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Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz stood shoulder to shoulder at centre ice as midnight approached, crowd on its feet, Prince of Wales Trophy in hand. Another shot at the Stanley Cup in the offing.

While the sting was still fresh from a defeat in double overtime, the Ottawa Senators were already hopefully looking to the future after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. But unfortunately for the Senators, another deep playoff run doesn't appear likely in the near future.

​Devon Travis hit his second career grand slam and Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales also knocked in homers as the Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Friday night for their fourth win in a row.

​Devon Travis hit his second career grand slam and Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales also knocked in homers as the Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Friday night for their fourth win in a row.

The Toronto Blue Jays activated third baseman Josh Donaldson and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki from the disabled list before Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers.

It has been an extraordinary 11 months for P.K. Subban — from the shock of the trade from the Montreal Canadiens to a Stanley Cup berth with the Nashville Predators.

Repairs were ordered on more than 130 medals awarded at the Rio Olympics after they showed signs of rusting and flaking, including a bronze won by Canadian swimmer Katerine Savard.

Canadian Pamela Ware won the gold medal in the three-metre springboard final at the FINA Grand Prix in Madrid Friday.

A Canadian record and a hat trick are on the line when Damian Warner makes his season decathlon debut this weekend.

A Canadian record and a hat trick are on the line when Damian Warner makes his season decathlon debut this weekend.

Karine Thomas, two-time Olympian and 10-year veteran, has announced her retirement from Canada's synchronized swimming national team.

Karl Subban said he has been a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, the team that gave his son P.K. a shot in the NHL but also traded him away last year, for almost five decades. That kind of devotion, he said, is hard to shake.

Canadian Milos Raonic fell to Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) in the semifinals of the Lyon Open Friday morning.

Canadian Milos Raonic fell to Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) in the semifinals of the Lyon Open Friday morning.

After a public battle with the league over its mental-health policies, Royce White attempted just one shot as an NBA player — and missed. Now, he's found a home in Canada with the NBLC's London Lightning, where he's found his groove.

Curling Canada has announced a four-team expansion for the 2017 pre-Olympic curling trials in Summerside, P.E.I., this November.

Only two months after picking up her racket for the first time following a knife attack at her home, Petra Kvitova will be playing at the French Open

Barring any upsets, Milos Raonic will have to go through Rafael Nadal in the quarter finals at the French Open, and then Kei Nishikori in the semifinals.

Homer Simpson is about to be "inducted" into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The World Boxing Association has suspended two judges after their scoring of the Hassan N'Dam and Ryota Murata WBA middleweight title fight last Saturday in Japan. Gustavo Padilla from Panama and Canadian Hubert Earle were suspended for six months, the WBA announced on its website Friday.

After disappointing fifth- and sixth-place finishes the last two years on home soil, the Canadian women's rugby sevens team looks to impress this weekend in Langford, B.C., and become the first host nation to win an event on the circuit.

Watch some of Canada's best canoe and kayak athletes compete against the rest of the world at the ICF Sprint World Cup event in Szeged, Hungary.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called the country's national hockey team "spineless" after it failed to qualify for the playoffs at the world championships.

Ottawa's magical playoff run ended Thursday night with a knuckle-ball shot in double OT of Game 7 of the East final in Pittsburgh, but there's plenty to celebrate about the Senators' improbable march to within one goal of the Stanley Cup final.

As sports scientists look for the next frontier in boosting performance, the search for the next Lionel Messi or LeBron James may soon involve playing a video game.

Chris Kunitz scores two, including the double overtime winner to send the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Stanley Cup final for the second straight year.

Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz scored in the second overtime period, bringing the Ottawa Senators' storybook spring to an end after a 3-2 loss to the Penguins Thursday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final.

Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz scored in the second overtime period, bringing the Ottawa Senators' storybook spring to an end after a 3-2 loss to the Penguins Thursday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final.

LeBron James scored 35 points and passed Michael Jordan to become the NBA's all-time playoff scoring leader as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 135-102 in Game 5 to advance to the NBA Finals where they will meet the Golden State Warriors.

LeBron James scored 35 points and passed Michael Jordan to become the NBA's all-time playoff scoring leader as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 135-102 in Game 5 to advance to the NBA Finals where they will meet the Golden State Warriors.

Don Cherry was clearly bothered by Phil Kessel's routine prior to Game 7 between the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, so the Coach's Corner commentator took the opportunity to rip the Penguins forward during the first intermission.

The Anaheim Ducks did the annual post-season reveal of their lengthy list of injuries on Thursday and most alarmingly, defencemen Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen need shoulder surgeries that will sideline them into next season.