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The Toronto Blue Jays say they are conducting an internal investigation after six players in the team's minor-league system were suspended for using performance-enhancing substances over the past week.

Case Keenum threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score all in the first half to give the Minnesota Vikings a double-digit lead and they went on to beat the Detroit Lions 30-23 Thursday.

Stopping Calgary's two-pronged running attack may be key to pulling off an upset win for the Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup game. The Stampeders can give the ball to a bulldozer like Jerome Messam to take up the middle or pitch it to speedy Roy Finch on the outside.

Veteran linebacker Bear Woods of the Toronto Argonauts wears his long dreadlocks like a coat of armour, a virtual source of strength on the football field and in life.

The people come forward to Aly Raisman almost daily now. Random strangers. Men and women of various ages, races and backgrounds. They see the six-time Olympic medal-winning gymnast out in public and approach with a hug to give and a story to tell.

The Western Mustangs have put up staggering numbers during their remarkable U Sports football season. The only thing standing in the way of their perfect season are the reigning Vanier Cup champions from Laval.

Training ahead of the men's World Cup alpine skiing stop in Lake Louise, Alta., has been cancelled for a second straight day. Thursday's runs were called off because of rain and temperatures above freezing.

Canadian track record-holder Natasha Wodak, who has enjoyed a successful cross-country season following surgery last December, will try to win the senior women’s national race for the second time in three years in Kingston, Ont., on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. ET.

Canada's bobsledders are coming off one of the best showings in the program's history on the World Cup circuit. Justin Kripps piloted Canada to a silver in four-man, Chris Spring was just 0.03 seconds back in third, and two-time Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries took second in the women's event.

His name is tough to spell, but Dave Greszczyszyn has never shied away from a challenge. Like the time he quit his comfy teaching job to chase his Olympic dream.

The International Ski Federation says it cannot stop Russian cross-country skiers found guilty in the Sochi Olympic doping program from competing in World Cup races this weekend.

Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier hope their seductive gumshoe-meets-siren free dance can put them past the Shibutani siblings this week at the Skate America Grand Prix event.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week's edition of the program, watch live action from the men's alpine World Cup super-G event in Lake Louise, Alta.

On this week's edition of the program, watch live action from the men's alpine World Cup downhill event in Lake Louise, Alta.

Watch live on television and online at 7 p.m. ET as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals on Hockey Night on Canada.

Watch live action from the women's alpine World Cup slalom event in Killington, VT.

Watch live action from the women's alpine World Cup giant slalom event in Killington, VT.

On this week's edition of the program, watch action from the women's alpine World Cup giant slalom event in Killington, VT.

More than a thousand of this country's best runners will be in action in Kingston on Saturday at the Canadian cross-country championships.

Watch the world's best cross-country skiers, including Canada's Alex Harvey, compete at the World Cup event in Ruka, Finland, on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Watch as World Cup snowboarders, including Canada's Mark McMorris, go for gold in the big air competition in Beijing.

Watch coverage from Skate America, the final Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the season where Canadians Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford, Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier, Liam Firus and Kevin Reynolds will be competing.

Watch live as Canada's best bobsleigh athletes are in action at the third World Cup stop of the season in Whistler. B.C.

Watch live as Canada's best bobsleigh athletes are in action at the third World Cup stop of the season in Whistler. B.C.

Faced with a huge price tag for hosting what amounts to a two-week party, cities around the world are no longer clamouring for the Olympics. Now the IOC is trying to rein in costs to make the Games more attractive.

A year removed from having his 2015-16 season wiped out following reconstructive knee surgery, Canadian skier Dustin Cook is feeling "stronger than ever" for Sunday's super-G race at Lake Louise, Alta. (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 3 p.m. local).

A full season removed from having his 2015-16 season wiped out following reconstructive knee surgery, Canada's Dustin Cook is feeling "stronger than ever" for Sunday's super-G race at Lake Louise, Alta. (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 3 p.m. local).

Adam Lowry and Patrik Laine scored in the Winnipeg Jets' fifth victory in six games, 2-1 over the slumping Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Filip Forsberg scored a pair of power-play goals and Kyle Turris had the only goal in a shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

Nick Bjugstad scored Florida's only goal in regulation and the game-winning goal in a shootout as the Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a career-high 38 points, including 12 during a 28-0 run in the third quarter that sent the New York Knicks to a 108-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal in seven games, Jakub Vrana had two goals for the first time in his career and the Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Josh Anderson scored two minutes into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets their fifth straight win, 1-0 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

Jujhar Khaira scored to break a 2-2 tie in the second period, and the Edmonton Oilers went on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Rookie Brock Boeser scored two more goals to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.