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Canada's professional female hockey players are finally getting paid, thanks to a truly far eastern expansion plan — and while it's still a far cry from NHL-sized paycheques, the new stipends will go a long way, says a Calgary Inferno player.

Brandon McBride's rookie season as a professional middle-distance runner, filled with big expectations, stress and success, quickly became a lesson in how to balance academics and athletics.

Buffalo Sabres star centre Jack Eichel is focused on taking on a larger leadership role, and not concerning himself with contract talks, even it means waiting until next year to sign a new deal.

The U.S. women's hockey team has announced American locations and dates for pre-Olympic exhibition games against Canada. The archrivals will square off Oct. 25 in Boston, Dec. 3 in St. Paul, Minn., and Dec. 15 in San Jose, Calif.

Pablo Carreño Busta reached his first career major semifinal Tuesday, easily beating Diego Schwartzman, his first seeded opponent, in straight sets at the U.S. Open.

Pablo Carreño Busta reached his first career major semifinal Tuesday, easily beating Diego Schwartzman, his first seeded opponent, in straight sets at the U.S. Open.

Syria scored deep into stoppage time at Iran to keep alive its hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time amid an ongoing civil war at home, while South Korea overcame a troubled campaign to qualify for next year's tournament.

Syria scored deep into stoppage time at Iran to keep alive its hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time amid an ongoing civil war at home, while South Korea overcame a troubled campaign to qualify for next year's tournament.

Chris Froome won Tuesday's individual time trial to increase his Spanish Vuelta lead and remain in position to win the race for the first time, while Canada's Michael Woods remained in the top 10 overall.

Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he will be bigger and better in his November comeback fight against middleweight title-holder Michael Bisping. The 36-year-old from Montreal has been on hiatus since Nov. 16, 2013.

Restaurant and casino owner Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander, reportedly for an NBA-record price of $2.2 billion US.

Restaurant and casino owner Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander, reportedly for an NBA-record price of $2.2 billion US.

Denis Shapovalov, fresh off a stunning summer on the pro tennis circuit, was selected to represent Canada at the upcoming Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against India in Edmonton.

Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. This is the latest allegation to sully the legacy of the Rio Games.

Police say they are investigating an international corruption scheme that involved the buying of IOC votes for the awarding of the 2016 Rio Games.

Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. This is the latest allegation to sully the legacy of the Rio Games.

Former overall World Cup champion Lara Gut has targeted races in North America to make her comeback from a serious knee injury at the world championships.

Usain Bolt says he has no regrets about retiring and is confident his world records can stand for another 15-20 years.

Darcy Sharpe won Canada's third medal at the FIS freestyle World Cup by capturing silver in the men's slopestyle event on Monday.

C.J. Gable's one-yard TD run with 2:30 remaining earned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats their first win of the season, a lightning-delay 24-22 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday night.

J.D. Martinez has hit four home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a major league record-tying performance at Dodger Stadium. Martinez became the 18th player in big league history to accomplish the feat when he kept connecting against Los Angeles. Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds hit four homers in a game earlier this season.

Steve Pearce had three of Toronto's 14 hits and Kendrys Morales tacked on four RBIs to lead the Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over Boston on Monday night.

Steve Pearce had three of Toronto's 14 hits and Kendrys Morales tacked on four RBIs to lead the Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over Boston on Monday night.

It’s been one week since the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired disgraced Baylor University head coach Art Briles and fans attending Monday's Labour Day Classic are still fuming.

It's been one week since the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired disgraced Baylor University head coach Art Briles, and fans attending Monday's Labour Day Classic are still fuming — even though the decision was quickly reversed.

Call it the Summer of Denis Shapovalov. The 18-year-old Canadian tennis player advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open, but was knocked out on Sunday. Halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe stomped it in New Zealand to win gold in the season's first World Cup event. Mark McMorris was back on the slopes with his squad, just five months after his near-death accident in the back country.

Mackenzie Hughes shot 4-under while Adam Hadwin finished 2-over as the pair of Canadians came from opposite directions on Monday to tie for 13th place in the Dell Technologies Championship in Norton, Mass.

Jerome Messam's two rushing touchdowns paced the Calgary Stampeders to a 39-18 win over the Edmonton Eskimos in their annual Labour Day game Monday.

Defending champion Germany bounced back from a disappointing display to close in on World Cup qualification with a gala 6-0 rout of Norway on Monday.