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​Frances Dafoe, a Canadian pairs figure skater who won a world title and an Olympic silver medal, has died at age 86. The Hall of Famer and Norris Bowden also won four Canadian pairs titles from 1952-55 and a Canadian ice dance championship in 1952.

Team Europe's Marian Gaborik has a lower-body injury, making him unavailable for the World Cup of Hockey final and perhaps the start of the NHL season.

Team Europe forward Marian Gaborik will miss the World Cup of Hockey final with a foot injury that will also see him miss the first month of the National Hockey League season.

Team Europe's Marian Gaborik has a lower-body injury, putting his status in doubt for the World Cup of Hockey final and perhaps the start of the NHL season.

The Toronto Raptors plan to join the growing chorus of pro athletes speaking out against police brutality, a topic that has hit close to home for DeMar DeRozan.

The Toronto Raptors plan to join the growing chorus of pro athletes speaking out against police brutality, a topic that has hit close to home for DeMar DeRozan.

NFL Hall-of-Famer and former Super Bowl champion Warran Sapp appears to have enjoyed his trip to P.E.I., posting pictures of his tuna fishing excursion off North Lake to his Instagram account.

Speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen lowered his Canadian record time in the men’s 5,000 metres, clocking six minutes 11.64 seconds at the Olympic Oval Fall Classic in his hometown of Calgary on Saturday.

The Edmonton Oilers announced Monday morning that they had a new team member; Hunter, the organization's very first mascot. While mascots are usually most popular with children, fans were quick to point out that the 'Canadian Lynx' could very well be making appearances in kid's nightmares instead.

Paul Pierce says this season with the Los Angeles Clippers will be his last as an NBA player. The 38-year-old is a 10-time all-star and 16th on the league's career scoring list.

The Boston Bruins have signed forward Brad Marchand to an eight-year, $49-million US contract extension.

One of three men detained in the weekend shooting of Calgary Stampeders player Mylan Hicks at a nightclub has been charged with second-degree murder. Join CBC News live at 1 p.m. MT/3 p.m. ET as Calgary police give details of the investigation.

One of three men detained in the weekend shooting of Calgary Stampeders player Mylan Hicks at a nightclub has been charged with second-degree murder.

Chris Bosh has more than likely played his final game for Miami, with the NBA all-star forward's latest health setback apparently convincing the team that a return from multiple bouts of blood clots is no longer feasible.

Jose Fernandez made his major league debut against the New York Mets in 2013 and was scheduled to face them again Monday night. Instead, Miami mourns and the Marlins must push on without their 24-year-old ace, who was killed in a boating accident early Sunday.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer was one of the game's all-time greats. But it's the stories and anecdotes of Palmer that took place away from the glare of television that he helped pioneer for golf that say just as much about the man who was known as “The King.”

Ottawa Senators players were visually affected after forward Clarke MacArthur's latest concussion caused by a hit during a training camp scrimmage.

Arnold Palmer, who made golf popular for the masses with his hard-charging style, incomparable charisma and a personal touch that made him known throughout the golf world as "The King," died Sunday, Sept. 25 at 87.

Canada faces one last obstacle in its championship quest at the World Cup of Hockey as it prepares to battle Team Europe in the best-of-three final starting Tuesday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, CBC Sports app, 7:30 p.m. ET).

Canada faces one last obstacle in their championship quest at the World Cup of Hockey as they battle with Team Europe in the best-of-three final starting Tuesday.

Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler were among the hundreds of people that took to social media in response to the news of Arnold Palmer's death.

Arnold Palmer, one of golf's greatest players whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans known as "Arnie's Army" and helped propel the game just as television was coming of age, died on Sunday at the age of 87, the U.S. Golf Association and golf media reported.

The Buffalo Bills pulled off the upset, rookie Carson Wentz balled out once again, Aaron Rodgers returned to his vintage self and Round 2 of Beckham versus Norman produced the expected fireworks. Here are the must-see moments from Week 3 of the NFL.

Rory McIlroy was three shots behind with three holes to play Sunday in the Tour Championship. Nearly two hours later, he holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to win at East Lake in a playoff and claim the US $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.

If Connor McDavid and the North American young guns were the darlings of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, coach Ralph Krueger's Team Europe has been the feel-good story of the tournament.