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Watch Canada go for gold at the world para-hockey championship when it faces the United States Thursday at 6 a.m. ET in Gangneung, South Korea.

Watch the world para-hockey championship from Gangneung, South Korea as Canada continues its tournament against the United States.

Watch the world para-hockey championship from Gangneung, South Korea as Canada continues its tournament against Sweden.

Watch the world para-hockey championship on Wednesday at 2 a.m. ET from Gangneung, South Korea as Canada opens its tournament against Norway.

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper will lead Team Canada at the world hockey championship in Paris next month. Cooper heads up a coaching staff that also includes Gerard Gallant, Dave Hakstol and Dave King.

All eyes will be on Connor McDavid when he plays his first NHL playoff game, looking to see if the Edmonton Oilers centre already in a league of his own can take his game even higher.

A sore right calf will keep star third baseman Josh Donaldson out of the Toronto Blue Jays' starting lineup for Tuesday night's 41st home opener against Milwaukee.

Keon Broxton and Domingo Santana homered as the Milwaukee Brewers edged Toronto 4-3 Tuesday to spoil the Blue Jays' home opener and extend their early-season misery. At 1-6, Toronto is off to its worst start ever.

Keon Broxton and Domingo Santana homered as the Milwaukee Brewers edged Toronto 4-3 Tuesday to spoil the Blue Jays' home opener and extend their early-season misery. At 1-6, Toronto is off to its worst start ever.

Borussia Dortmund player Marc Bartra suffered "nothing life-threatening" injuries following explosions near the team bus ahead of the Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund player Marc Bartra suffered "non life-threatening" injuries following explosions near the team bus ahead of the Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco on Tuesday.

Beloved ex-Leaf Doug Gilmour offered a few words of wisdom for the youngsters who will try to topple the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals in the first round of the post-season.

​Just as Toronto head coach Mike Babcock predicted, Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen was back at practice Tuesday. But top rookie defenceman Nikita Zaitsev and a few others were absent as the team prepares for Thursday's playoff opener.

Nobody said the road from the Toronto suburbs to the bright lights of Major League Baseball would be smooth, and 18-year-old prospect Andy Yerzy is learning just how bumpy that road can be.

Superstar Mikael Kingsbury was provisionally named to the Canadian moguls team Tuesday, along with 2014 Olympic women’s champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe and Andi Naude.

Late Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert has been given a little more time in the penalty box at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. His widow, Dani, sprinkled some of the forward's ashes in the box on Sunday, after the Red Wings played their final game in the arena.

With five Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs, here's a look at how much it could cost you to see them play on home ice this post-season.

The North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup has asked FIFA for a decision in June 2018, two years ahead of schedule.

If the franchise players of the past are any indication, a star's first quest for the Stanley Cup may not translate to immediate success, but it could lay the foundation for multiple titles down the road.

A person with direct knowledge of Jack Eichel's contract confirms to The Associated Press the Buffalo Sabres forward missed out on collecting a $2 million performance bonus in his contract by a mere decimal point.

The Los Angeles Kings fired coach Darryl Sutter and president and general manager Dean Lombardi on Monday, three years after the duo won their second Stanley Cup with the franchise.

Yordano Ventura's death in an offseason car crash in his native Dominican Republic left a gaping hole in the tightly knit Kansas City Royals organization, and the wounds that began to heal in spring training were raw once again as the Royals prepared to honour Ventura before playing their home opener against the Oakland Athletics.