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Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford overcame a nasty fall to win the pairs title at Skate Canada International on Saturday, while Kaetlyn Osmond won silver in the women's singles event.

Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond won silver in the women's singles event at Skate Canada International on Saturday. Her score of 206.45 was her first time topping the 200 mark internationally.

Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford overcame a nasty fall to win the pairs title at Skate Canada International on Saturday, while Kaetlyn Osmond won silver in the women's singles event.

Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson went on personal leave earlier this week as his wife Nicholle battles cancer but will be rejoining the team after fellow goalie Andrew Hammond was injured, general manager Pierre Dorion announced Saturday during an emotional interview in Edmonton.

Brad Jacobs had his work cut out for him in the semis, but successfully secured a berth in the final at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters in Okotoks, Alta.

Olympic champion rink Team Jacobs held their focus and overcame Team Gushue with stand-in skip Mark Nichols as the quarter-finals concluded at the Masters Grand Slam in Okotoks, Alta., on Saturday.

​For the second time this week, Toronto FC faces the biggest game in franchise history. And the stars will be out in force for this one.

Sports enthusiasts and former athletes in Bosnia have taken it upon themselves to reclaim some of the glory Sarajevo savoured as host of the 1984 Olympics — and in the process rekindled the flame of international cooperation.

Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Klay Thompson added 28 and the Golden State Warriors bounced back emphatically from a surprising season-opening loss to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-114 on Friday night.

Russell Westbrook had 51 points and a triple-double and scored the winning points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 113-110 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

Cam Talbot made 26 saves and Connor McDavid scored on a breakaway in the second period as the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night at Rogers Arena.

Dougie Hamilton scored his first two goals of the season and added an assist Friday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

Shawn Matthias scored in the second period against his former team, Michael Hutchinson stopped 37 shots for his third career NHL shutout and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Friday night.

Cody Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Cleveland Indians pitched their fifth shutout this post-season, holding off the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Friday night for a 2-1 lead as the World Series returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945.

Cody Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Cleveland Indians pitched their fifth shutout this post-season, holding off the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Friday night for a 2-1 lead as the World Series returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945.

Bill Murray put his own spin on the Wrigley Field tradition

Kyrie Irving scored 26 points including the winning basket and LeBron James added 21 as the Cleveland Cavaliers staved off several fourth-quarter Toronto comeback attempts Friday to defeat the Raptors 94-91.

On Friday, the Toronto Raptors recognized Andre De Grase for his three-medal performance at August's Rio Olympics.

Canadians Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford skated to first-place finishes on Friday at Skate Canada.

More than two years after their silver medal skate at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir made a triumphant return — finally — on Friday, winning the short dance at Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ont.

Canada's two-time world pairs champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford skated to a first-place finish in the short program at Skate Canada on Friday. Earlier, two-time Canadian champion Kaetlyn Osmond was second in the women's short program Friday.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson has clarified comments published online this week where he called out Canadian players who chose not to play for the national basketball team.

Sweden's Anna Hasselborg defeated Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 8-5 on Friday to remain unbeaten at the WFG Masters curling competition.

Rachel Homan advanced to the playoff round with a 7-5 victory over Scotland's Eve Muirhead in Draw 12 of the WFG Masters curling competition on Friday.

Rachel Homan advanced to the playoff round with a 7-5 victory over Scotland's Eve Muirhead in Draw 12 of the Masters Grand Slam of Curling curling competition on Friday in Okotoks, Alta.

Skip Mark Nichols and Team Gushue will face the reigning Olympic champion rink of Brad Jacobs in the quarter-finals of the Masters Grand Slam of Curling tournament on Saturday in Okotoks, Alta (1 p.m. ET, CBC, CBCSports.ca).