.

Alena Sharp finally qualified to represent Canada at the Olympics on Sunday after finishing the U.S. Women's Open in a tie for 21st, putting her at 91st in the world and clinching her trip to Brazil for the Games.

Sprint king Usain Bolt was named to the Jamaican Olympic team in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races despite an injury that kept him from qualifying at trials, the Jamaican Olympic Association said on Monday.

Canada's track and field team was selected Monday after the Olympic Trials in Edmonton. The team is deep and varied with strong podium threats among the 65 athletes named.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was arrested for an alleged assault over the weekend in East Lansing, Michigan, according to online court records.

Watch live at 1 p.m. ET as Athletics Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announce which track and field athletes will be wearing the Maple Leaf at the Summer Games.

Jordan Spieth withdrew from the Olympics on Monday, leaving golf without its top four men's players when the sport returns to the Games for the first time since 1904.

Jordan Spieth withdrew from the Olympics on Monday, leaving golf without its top four men's players when the sport returns to the games for the first time since 1904.

Tens of thousands of people have greeted Portugal on arrival in Lisbon a day after the team won the European Championship for its first major trophy.

San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan is finally calling it a career. Duncan announced his retirement on Monday after 19 seasons, five championships, two MVP awards and 15 All-Star appearances.

San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan is finally calling it a career. Duncan announced his retirement on Monday after 19 seasons, five championships, two MVP awards and 15 All-Star appearances.

A ruling on Maria Sharapova's appeal of her two-year doping ban has been postponed until September, ruling her definitively out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Russian long jumper Daria Klishina is facing a barrage of criticism at home for agreeing to compete under a neutral flag.

The UFC has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG.

Allyson Felix's run at the 200-400 Olympic double came to an earlier-than-expected end Sunday. She finished fourth in the 200-metre final, one spot out of the Rio mix, in a .01-second loss to a sprawling Jenna Prandini at U.S. Track and Field Trials.

Hamilton's Alena Sharp is the first official member of Canada's golf team for the upcoming Rio Olympics. Sharp announced that she would be representing Canada at the Games on Twitter late Sunday night after finishing tied for 21st at the U.S Women's Open.

Just when it seemed as if the U.S. Women's Open would come down to the final hole of the three-hole playoff, a rules violation changed everything and helped deliver Brittany Lang her first major title.

Canada's top track and field athletes are vying for their chance to compete at the 2016 Olympics during trials in Edmonton this weekend. But for every athlete who makes the team, there are dozens who won't get the times, distances, and heights they need to qualify.

Canada has another star sprinter as Brendon Rodney of Hamilton became just the second Canadian in history to break the 20-second barrier in the 200 metres on Sunday.

Canada has another star sprinter as Brendon Rodney of Hamilton became just the second Canadian in history to break the 20-second barrier in the 200 metres on Sunday.