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Former UFC champions Georges St. Pierre, Cain Velasquez and T.J. Dillashaw have joined an attempt to form a mixed martial arts fighters association.

Six players, a handful of support staff, and deep sorrow are all that remain of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer club. They will still try to play again. Because they know that's what their 19 teammates who died when a charter plane ripped into an Andean mountainside would want them to do.

The boss has made more changes at Milos Raonic Tennis, as the world No. 3-ranked player has parted ways with coach Carlos Moya.

The BMO Field grounds crew had some fun at the expense of its Montreal counterparts Wednesday, sending out a tweet showing a measuring tape and a white line on a grass field.

Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg opened the Canada Cup with a 9-4 victory over Edmonton's Kelsey Rocque on Wednesday morning at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Man. Winners will lock up spots in the Olympic Trials next year in Ottawa.

Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg opened the Canada Cup with a 9-4 victory over Edmonton's Kelsey Rocque on Wednesday morning at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Man. Winners will lock up spots in the Olympic Trials next year in Ottawa.

Canada's women's rugby sevens team won bronze at the Rio Olympics. Now, it faces an even bigger challenge: following up on that success. How does a team that accomplished its primary mission stay motivated going forward?

Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match touchline ban for kicking a water bottle in the technical area during a Premier League game at the weekend. He will serve the punishment in United's League Cup quarterfinal match against West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan is reportedly sidelined indefinitely after re-injuring his right hand in Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to visiting Buffalo. The 29-year-old right-winger has struggled this season with eight points in 21 games.

Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan is sidelined indefinitely after re-injuring his right hand in Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to visiting Buffalo. The 29-year-old right-winger has struggled this season with eight points in 21 games.

Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan is sidelined indefinitely after re-injuring his right hand in Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to visiting Buffalo, while netminder Craig Anderson has taken a leave of absence to be with his wife as she begins cancer treatment.

With 18-time winner Lindsey Vonn not competing at this weekend's Lake Louise alpine ski event due to injury, the women's field is wide open, according to CBC Sports analyst Kerrin Lee-Gartner.

The Toronto Raptors' iconic "We the North" campaign generated a whopping 160 million impressions on social media in its launch season alone. The unique challenge for the COC is promoting athletes that compete largely in the shadows in the three years when there are no Olympic Games.

John Gibson made 39 saves and the Anaheim Ducks got goals from Richard Rakell and defenseman Cam Fowler to beat the NHL-leading Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Sven Baertschi scored his second of the night with 2:35 left in regulation Tuesday as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4.

The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight.

Colombian authorities are searching for answers to why a charter plane crashed shortly before it was to land in Medellin, killing all but six of the 77 people on board, including nearly an entire Brazilian soccer team in the midst of a storybook season.

Colombia's worst air crash in two decades snuffed out a storybook run by a Brazilian soccer team, and authorities are digging in trying to figure out why a chartered jetliner crashed in the Andes, killing all but six of the 77 people aboard.

Auston Matthews scored his 10th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Tuesday for just their second road win of the season.

Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine each scored their 13th goals of the season as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Tuesday.

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist in his season debut as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Tuesday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to trade forward Peter Holland, according to Holland's agent. Holland's issue is apparently over playing time, as he has only dressed in eight games this season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to trade forward Peter Holland, according to Holland's agent. Holland's issue is apparently over playing time, as he has only dressed in eight games this season.

History will be made as Wednesday's result will send a Canadian team to the MLS Cup for the first time since Toronto brought the league north of the border in 2007. The question is will it be wearing TFC red or Impact black and blue.

History will be made as Wednesday's result will send a Canadian team to the MLS Cup for the first time since Toronto brought the league north of the border in 2007. The question is will it be wearing TFC red or Impact black and blue.

Kelowna Rockets defenceman Cal Foote will wait for his chance to play for Canada's national junior team.