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With the top two seeds — Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic — out of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2017 is up for the taking.

The San Jose Sharks have traded forward Tommy Wingels to the Ottawa Senators for two minor league forwards and a 2017 seventh-round draft pick.

The 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea are quickly approaching and winter athletes across the globe are aiming to gain ground in the World Cup circuit. In a wide range of sports from skiing to bobsleigh to figure skating, Canada is currently ranked second with 96 total medals on the World Cup circuit.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn't sure he'll be back in 2017.

One of the most popular quarterbacks to play in the Canadian Football League is hanging up his cleats. Henry Burris is retiring at age 41.

Erin Andrews has revealed that she battled cervical cancer during the NFL season. She had surgery on Oct. 11 and was back on the sidelines five days later.

San Jose Sharks winger Patrick Marleau became the 12th player in NHL history to score four goals in a period and the first since Mario Lemieux on Jan. 26, 1997, at Montreal as his third-period flurry cemented a 5-2 win over Colorado on Monday night.

Here's who to keep an eye on as the world's best extreme sports athletes descend on Aspen, Colorado to compete in the annual Winter X Games beginning Thursday.

The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced that retired sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson will be Team Canada's chef de mission for the 2018 Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The world's best men's tennis player, Andy Murray, will not travel to Ottawa to play in the Davis Cup tie between Canada and Great Britain. The top Canadian — world No. 3 Milos Raonic — will.

With all the scandals — from FIFA ethics to Russian doping — it can, at times, feel as if the sports world is in constant crisis. According to author Roger Pielke Jr., the lines between right and wrong have been blurred, resulting in "a war for the soul of sport."

After spending two months reviewing the Toronto Argonauts' football operations on the heels of a CFL-worst 5-13 season in 2016, team president Michael Copeland announced the firing of GM Jim Barker on Tuesday.

The Toronto Argonauts have fired general manager Jim Barker. The move comes after Toronto finished last in the East Division with a league-worst 5-13 record.

Taking advantage of a home course, Italian skiers Federica Brignone and Marta Bassino finished first and third in a World Cup giant slalom on Tuesday in San Vigilio di Marebbe.

Ryan Getzlaf's third-period goal came on the power play and was the game-winner as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday night at MTS Centre.

Nazem Kadri scored a pair of goals to match a career-high and Frederik Andersen pitched a 26-save shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a brief two-game winless streak with a 4-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.

U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka is through to the Australian Open semifinals after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena.

Venus Williams has become the oldest woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals in the Open era, returning to the last four at Melbourne Park for the first time in 14 years.

U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka is through to the Australian Open semifinals after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena.

Rob Pizzo is breaking out the broom on this week's RTTOG recap as Canadians swept the podium at two different events. ​