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The Montreal Canadiens playoff slogans are "all-in" and "opportunity awaits," but one game into the post-season, nothing has gone in and they're still waiting.

Liam Hickey and Billy Bridges each had two goals and two assists as Canada remained undefeated at the world para-hockey championship with a 7-0 win over Italy on Thursday in Gangneung, South Korea.

The slumping Toronto Blue Jays tweaked their batting lineup Thursday, inserting Ezequiel Carrera into the leadoff spot against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.

The slumping Toronto Blue Jays were beaten 2-1 by the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, losing their sixth straight and eighth in nine outings this season and may also have lost star third baseman Josh Donaldson.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson left Thursday's game against Baltimore in the fifth inning after aggravating the sore right calf that caused him to miss Tuesday's home opener.

Fresh off capturing world curling gold, Team Homan and Team Gushue aren’t resting on their championship glory. Despite feeling worn down by a long season, both rinks hope to put an exclamation point on their terrific campaigns at the Players' Championship in Toronto.

Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee was overjoyed Thursday at hearing the news that his 50-kilometre race walk event would be kept as part of the IAAF program.

Add Wayne Gretzky to the list of those caught up in the buzz over budding young stars Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews making their respective NHL playoff debuts.

Canada has a good shot at co-hosting the 2026 World Cup — and getting the automatic tournament berth that comes with it. Is that enough time to field a competitive men's team?

Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, Canada's most decorated ski racer, is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer and will have her thyroid removed Thursday. The 73-year-old won Olympic gold and silver in 1968.

After saying he "almost died" when he hit a tree near Whistler, B.C., last month, the snowboarder has begun rehab.

Men's world champion Brad Gushue of St. John's won his second match in as many days with a 6-4 victory over John Morris in Wednesday night's draw at the Players' Championship in Toronto, an event on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit.

Ken Hitchcock is back as coach of the Dallas Stars, more than 15 years after being fired by the team he took to its only Stanley Cup championship.

The 50th anniversary of Toronto's last Stanley Cup victory is fast approaching, but don't expect the low-key man who scored the title-winning goal to make a big deal about it.

Australia defended its title in the men's team pursuit on Thursday at the world track cycling championships.

Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games reveal official mascot: Debwe, a turtle, that encourages reconciliation through the inspirational power of sport.

Watch coverage of the CARIFTA Games from Willemstad, Curacao, beginning on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.

Are you a fan of mountains? Think youth are ruining the world? Love dogs? Actually hate hockey? These are all important questions you need to answer in order to determine which team you should be cheering for during the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Raptors are back in the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year, but they can't take their first-round matchup for granted. Here's what Toronto needs to do to contain the electrifying Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the young Milwaukee Bucks.

Jake Allen made a career-high 51 saves, Joel Edmundson scored for St. Louis at 17:48 of overtime and the Blues sneaked into Minnesota to steal Game 1 of their first-round series from the Wild with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

The San Jose Sharks came back to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarter-final series.

The field for the NBA post-season is set, with Dwyane Wade and the Chicago Bulls claiming one of the last two available spots on the final night of the regular season. The other went to the Indiana Pacers, who downed the Atlanta Hawks.

Jonas Valanciunas made his first career 3-pointer and the Toronto Raptors closed the regular season with a 98-83 win on Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who didn't play their "Big 3" all-stars so they're playoff ready.

Brad Marchand broke a tie with 2:33 left and the Boston Bruins held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Tanner Glass scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 in the opening game of their NHL playoff series on Wednesday night.

The Chicago Cubs now have the rings to go with their historic championship.

The Vegas Golden Knights are expected to name former Florida Panthers coach Gerard Gallant as the franchise's first head coach, according to multiple reports.

The Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday named former Florida Panthers bench boss Gerard Gallant as the franchise's first head coach.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots in a surprise start in place of injured Matt Murray and the Pittsburgh Penguins opened their Stanley Cup title defence with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.

Marc-Andre Fleury is back in net for the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins after scheduled starter Matt Murray was injured in warmup.

Real Madrid, AS Monaco and Atletico Madrid won close games in Champions League quarter-final action on Wednesday. There was heightened security after a review of policing operations in Germany and Spain at all three games due to Tuesday's bomb attack near Dortmund's team bus.