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The Miami Dolphins were given the weekend off, and many other teams around the state of Florida kept a very cautious eye Wednesday on powerful and destructive Hurricane Irma as it churned across the Atlantic on a path toward the U.S.

The English Football Association has banned a player for influencing a betting market when he ate a meat pie during his team's landmark FA Cup game against Arsenal.

The hockey season is less than a month away, but before your favourite players hit the ice, they have to hit the studio. Welcome to NHL Media Day, where networks get to collect all of the behind-the-scenes footage their hockey-loving hearts desire.

By the time the draw for the finals is conducted in Moscow in December, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could be facing up to spending next June on the beach rather than at the 2018 World Cup.

Although Adam Hadwin still hasn't come to grips with being Canada's top-ranked male golfer, he's happy to be part of the international team for the upcoming Presidents Cup.

Rafael Nadal had about as easy a time as possible in the U.S. Open quarter-finals, beating 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in a little more than 90 minutes to close in on a showdown with Roger Federer.

Rafael Nadal had about as easy a time as possible in the U.S. Open quarter-finals, beating 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in a little more than 90 minutes to close in on a showdown with Roger Federer.

Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett is accusing Las Vegas police of racially motivated excessive force after he says he was threatened at gunpoint following a report that shots were heard at a casino hotel.

Canadian cyclist Michael Woods improved to seventh overall in the Spanish Vuelta after Stage 17 on Wednesday. The Ottawa native also finished seventh in the stage — a steep climb up Los Machucos in northern Spain.

The International Paralympic Committee has eased a ban on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete in qualifying events for next year's winter games in South Korea.

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson has no timetable to get back on the ice following off-season foot surgery. Karlsson says he hasn't been able to do anything for three months since the operation in June to repair torn tendons in his left foot.

Two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medallist Shaun White crashed while training in New Zealand and withdrew from the opening of the FIS World Cup, according to multiple reports.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have unveiled a "Declaration of Principles" to guide hockey culture across the sport.

Kylie Masse is the new world champion and record holder in the women's 100-metre backstroke. But it was only three years ago that Masse was ranked 201st. She failed to crack Canada's Pan Am squad but turned that failure into a breakthrough performance at the 2015 Universiade that set her on the path to world success.

Baylor University has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation's largest Baptist school fostered a "culture of violence." The settlement is one of several in recent weeks.

Andy Murray says he is unlikely to play again this season because of his hip injury. The world No. 2 player pulled out of the U.S. Open with injury, which first flared in the French Open semifinals and affected him at Wimbledon.

The presidents of Germany and Israel are inaugurating a memorial to the 11 Israeli athletes and a German police officer killed 45 years ago during an attack by a Palestinian militant group at the Munich Olympics.

The Red Sox have won their own version of the Boston marathon, playing 19 innings and beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.

Brad Gushue is off to a perfect start at the Tour Challenge curling tournament. The St. John's, N.L., skip opened the Grand Slam of Curling event Tuesday afternoon with an 8-1 victory over Glenn Howard.

Saskatchewan is letting Calgary know it isn't the only team in the West with Grey Cup aspirations.

Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott's attorneys say his six-game suspension over a domestic violence case has been upheld, but he will play the opener because of the timing of the arbitrator's decision.

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly admitted to Major League Baseball that they improperly used electronic devices to steal signs from their longtime rival New York Yankees.

Ciro Immobile's goal prove to be the difference as Italy beat Israel 1-0. Italy sits in second in Group G while Israel's World Cup hopes have been dashed.

Cam Newton became the latest NFL player to voice his support of free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, saying it's "unfair" that he's not on a roster.