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​No matter what other challenges his administration faces, President Donald Trump is keeping up his running commentary on the NFL — tweeting Tuesday about the football league's TV ratings and suggesting it bar players from kneeling during the national anthem.

Four soccer referees in the southern African country of Malawi have been banned for life for match-fixing after they received just $20 between them to fix a game and returned $15 to the team doing the bribing because it still lost.

Former Canadian national soccer team goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc took to social media with an appeal for help as she tried to connect with her grandmother and other family members on the hurricane-ravaged island of Dominica.

Former Canadian national soccer team goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc took to social media with an appeal for help as she tried to connect with her grandmother and other family members on the hurricane-ravaged island of Dominica.

Former Canadian national soccer team goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc took to social media with an appeal for help as she tried to connect with her grandmother and other family members on the hurricane-ravaged island of Dominica.

Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak and world champion backstroker Kylie Masse will lead Canada's swim team into the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Ten of the 26 athletes named by Swimming Canada are under the age of 20.

Despite failing to win a single medal at the recent IAAF world athletics championships in London, Canadian officials don’t see a problem. But were the issues simply injuries an a bad virus or does Athletics Canada have something to worry about?

Dwyane Wade is reportedly close to joining LeBron James in Cleveland, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Wade and James reached four consecutive NBA Finals with Miami, winning two titles.

Former NHLer Georges Laraque has come out against the Pittsburgh Penguins' decision to visit the White House, as NFL and NBA players continue to take heat from U.S. President Donald Trump.

A lawmaker in Russia's state parliament has given evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in his appeal against being stripped of one of his three Olympic wrestling titles for doping.

Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said.

Marie Tillman, the widow of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, says that her husband's service "should never be politicized in a way that divides us."

From Derek Jeter to Aaron Judge, Canada's Rob Thomson has had front-row seat of the best the New York Yankees have had to offer the past 28 years.

The Edmonton Oilers will start the 2017-18 season facing higher expectations after making huge strides last year with the help of captain Connor McDavid and coach Todd McLellan.

Having won eight in a row, the Calgary Stampeders could be forgiven for looking ahead to the West Division final.

Pro football, a sport known to skew conservative with Southern powerhouse college programs and military pageantry in the NFL, has dragged its heels when it comes to overt political activism. But not this time. Not after U.S. President Donald Trump forced their hand, experts say.

Patrik Laine scored a pair of power-play goals and added three assists to help the Winnipeg Jets earn their first victory of the pre-season with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames Monday.

Josh Donaldson homered and drove in three runs, powering the Toronto Blue Jays past the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Monday night.

Auston Matthews and William Nylander are showing no signs of any sophomore slump so far through the pre-season.

The Dallas Cowboys made a show of unity before their game against the Arizona Cardinals, but it wasn't during the national anthem.

The Home Run Derby champ sets new rookie record​

LeBron James is not backing down on his comments about President Donald Trump, and countless other players and coaches in the NBA made it clear at media days around the league Monday that they are equally fed up with what could perhaps be described as a pattern of actions from the White House that they would call divisive or worse.

It turns out Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the rest of the NHL have decided to take a knee after all.