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Canadian pilot Justin Kripps finished seventh in the 4-man bobsleigh race at the final event of the season in Konigssee, Germany on Sunday. As a result, Kripps concluded the season fourth in the overall standings, just one point shy of earning the bronze Crystal Globe.

Chelsea Carey won the Canadian Open curling tournament Sunday, downing Michelle Englot 10-5. Carey scored four in the eighth end to turn a close game into a blowout.

After recovering from a training crash which left him needing 62 stitches, American snowboarder Shaun White is backing himself to win the halfpipe gold in Pyeongchang next month even though he will be facing off against rivals who grew up idolizing him.

Meryeta Odine and Zoe Bergermann won a bronze medal in the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup women's team event in Erzurum, Turkey

Former Oilers player Paul Coffey is rejoining the organization as a skills and development coach, the team said in a media release Sunday.

Jim Johannson, the general manager of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team, has died just a couple weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Games. He was 53.

Ivanie Blondin topped the field in the women's 3,000-metre race at the World Cup event on Sunday in Erfurt, Germany. The Ottawa native clocked in a time of three minutes 59.47 seconds, edging out Antoinette de Jong of the Netherlands by 0.59 seconds.

Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway finally won his first World Cup slalom of the season Sunday, ending Marcel Hirscher's five-race winning streak.

Lara Gut won the final World Cup super-G before the Olympics on Sunday, signalling a return to form after knee surgery last season.

Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and two assists and Patrick Maroon scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers had a strong showing in their return from a week-long break, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Saturday.

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had all 22 of his points in the second half as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 115-109 on Saturday night.

Caroline Wozniacki is continuing to cash in on her second chance at the Australian Open, reaching the quarter-finals here for the first time since 2012 with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Magdelana Rybaricova on Sunday.

Caroline Wozniacki is continuing to cash in on her second chance at the Australian Open, reaching the quarterfinals here for the first time since 2012 with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Magdelana Rybaricova on Sunday.

The finals are set at the Canadian Open. Winnipeg's Michelle Englot toppled Sochi Olympic gold medallist Jennifer Jones 10-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday to grab her spot in the championship draw at the fourth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.

Connor Carrick scored the winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a two-goal deficit in the third period Saturday to defeat the Ottawa Senators 4-3.

David Pastrnak scored two goals and set up another as the Boston Bruins defeated Montreal on Saturday night 4-1 to sweep a set of three games in an eight-day period over the Canadiens.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have landed a veteran quarterback to backup Matt Nichols. The Bombers announced late Saturday evening they have signed a one-year contract with Darian Durant, just days after he was let go from the Montreal Alouettes.

He gained world-wide attention in 2016 when the video of him leading his nation into the Olympic stadium wearing only a Tongan mat wrapped around his waist went viral.

The head of Speed Skating Canada tells CBC News the organization is investigating “substantive” complaints against its head coach, Michael Crowe.

No NHL participation for the first time since 1994 threatens to upset the traditional world hockey order after Canada has won the past three best-on-best tournaments.

Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler scored in the shootout as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Flames 2-1 on Saturday afternoon, snapping Calgary's seven-game winning streak