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Pinch-hitter Andre Ethier and Curtis Granderson homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a tie for the NL West title, ending a four-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Thursday.

A golden dragon was held aloft on poles by skaters. Kobe Bryant appeared on video. NHL mascots gave the crowd a primer on what this odd game is all about. NHL preseason hockey made its debut in China — a 5-2 victory by the Los Angeles Kings over the Vancouver Canucks.

The 90 athletes representing Canada at the upcoming Invictus Games have arrived in Toronto. They'll be competing in 12 sports but say the power of the games goes far beyond podium results.

Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says the former New England Patriots tight end's brain showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says the former New England Patriots tight end's brain showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Almost 60 players are on PTOs around the NHL, though it's not all unproven commodities and grizzled veterans trying to show they still have something left in the tank.

Andre De Grasse, Phylicia George, and the Dufour-Lapointe sisters are all multitalented, but Eric Radford pulls a talent out of left field. Meanwhile, we finally get to see what the medals for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics look like.

Toronto Maple Leafs centre Dominic Moore was caught off guard. In his first pre-season game in his return to the Leafs on Monday, Moore lined up against Ottawa Senators forward Ben Sexton for a faceoff at 4:00 of the first period. When he attempted to win the draw, he was given a warning by linesman Tony Sericolo.

The world's top athletes can now envision what they will receive for a podium finish at the PyeongChang Games as the medal designs were revealed on Thursday.

Former Wales captain Kingsley Jones has been named head coach of Canada's men's 15s rugby program. The 48-year-old Jones succeeds New Zealand's Mark Anscombe, who was fired in August after Canada lost to the U.S. in its first crack at qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Hockey's approach to dealing with concussions continues to evolve, and the ultra-serious Greater Toronto Hockey League is taking the lead at the youth level with its latest initiatives.

Montreal has been selected to host the 2020 figure skating world championships. Skate Canada made the announcement on Thursday, saying the event will be held March 16-22, 2020, at the Bell Centre.

Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned poet, painter and actor known for parts in films such as Revenge of the Nerds and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, has died. He was 78.

The owners of the Calgary Flames have released details of their offer to the city toward construction of a new hockey arena, saying they were willing to pony up $275 million but no longer plan to pursue it.

The owners of the Calgary Flames have released details of their offer to the city toward construction of a new hockey arena, saying they were willing to pony up $275 million but no longer plan to pursue it.

Defenceman Jalen Chatfield scored once and added two assists as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 Wednesday in pre-season action. The Canucks roster was comprised almost entirely of prospects with all the club's veterans at the 2017 NHL China Games exhibition with the Los Angeles Kings.

Three second-period goals — two within 13 seconds of each other — powered the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 pre-season win over the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night.

Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in Kansas City's eight-run second inning and the Royals went on to paste the Toronto Blue Jays 15-5 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

After hopping the wrong bench, the Capitals prospect broke his stick leading to a Montreal goal

Devante Smith-Pelly scored in the third period to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in a penalty-filled NHL pre-season game on Wednesday night.

Ignacio Piatti and Anthony Jackson-Hamel each scored twice as the Montreal Impact ended their slump in spectacular fashion Wednesday in a wild 5-3 win that derailed, if only temporarily, Toronto FC's seemingly relentless march towards the Supporters' Shield.

Joffrey Lupul apologized Wednesday evening for calling the Toronto Maple Leafs "cheaters" in a since-deleted Instagram comment.

The NHL is hoping the two-game preseason series, its first ever games in China, will boost hockey interest in its largest untapped market.

With three RBI in the Yankees 11-3 win, Judge became the first player since 1950 to record 100 RBI, 100 runs and 100 walks in rookie season.