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Shortly after Ottawa's first-round playoff win over Boston, Senators captain Erik Karlsson revealed he had been playing with two hairline fractures in his left heel.

In the forthcoming battle of Orange Crush versus Orange County, the Edmonton Oilers say they can no longer be characterized as green.

San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton will undergo surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee before becoming a potential free agent this summer. Thornton tore his ACL and MCL on April 2 but returned to play in team's final four playoff games in a first-round loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Canada lost its first match at the world mixed doubles curling championship, falling 7-5 to the Czech Republic in Monday's late draw.

Edmonton's Joanne Courtney and Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers helped Canada improve to 3-0 at the world mixed doubles curling championship with a 14-0 win over Kazakhstan on Monday in Lethbridge, Alta.

Star goaltender Carey Price hopes to sign a new contract and stay with the Montreal Canadiens. Price is due to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season. Management will decide if they want to lock him up for several years with a new deal or trade him in the off-season.

Here's a look at a lightning-fast first round of the NHL playoffs, and a glance ahead to the second, through a few key digits.

The Chicago Blackhawks have fired assistant coach Mike Kitchen. Kitchen joined coach Joel Quenneville's staff in July 2010. He helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015.

After mapping out — and successfully executing — their plan to win their first Brier title and first world championship, Brad Gushue and his teammates are now locking their sights on the Olympic trials in December.

Handed a much-debated wild card, Maria Sharapova will return to competitive tennis at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday evening, less than 24 hours after the end of her 15-month suspension for a doping offence.

Norman Powell scored 25 points, his career high in the post-season, to lead the Raptors to a thrilling 118-93 victory over the Bucks on Monday, sending the Raptors back to Milwaukee with a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series.

Despite missing the morning shootaround with a stiff back, point guard Kyle Lowry was in the Raptors' starting lineup for Game 5 of their opening-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Norman Powell scored 25 points, his career high in the post-season, to lead the Raptors to a thrilling 118-93 victory over the Bucks on Monday, sending the Raptors back to Milwaukee with a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series.

A stiff back kept Kyle Lowry out of Monday's shootaround, but the Raptors point guard is expected to play tonight (7 p.m. ET) when Toronto hosts the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 at Air Canada Centre of their best-of-seven opening round playoff series.

Family and friends of Aaron Hernandez arrived Monday to say their farewells during a private funeral in his hometown. Services were held Monday for the former New England Patriot, who was found hanged in his cell in a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts last Wednesday.

Family and friends of Aaron Hernandez arrived Monday to say their farewells during a private funeral in his hometown. Services were held Monday for the former New England Patriot, who was found hanged in his cell in a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts last Wednesday.

The Edmonton Eskimos hired Brock Sunderland as their GM and vice-president of football operations on Monday. Sunderland replaces Ed Hervey, who was fired from both posts earlier this month.

The Canadian men's sprint relay team bounced back in a big way Sunday, racing to gold in the 4x200-metre event at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas.

Canada won gold in the 4x200m at the World Relays in the Bahamas, a day after being DQ'd in the 4x100

Canada won gold in the 4x200m relays at the World Relays from the Bahamas, becoming this season's world leader with a time of 1:19.42.

Joe Johnson scored 28 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-98 on Sunday night to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all.

The Toronto Maple Leafs gave the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals a scare in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and that's reason enough for the franchise to be proud at this stage.

Canada remained undefeated at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday after a 9-1 victory over France.

Canada's Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac won a silver medal in the mixed synchro three-metre springboard on Sunday to close out the diving World Series.

Gavin Smellie, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won gold in the Bahamas at the IAAF World Track Relays.

The Washington Capitals have eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Stanley Cup playoffs after a 2-1 overtime victory in Game 6 on Sunday night.

Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 104-95 on Sunday to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all.

Canada secured a spot in the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II on Sunday after a pair of singles victories against Kazakhstan.

Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau is one of the finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy. Gaudreau, along with Minnesota Wild centre Mikael Granlund and St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko were named the three finalists.

Marcus Stroman pitched a seven-hitter and Devon Travis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer during a four-run eighth inning in the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

Marcus Stroman pitched a seven-hitter and Devon Travis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer during a four-run eighth inning in the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

Nene scored 28 points on perfect shooting from the field, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-109 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

Lionel Messi scored his 500th career goal for Barcelona to give the Catalan club a dramatic 3-2 win over 10-man Real Madrid in the last minute of the "clasico" on Sunday, leaving the Spanish league title race wide open.

Clarke MacArthur scored the winner 6:30 into overtime as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Sunday afternoon to win their Eastern Conference quarter-final series in six games.