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Edmonton's new downtown arena, built in less than three years at a total cost of more than $600 million, is officially open. Rogers Place, the new home of the Edmonton Oilers, saw its grand opening Thursday.

Watch day 2 evening highlights of the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

The Blue Jays are hoping a return to Rogers Centre will help them bounce back after a three-game sweep in New York knocked Toronto out of first place in the American League East.

Team North America scored three goals in a 4:43 span of the second period and Matt Murray made 23 saves in a 4-0 victory over Team Europe before a full house at the 18,005-seat Centre Videotron in Quebec City on Thursday night in a pre-tournament game for the World Cup of Hockey.

After the best Canadian Olympic marathon performance in 40 years, Eric Gillis still isn’t satisfied. Fresh off a Top 10 finish at Rio 2016, the 36-year-old runner confirmed on Thursday that he will run the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront marathon on Oct. 16.

Ryan Lochte is banned from swimming through next June and will forfeit $100,000 US in bonus money that went with his gold medal at the Olympics, part of the penalty for his drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during last month's games.

Russian Paralympic athletes who were banned from Rio took part in the opening ceremony of an alternative competition on Wednesday in Moscow. Meanwhile, a Belarusian sports ministry employee who marched with a Russian flag in Wednesday's opening ceremony has been booted out of the Paralympics.

Canadians started the Rio Paralympics on a high note with a basketball victory early Thursday, while judoka Priscilla Gagné reached the bronze-medal match.

Canadians started the Rio Paralympics on a high note with a basketball victory early Thursday, while judoka Priscilla Gagné reached the bronze-medal match.

Canadians started the Rio Paralympics on a high note with a basketball victory early Thursday and several swimmers making a splash to reach the finals tonight.

Claire Eccles of White Rock, B.C., came within two outs of a no-hitter while Kate Psota of Burlington, Ont., went 4-for-4 and drove in a run as Canada defeated Venezuela 8-1 at the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup on Thursday. The win improved Canada's record to 2-1 in the playoffs, known as the Super Round.

With the NFL season kicking off on Thursday, we take a look at some of the main storylines in the NFC.

Recent Olympic bronze medallist Eric Lamaze returns to competition on home soil as the second stop in the Grand Slam of show jumping kicks off at Spruce Meadows in Calgary this week.

Tim Tebow has signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. The team announced Thursday that the former quarterback will take part in the Instructional League in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Thirty-one athletes remain in the mix for the final 16 Diamond League Trophies that will be awarded at Friday's season finale in Brussels (CBCSports.ca, CBC Sports app, 2 p.m. ET), though none of the four Canadian competitors are in contention.

The athletic director at a Canadian university has a message for his counterparts in the United States — stop stealing our athletes.

The 2016 Rio Paralympics officially begin today. Here are some of the top Canadians to watch on Day 1.

The Washington Spirit prevented Seattle midfielder Megan Rapinoe from kneeling again during the national anthem by altering its pregame ceremonies rather than "subject our fans and friends to the disrespect we feel such an act would represent."

One Paralympic athlete came up with an incredibly creative way to showcase the special equipment they use in para-sport.

While Canadian Paralympians gathered in the Maracana Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, proud parents were watching from afar at Canada Paralympic House.

The opening ceremony of the Rio Paralympic Games featured country placards in the shape of puzzle pieces. The pieces came together to form a beating heart that was appreciated by far more than just the Paralympians and signalled the opening of the Games.

Bryan Mitchell earned his first major league win and the New York Yankees kept up their surprising surge with a 2-0 victory over Toronto on Wednesday night that completed a three-game sweep.

American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months, U.S. media reported on Wednesday, following a scandal involving the U.S. Olympic athlete and three other swimmers at the Rio Games.

Colin Kaepernick was encouraged that President Barack Obama recently weighed in on his national anthem protest by praising him for generating conversation about social issues.