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The Canadian Sport Film Festival runs June 9-11 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in downtown Toronto.

The Canadian Sport Film Festival runs June 9-11 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in downtown Toronto.

This is unfamiliar territory for Canadian golfer Brooke Henderson. She was a phenom during her formative years in the sport and continued to post strong results when she arrived on the LPGA Tour. However, Henderson's second full-time season on the Tour has not been as successful.

The Penguins will likely need Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel at their best to wrestle back control of a series that's lately gone the Predators' way.

The Penguins will likely need Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel at their best to wrestle back control of a series that's lately gone the Predators' way.

Relay teammates Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney will run the 200 metres Thursday at the Golden Gala in Rome (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET), 23 years to the day fellow Canadian Donovan Bailey finished third in the 100 at the Diamond League meet.

Watch live action from Spruce Meadows as some of the world's best equestrian athletes compete in the RBC Grand Prix on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

Watch live action from Spruce Meadows as some of the world's best equestrian athletes compete in the CNOOC Nexen Cup Derby on Sunday beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Watch live action from Spruce Meadows as some of the world's best equestrian athletes compete in the ATCO Classic on Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

After the warp-speed Golden State Warriors overran the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first two games of the NBA Finals, LeBron James dismissed the idea he's exhausted from guarding Kevin Durant.

Watch live as the Canadian men's volleyball team face Poland in FIVB World League action.

Watch live on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET as Canada's men's volleyball team face Bulgaria in FIVB World League action.

Watch live as Canada's men's volleyball team face Brazil in FIVB World League action on Friday at 9:10 a.m. ET in Bulgaria.

Captain Kelly Russell leads a strong Canadian team against top-ranked New Zealand on Friday in a preview of their Women's Rugby World Cup showdown in August.

Christine Sinclair always has the spotlight on her, but the veteran Canadian captain says soccer fans should keep an eye on her young, talented teammates.

Watch live on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET as the United States faces Italy in the ninth-place match at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live as Great Britain faces Japan in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Turkey vs. Australia in the other semi at 8 p.m. ET at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET as the quarter-finals get underway at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live as Great Britain faces Turkey for gold at noon ET at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live as Japan plays Australia for bronze at 10 a.m. ET, while Great Britain faces Turkey for gold at noon ET at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET as France faces Turkey in the quarter-finals at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET as Canada takes on Turkey at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET as Canada faces Japan in the quarter-finals at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET as Canada takes on Italy at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET as Canada takes on Iran at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live at 3 p.m. ET as Canada faces Germany in the fifth-place match at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Monday at 6 p.m. ET as Canada takes on Brazil at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live on Friday at 6 p.m. ET as Canada takes on Australia at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

Watch live as the United States faces Italy in the ninth-place match at the U23 Wheelchair Basketball world championships in Toronto.

North America's show jumping heavyweights will be on display as the 2017 Spruce Meadows summer series opens with the National from June 7-11 in Calgary.

Watch live action from the Diamond League stop in Rome on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET. The IAAF track and field event will feature a large number of Canadian track and field stars such as Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Brittany Crew.

Watch action from the Diamond League stop in Rome. The IAAF track and field event will feature a large number of Canadian track and field stars such as Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Brittany Crew.

Seventh-seeded Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Rohan Bopanna, of India, beat third-seeded Andrea Hlavackova and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets to move into the French Open final Wednesday.

Watch live as the Toronto Wolfpack look to keep their undefeated streak alive in Kingstone Press League 1 action on Saturday when they take on the South Wales Ironmen.

Bell Media has secured exclusive Canadian broadcast rights for the NFL. Under the new multi-year deal, NFL regular-season games will air across Bell channels on Thursday, Sunday and Monday.

​Novak Djokovic's French Open title defence ended with a surprisingly lopsided 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-0 quarter-final loss to sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria on Wednesday.

Gilles Villaneuve was an auto racing star and one of Canada's most famous athletes before his tragic death in 1982. His son, Jacques, would carry on his legacy — and then some.

Scooter Gennett has tied a major league record by homering four times for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Scott Russell highlights athletes/events to look out for in Pyeongchang.

Stanley is the symbol of how coach Peter Laviolette wanted his Predators to play this season. They responded with an attacking, never-stop approach that has helped Nashville go from the last team into the NHL playoffs to one that is two wins from a championship.

A tattoo parlour in Scottsdale, Arizona posted an Instagram message showing their artwork on Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews' arm — a lion sporting a crown.

The veteran CBC Sports announcer from Hockey Night in Canada and the Olympics opens up about his son's battle with addiction and his family's fundraising efforts for a long-term treatment centre in Winnipeg.

The Toronto Blue Jays placed second baseman Devon Travis on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday with a right knee injury.

Jesse Hahn allowed an unearned run over six innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Defiant — and some might argue delusional — in the face of a 2-0 deficit to the postseason-perfect Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, the defending champions are sticking with their plan.

The goals that came so easily to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first two games of the Stanley Cup final — the ones that arrived in bunches and seemed to signal an emphatic end to Pekka Rinne's spectacular playoff run — have disappeared.