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The NHL Players' Association has formally rejected the league's proposal to allow players to participate in the 2018 Olympics in exchange for an extension to the current collective bargaining agreement.

Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia claimed the first World Cup victory of her career by winning the season-opening women's downhill at the Lake Louise Ski Resort on Friday.

Officials say Joe McKnight was shot three times — in the hand, shoulder and chest — and insist the shooter was not standing over the Saskatchewan Roughriders player.

The 22-year-old from Markham, Ont., won medals in all three events in his Olympic debut in Rio — silver in the 200 metres, bronze in the 100 metres, and bronze in the 4x100 relay.

Tiger Woods went through a seven-hole stretch without missing a shot, and 18 holes without making a bogey.

IOC president Thomas Bach says it is in the interest of all parties for NHL players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Team Brad Gushue defeated Kevin Koe 5-3 on Friday morning to knock the 2015 champion out of playoff contention at the Canada Cup. The St. John's-based team also moved into sole possession of first place in the men's standings at 4-1.

The man who shot former NFL player Joe McKnight was released from custody overnight, authorities said Friday, saying they'll be meeting with the district attorney's office to discuss the case.

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt, the hot favourite to be crowned IAAF male athlete of the year on Friday, says his only real regret is that he did not take his sport more seriously at an earlier age.

Antoine Griezmann is the new challenger to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for FIFA's annual player award. Messi and Ronaldo have split the FIFA honour over the past eight seasons, and placed 1-2 in seven of those years.

Speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary shaved nearly three seconds off his time in two weeks, clocking six minutes 22.82 seconds in the men’s 5,000 metres to finish third on Friday in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Serena Williams' call to action should be applauded, but gender equality in sport won't be achieved by women alone, writes former Canadian Olympian Deidra Dionne.

Helio Neto, one of the three surviving soccer players pulled from the wreckage of the Colombian air crash that killed 71 people this week, is doing well after leg surgery and will play again, his father said.

Some of the world's best skiers are in action at Lake Louise on Sunday on Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world.

The world's best skiers, snowboarders, bobsleigh and skeleton athletes are in action on Saturday on Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world.

Watch live on Saturday at 4:45 a.m. ET as the world's best men's skiers compete in the season's first World Cup downhill event in Val d'Isere, France.

In the span of a couple of years, Canadian backstroker Kylie Masse went from 201st in the world to Olympic bronze medallist. As the short course world championships arrive near her hometown, the best may be yet to come for the 20-year-old swimmer.

Formula One champion Nico Rosberg is retiring. The German driver says he made the decision Monday evening, a day after claiming his first title by finishing second at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Watch live as the bobsleigh and skeleton World Cup seasons kick off in Whistler, B.C.

All signs point to a successful weekend of racing at Lake Louise, but the sport of alpine skiing is faced with the challenge of renewing itself and confronting a rapidly changing sports landscape, writes Scott Russell.

​Kjetil Jansrud and Norwegian teammate Aksel Lund Svindal finished 1-2 on Friday in a World Cup super-G, the first men's speed race of the season.

Watch live as the best skiers in the world compete in the the second of this week's women's downhill races from Alberta's Lake Louise.

Watch live on Friday at 2:15 p.m. ET as the world's best female skiers compete in a World Cup downhill event in Lake Louise, Alta.

Watch live now as the world's best female skiers compete in a World Cup downhill event at Alberta's Lake Louise.

Watch live on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET as World Cup big air snowboarders go for gold at Monchengladbach, Germany.

Watch live on Friday at 12 p.m. ET as World Cup big air freestyle skiing athletes go for gold at Monchengladbach, Germany.

Watch live on Friday at 12 p.m. ET as World Cup big air freestyle skiing and snowboarding athletes go for gold at Monchengladbach, Germany.

Dez Bryant caught four passes for 84 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the Dallas Cowboys win their 11th straight game with a 17-15 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night.

Mark Letestu and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers used their power play to double up the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 on Thursday.

Mark Letestu and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers used their power play to double up the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 on Thursday.

Claude Giroux scored his second goal of the game 40 seconds into overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday to extend their win streak to three games.

Running back Joe McKnight was shot and killed in Louisiana on Thursday night following what police said was a traffic argument. He spent time in both the CFL and NFL, and his death resonated throughout the football community on social media.

Members of the Canadian national women's soccer team made history on Thursday by unanimously voting to form a players' association — a first in Canada for soccer.

Authorities prepared Thursday to transport home the bodies of dozens of victims of this week's air tragedy in Colombia as grief turned to anger amid indications the airliner ran out of fuel before slamming into the Andes. Bolivian aviation officials announced they were indefinitely suspending the charter company that operated the flight.

Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Joe McKnight has been shot to death following an argument at an intersection with another motorist. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says it happened about 2:43 p.m. Thursday in Terrytown, a suburb of New Orleans.

Reid Carruthers, 2014 Olympic champion Brad Jacobs, and Brad Gushue's team from St. John's, N.L., are all 3-1 through round-robin play after two days of competition at the curling tournament.

Brad Gushue's curling foursome is soaring without its skip, while defending champion Kevin Koe is struggling at the 2016 Canada Cup curling competition.

Running back Joe McKnight, who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders following seasons in the NFL, was shot and killed Thursday in a suburb of New Orleans.

Some big free-agent dominoes could fall at the upcoming baseball winter meetings. Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Thursday he expects teams and agents will soon become a little more active, adding it'll likely take a couple big player signings or moves to put things in motion.