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Tiger Woods started with a brief run at the lead. Hideki Matsuyama ended Saturday at the Hero World Challenge headed for another victory.

Canada's Alex Harvey is inching his way closer to the podium with a 10th-place result at Saturday's 10-kilometre cross-country World Cup race in Norway.

Canada's Alex Harvey is inching his way closer to the podium with a 10th-place result at Saturday's 10-kilometre cross-country World Cup race in Norway.

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford underwent an emergency appendectomy at a local hospital on Saturday, forcing him to miss his scheduled afternoon start against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Steve Laycock remained in playoff contention at the Canada Cup with a 9-3 victory over Brad Jacobs in a tiebreaker Saturday morning at the Keystone Centre.

Ottawa's Rachel Homan defeated Winnipeg's Kerri Einarson 9-4 on Saturday afternoon in women's semifinal play at the Canada Cup.

Ottawa's Rachel Homan defeated Winnipeg's Kerri Einarson 9-4 on Saturday afternoon in women's semifinal play at the Canada Cup.

Kim McCrae of Victoria and Alex Gough of Calgary placed second and third, respectively, in the World Cup luge women's event in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Saturday.

Kim McCrae and Alex Gough took silver and bronze, respectively, in the World Cup luge women's event, just before McRae joined Sam Edney and the duo of Tristan Walker and Justin Snith for gold in team relay in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Saturday.

Ottawa's Vincent De Haître won gold in the men's 1000-metre long track speed skating race at the World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday. The 22-year old finished with a time of one minute, 8.90 seconds.

Ottawa's Vincent De Haître won his first senior-level World Cup gold in the men's 1000-metre long track speed skating race, while Denny Morrison's comeback trail included a spot on the podium with his team pursuit squad in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday.

​Athletics leaders have overwhelmingly approved broad reforms championed by the sport's president, Sebastian Coe, to turn a corner on reputation-wrecking corruption and doping scandals.

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Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski scored in the first period, Martin Jones stopped 31 shots and the San Jose Sharks extended their mastery of Montreal at home by beating the Canadiens 2-1 on Friday night.

Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Kyle Lowry scored 24 points in just 31 minutes of work Friday night, leading the Toronto Raptors to an easy 113-80 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kyle Lowry scored 24 points in just 31 minutes of work Friday night, leading the Toronto Raptors to an easy 113-80 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Canadian Elisabeth Vathje won the opening race of the women's skeleton World Cup season on Friday on the track that hosted the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Canadian Elisabeth Vathje won the opening race of the women's skeleton World Cup season on Friday on the track that hosted the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Almost a month removed from their last fight-filled encounter, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks are ready for Saturday's game at Rogers Arena.

A bet is a bet and LeBron James kept his end of the bargain after losing a World Series bet to former teammate and friend Dwyane Wade.