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The Baltimore Orioles aren't likely to sign free agent slugger Jose Bautista because he rubs the Camden Yards faithful the wrong way, according to the team's general manager.

American luge star Chris Mazdzer takes an incredible single-shot road trip down a street in Vancouver.

Brad Gushue of St. John's, N.L., downed Saskatoon's Steve Laycock 6-4 in Wednesday's late draw at the National, keeping pace with reigning Olympic champion Brad Jacobs and Canada Cup winner Reid Carruthers atop the men's standings.

Jones who's coming off a Canada Cup victory last weekend, gave up three points in the opening end and four more points in the fifth to Switzerland's Binia Feltscher.

The World Series champion Chicago Cubs have acquired star closer Wade Davis from the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Jorge Soler.

As a two-time Stanley Cup champion, left-winger Brandon Saad isn't about to proclaim his Columbus Blue Jackets to be legitimate Stanley Cup contenders, but he certainly likes was he sees.

Chad Johnson says he was never given the chance to be a No. 1 goaltender in his first five NHL stops. Joining his hometown Calgary Flames as a free agent on July 1 presented another opportunity for Johnson, and he has flourished in a starting role.

Chad Johnson says he was never given the chance to be a No. 1 goaltender in his first five NHL stops. Joining his hometown Calgary Flames as a free agent on July 1 presented another opportunity for Johnson, and he has flourished in a starting role.

Swimmer Penny Oleksiak carried her dominance in the 100-metre freestyle from Rio de Janeiro to Windsor, Ont., on Wednesday, shattering her own Canadian record in winning her heat race in 52.36 seconds at the short-course world championships.

Canada's Kylie Masse raced to a silver medal at the world short-course swimming championships on Wednesday in Windsor, Ont.

Canada's Kylie Masse raced to a silver medal at the world short-course swimming championships on Wednesday.

Oleksiak finished with the fastest time in the 100m free heats on Wednesday morning as she advanced to the semifinals of the FINA World Championships.

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is donating $1 million to the community club where he learned the game that has made him an NHL star.

The IOC executive board says the sanctions imposed on July 19 have been extended "until further notice." Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will lead the new supervisory board of the Russian anti-doping agency which is struggling to recover its reputation after repeated scandals.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Czech Olympic Committee says the IOC executive board approved of Hudec's participation. Czech-born cross-country skier Katerina Smutna is was also allowed to compete for the Czechs at the 2018 Games, the committee said.

Alexander Radulov has taken an early lead as one of the best free-agent signings of 2016 after getting off to a successful start in his third NHL stint.

This week's Grand Prix Final is the only chance to see all of figure skating's top athletes in the same place before the world championships in March. For Canadian fans, it's also proof that the sport is back on track in this country.

Sean Monahan scored on a power play midway through the third period, lifting the Calgary Flames over the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Jaden Schwartz got his second goal of the game in overtime, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Vietnam's sole competitor at the FINA world short-course swimming championships finished what would have been a historic second in the women's 400-metre individual medley, but was later disqualified.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored from the left circle 57 seconds into overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Taylor Hall scored a goal, set up a go-ahead tally by Kyle Palmieri and delivered a crushing check that knocked Vancouver defenceman Philip Larsen out of the game to lift the New Jersey Devils over the Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Philip Larsen left Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils on a stretcher after Taylor Hall knocked him out cold in the second period.

Canada's Taylor Ruck won the host country's first medal at the world short-course championships on Tuesday night in Windsor, Ont.

Canada captured its first medal of the FINA world short-course swimming championships Tuesday — then had its second medal unceremoniously snatched away.

Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam was found dead Monday night in a Boulder park less than two miles from Folsom Field, where he carved his name into the University of Colorado record books as one of the greatest players in the program's history.

The lucky loonie has been joined by a penny in the Windsor pool this week.