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The Memphis Grizzlies have fired coach David Fizdale, with the team at 7-12 and a day after he benched centre Marc Gasol for the fourth quarter of an eighth straight loss.

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog has been suspended for four games without pay by the NHL for cross-checking Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk.

All eyes are on Tiger Woods and his return to golf, even the players he has to beat. Especially the players.

The mind-boggling speeds and incomparable heights Canada's winter athletes reach in pursuit of Olympic gold can appear unfathomable. If this seems scary to you don't worry, it scares them, too.

Five more Russian competitors from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including two gold medallists, have been banned for life over anti-doping rule violations, the IOC said on Monday.

Toronto FC's Greg Vanney has been named coach of the year in Major League Soccer. The 43-year-old former U.S. international received 37.07 per cent of votes by MLS team officials, players and media. Atlanta's Gerardo "Tata" Martino was second.

Erin McLeod is back with Canada's women's soccer team after her third knee surgery, and while it's not the 34-year-old's first rodeo, she acknowledges she has had to learn some hard lessons recently.

The Edmonton Oilers finally made the playoffs last season after years of lowly finishes and high draft picks. But this year, Connor McDavid and Co. have been unable to build off that success and now need a spectacular finish to make the playoffs.

Toronto fans will get a chance this week to congratulate the Argonauts for their wild Grey Cup win against the Calgary Stampeders.

Toronto fans will get a chance this week to congratulate the Argonauts for their wild Grey Cup win against the Calgary Stampeders.

It was a jam-packed weekend of high-performance sport around the world, including the triumphant return of snowboarder Mark McMorris to World Cup competition and a major medal haul by Canadian bobsleigh and skeleton athletes in Whistler, B.C.

Matt Black's interception in the end zone with eight seconds left in the Grey Cup sealed the Toronto Argonauts' thrilling upset victory over Calgary on Sunday night. It also made good on a promise he made to his daughter, Ava.

Matt Black's interception in the end zone with eight seconds left in the Grey Cup will be etched in the minds of players, coaches and fans alike for a very long time. It was the play that sealed the 27-24 victory for the Toronto Argonauts.

Fatal mistakes late in the game cost the Calgary Stampeders a shot at redemption Sunday as they were defeated in the Grey Cup for a second straight year, this time 27-24 at the hands of the Toronto Argonauts.

In the twilight of the country's 150th anniversary celebrations, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 in the nation's capital in a night jam-packed with Canadiana.

Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal as time expired to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 31-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.

Jerome Messam wasn't necessarily at a loss for words after being named most valuable Canadian at the 105th Grey Cup, he just didn't want to share any of them.

DeVier Posey was named most valuable player as the Argos went on to beat the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 in the 105th Grey Cup.

One of Canada's most successful hockey coaches says it's time athletes and managers started talking about mental health.

The Toronto Argonauts stunned the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 to win the 105th Grey Cup in the nation's capital.

The crash of a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos near Tisdale, Sask., in April that left 16 people dead was a tragedy that brought hockey fans and Canadians together in grief, but also in celebration of the nation's most unifying pastime.

Ryan Strome broke a tie early in the third period and Cam Talbot made 23 saves in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday night.

The Calgary Stampeders battled the elements to take a 17-8 lead over the Toronto Argonauts after a messy, snow-covered first half at the 105th Grey Cup.

​Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 32-yard field goal with 53 seconds left shortly after Toronto tied the game on Cassius Vaughn's Grey Cup-record 109-yard fumble return, and the Argonauts stunned the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 in the 105th Grey Cup final.

Tyrod Taylor did exactly what he spent the first half of the season doing, back when the Buffalo Bills were off to a hot start and his job was never in question.

Canada's Gabrielle Daleman fell out of podium position to finish eighth at Skate America on Sunday.