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In a year when teenaged swimmer and four-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak surfaced to capture the national imagination, Canada was bathed in a deep pool of sporting excellence, writes Scott Russell.

In a year when teenaged swimmer and four-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak surfaced to capture the national imagination, Canada was bathed in a deep pool of sporting excellence, writes Scott Russell.

It was a picture that touched the hearts of millions: A 5-year-old Afghan boy wearing an improvised Lionel Messi jersey made from a plastic bag. Now, nearly a year later, Murtaza Ahmadi has finally met his idol.

Atlanta and Minnesota United each took five players. Under the draft rules, none of the existing teams could lose more than one player.

Toronto FC have reacquired goalkeeper Clint Irwin from Atlanta United FC in exchange for defender Mark Bloom and general allocation money on Tuesday, just hours after losing him in the MLS expansion draft.

On Saturday in Toronto, Olympic boxers past and present gathered at the mom-and-pop boxing club built by Adrian Teodorescu to pay their respects to the beloved coach who died late last month.

Three days after his team lost the MLS Cup final on penalties, Toronto FC star striker Sebastian Giovinco raised the issue of the playing surface at BMO Field.

Dylan Strome is back to try to help Canada rebound from an eighth-place finish at the world junior hockey championship. CBC Sports spoke to him about the tourney, his first taste of the NHL this season and his good friend and ex-teammate Connor McDavid.

Olympic sensation Penny Oleksiak won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete for 2016 on Tuesday, beating out two-time winner Sidney Crosby and breakout sprinter Andre De Grasse.

Bobsled and skeleton officials are moving this season's world championships out of Sochi, Russia, amid concerns by athletes about the depth of a state-sponsored doping operation in the country.

The Edmonton Eskimos signed kicker Sean Whyte to a contract extension on Tuesday after he made 45 of 48 field-goal attempts last season to lead the CFL with a 93.8 percentage.

Almost four months after the Olympics ended, Rio de Janeiro organizers are unable to pay some of their bills, including $3.7 million owed to the International Paralympic Committee.

The Montreal Alouettes are expected to name their new general manager at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon after firing Jim Popp in September.

Tom Brady connected with Chris Hogan for a 79-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help the New England Patriots overcome a sloppy second half and claim a 30-23 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.

That baseball hazing ritual of dressing up rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned.

Ryan Spooner scored in overtime as the visiting Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Monday night.

Sidney Crosby left briefly after taking a stick to the face then returned and picked up his NHL-leading 21st goal as the Pittsburgh Penguins crushed the Arizona Coyotes 7-0 on Monday night.

DeMar DeRozan had 30 points, and Terrence Ross added 25 as the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-100 on Monday.

Montreal Impact captain Patrice Bernier, Toronto FC goalkeeper Clint Irwin and Vancouver striker Giles Barnes were among players left unprotected for Tuesday's MLS expansion draft.

Russia's doping coverup went far beyond the Olympics, according to a vast archive of emails released by a World Anti-Doping Agency investigator.