General Sport Canada news

Canadian Brooke Henderson returned home Wednesday to recharge after her first LPGA Tour victory of the season and help promote this summer's CP Women's Open near her hometown.

The Ottawa Senators reportedly will lose the stay-at-home defenceman Marc Methot in the NHL's Vegas expansion draft on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old Ottawa native tied for second on the team in plus-minus last season.

While his fellow draft prospects have been sprinting up and down NBA courts in countless professional auditions, Canada's Chris Boucher has finally graduated to running in the University of Oregon pool, the weightlessness of the water cushioning his surgically-repaired knee.

Brian Chrupalo isn't just the CFL's first-ever Metis official, he's also a Winnipeg police officer in the neighbourhood he grew up in for the past three decades. It's two high-profile responsibilities he cherishes each day.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is donating his brain for medical research. The former defensive lineman announced Tuesday that his brain would go to the Concussion Legacy Foundation after his death.

Minnesota Wild fans worried about losing defencemen Matt Dumba or Marco Scandella to the Vegas Golden Knights can exhale as forward Erik Haula reportedly has signed with the NHL's 31st team ahead of Wednesday evening's expansion draft.

Minnesota Wild fans worried about losing Matt Dumba or Marco Scandella to the Vegas Golden Knights can exhale as fellow defenceman Erik Haula reportedly has signed with the NHL's 31st team ahead of Wednesday evening's expansion draft.

The Russian track federation says three of its runners have been handed 4-year doping bans after steroids were found during retesting of their Olympic samples.

Olympic champion Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld wasn't just a Canadian track star, she also left a legacy that few athletes in this country could ever equal.

Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr made sure they were in Toronto to witness the first NHL meeting between Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews.

​Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will miss the entire 2017-18 NHL season because of a progressive skin disorder, the team announced Wednesday.

​Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will miss the entire 2017-18 NHL season because of a progressive skin disorder. The team announced the news on Wednesday. The 38-year-old veteran says severe side effects associated with medication to treat the skin disorder has made playing hockey next season impossible.

After Dillon MacMillan lost the use of his legs in a car accident that killed three of his friends, the 22-year-old set his sights on this year's Canada Games.

Carlos Gomez homered in a four-run first inning, Nick Martinez allowed two hits while taking a shutout into the seventh and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Adidas has released its line of all 31 NHL jerseys for the 2017-18 season and the hockey world can't stop talking about them.

Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Nick Foligno went two for two at the 2017 NHL Humanitarian Awards on Tuesday night, taking home the Mark Messier Leadership Award and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.

Canada finished third in Pool B of the Hero Hockey World League Semi-Final, and will face England in the quarter-finals.