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International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel has begun his push to have the NHL players at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. "We have to find the money somehow, some way," he said at the world junior championship in Buffalo.

The field at the Olympic mixed curling trials in Portage la Prairie, Man., is filled with of some of the most impressive players in curling. But as the playoffs near some lesser known teams are atop the standings and showing no signs of slowing down.

Geoff Walker and Laura Crocker locked up first place in their pool with a 9-6 win over Brendan Bottcher and Dana Ferguson on Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship in Portage la Prairie, Man.

​Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman defeated Reid Carruthers and Jill Officer 8-2 to finish the round robin unbeaten Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship.

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 Canada's best bobsleigh and skeleton athletes in action at a World Cup stop in Altenberg, Germany,

Watch live action from the freestyle skiing World Cup moguls event in Calgary, featuring Canadian stars Mikael Kingsbury and Justine Dufour-Lapointe.

Watch live action from the luge World Cup in Konigssee, Germany, as Saturday's action begins with the doubles event, with runs scheduled for 5:15 a.m. ET and 7 a.m. ET.

Watch action from the men's alpine World Cup giant slalom event in Adelboden, Switzerland.

Watch live action from the women's alpine World Cup super-G event in Kranjska Gora in Slovenia.

Sweeting/Gushue defeat Stewart/Stewart 9-6 in Draw 14 at Portage la Prairie, Man

Tiger Woods announced Thursday he will play the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 25 at Torrey Pines, the San Diego course where he has won eight times.

Defenceman Victor Mete will be in the lineup when Canada faces the Czech Republic on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET in the semifinal of the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called potential talks between North and South Korea "a good thing," and the South Korean presidency said he had agreed there would be no military drills with South Korea during next month's Winter Olympics.

Marcel Hirscher won a men's World Cup slalom on Thursday for his 50th career victory. The six-time overall champion from Austria became only the fourth male skier to reach that mark, joining Alberto Tomba (50), Hermann Maier (54) and Ingemar Stenmark (86).

Striker Tomasz Radzinski and defender Candace Chapman lead the list of players eligible for Canada Soccer Hall of Fame consideration in 2018. The Canadian Soccer Association also has released its new framework for Hall of Fame eligibility and entry.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday announced the re-signing of Jeremiah Masoli, one day after trading fellow quarterback Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Desjardins/Desjardins win a close one over Tuck/Tuck 8-6 in Draw 13 at Portage la Prairie, Man

The Edmonton Oilers are toiling near the bottom of the NHL standings with a record of 17-20-3 and will have their work cut out for them if they hope to get back into the playoff mix. Oilers Radio Network analyst Bob Stauffer spoke to CBC Sports, detailing the team's problems while also offering hope.

A broken pole and brutal race conditions weren’t enough to keep Canadian Alex Harvey from his second-straight top-five finish on the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf, Germany on Thursday.

January is here, which means the NFL playoffs are back. In the AFC, the usual suspects remain on top, but can a surprise team like the Bills make a run? Meanwhile, the NFC field looks to be wide open.

Watch as Canada's best speed skaters compete for the right to represent their country at the Winter Games. Coverage continues on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET with the men's 10,000 and women's 5,000.

Watch as Canada's best speed skaters compete for the right to represent their country at the Winter Games. Coverage begins on Thursday with the men's 5,000 and the women's 3,000.

It's easy to assume introverts are better suited for individual sports, while extroverts are drawn to team sports. But it's not that simple, writes Dr. Nicole Forrester in the first instalment of her Mind Games series.

Rising from the ashes of defeat in December, Jennifer Jones and Mark Nichols are a high-powered duo at the mixed doubles Olympic trials.

Andreas Athanasiou scored six seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.

Edmonton Oilers forward Patrick Maroon was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for interference against Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty.

Two executives for U.S. Figure Skating warned against any potential American boycott of the Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid will serve as captain of the Pacific Division team in the NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament this month in Tampa, Florida.

Looking like a team that might be turning a corner after missing the playoffs two straight years, the rebuilding Canucks were 14-10-4 and sitting third in the Pacific Division when Bo Horvat limped off against the Carolina Hurricanes in early December. They've since lost 10 of 12.

The new Olympic sport of mixed curling has made for some interesting partnerships.

It will be up to the Montreal Canadiens' top players to turn the team's fortunes around in the second half of the NHL season.

The Calgary Flames may be in playoff contention nearing the halfway point of their regular season, but they have lots of company.

Underselling your team's chances against Canada is becoming a popular tactic among coaches at the world junior hockey championship.