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Josh Donaldson returned to the Toronto Blue Jays lineup Wednesday night as designated hitter. The star third baseman was restricted to pinch-hitting duty Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to Milwaukee due to calf tightness.

Chase Anderson gave up just three hits in seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked Toronto 2-0 Wednesday, handing the Blue Jays their seventh loss in eight games this season.

The Montreal Impact suspended Wandrille Lefevre on Wednesday, a day after the defender posted a picture of himself holding a gun with a caption referencing U.S President Donald Trump on social media.

Canada's team of Kate O'Brien and Amelia Walsh finished fifth in the team sprint at the world track cycling championships in Hong Kong. Fellow Canadian Jasmin Duehring was sixth in the women's 10-kilometre scratch race.

Tyler McGregor two goals and two assists to lead Canada to a 9-0 win over Norway in its opening game Wednesday at the 2017 IPC world para-hockey championship in Gangeung, South Korea.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Nikita Zaitsev missed a second straight day of practice Wednesday with an upper-body injury and will sit out Thursday’s playoff opener at Washington (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals for Game 5 of their series on Friday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals for Game 4 of their series on Monday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals for Game 3 of their series on Monday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 2 of their series on Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 of their series on Thursday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Calgary Flames host the Anaheim Ducks for Game 3 of their series on Monday night on at 10 p.m. ET Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Anaheim Ducks host the Calgary Flames for Game 2 of their series on Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

One suspect has been detained as a note left at the scene suggests a possible Islamic extremist motive for the attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus, German prosecutors said Wednesday.

One suspect has been detained as a note left at the scene suggests a possible Islamic extremist motive for the attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus, German prosecutors said Wednesday.

Jeffrey Orridge and the Canadian Football League have agreed to part ways, effective June 30, the league said in a news release on Wednesday.

Doug Weight is returning as coach of the New York Islanders next season. He led the Islanders within one point of a playoff spot after taking over a last-place team on an interim basis in January.

The Montreal Canadiens head to New York down 3-2 in the series to the Rangers to play a must-win Game 6 on Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream on the CBC Sports app or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Montreal Canadiens return home for Game 5 against the New York Rangers on Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream on the CBC Sports app or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Montreal Canadiens are in New York for Game 4 of their series against the Rangers on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Montreal Canadiens host the New York Rangers for Game 2 of their series on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

The Montreal Canadiens host the New York Rangers for Game 1 of their series on Wednesday night on Hockey Night in Canada. Watch coverage with our free live stream or tune in to CBC-TV.

Ken Hitchcock is returning to coach the Dallas Stars, according to multiple reports Wednesday.

Watch live action on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET from the men's quarter-final matchup between the rinks of Brad Gushue and Kevin Koe at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship event in Toronto.

Watch live action from the men's final matchup at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship event in Toronto on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.

Watch live action from the men's quarter-final matchup between the rinks of Brad Gushue and Kevin Koe at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship event in Toronto.

Boston's mayor has a bad history with playoff bets, so he's steering clear of a public wager for the first round of the NHL playoffs.

McLaren says Fernando Alonso will race for the team at the Indianapolis 500 and miss the Monaco Grand Prix. McLaren will be racing in the famous race in the United States for the first time in 38 years. The Indy 500 and the Monaco GP both take place on May 28.

One of Japan's most popular athletes should have known she couldn't leave quietly: Mao Asada's press conference Wednesday to officially announce her retirement from figure skating attracted some 350 media and was telecast live across Japan.

Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James is opening up a public school dedicated to aiding at-risk children in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. The school is backed by James' family foundation and will open in the fall of 2018.

The Toronto Raptors will face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Raptors, locked into the third seed in the Eastern Conference, were assured of the matchup with the sixth-place Bucks after Atlanta secured the fifth seed with a 103-76 win on Tuesday.

The Anaheim Ducks won the Pacific Division while the Calgary Flames got into the playoffs via a wild card, but just one win separated the teams in the regular season.

While five Canadian teams ready themselves for the NHL playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks and the Winnipeg Jets have the April 29 draft lottery in Toronto to look forward to.

Guy Boucher still has a lot of questions to answer as the Senators prepare open the playoffs on home ice for the first time since 2007. He isn't sure dependable defenceman Marc Methot will be ready, and he doesn't have his forward lines written in stone.

Montreal is putting the past behind them as they look to defeat the New York Rangers in their first-round matchup.