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Canadian captain Christine Sinclair officially joined the ranks of the Order of Canada on Wednesday, billed as "the greatest player to have ever laced up soccer cleats for Team Canada."

Legendary hockey writer Red Fisher was remembered as a man who "demanded excellence" at a funeral attended by former hockey players and executives as well as several of his media colleagues on Wednesday.

David Beckham's plan to bring Major League Soccer back to South Florida is on the cusp of becoming reality. Beckham and his partners are planning a Monday event to formally announce Miami's new MLS team, as well as its name and logo.

San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson told reporters Wednesday that veteran centre Joe Thornton would miss at least two weeks and likely "several weeks" with medial collateral ligament damage in his right knee.

This season, after being traded for the second time in his NHL career, has been a breakout season for Brayden Schenn. In 50 games, he already has 20 goals and 49 points with 32 regular-season games remaining. Schenn's strong start has him going to his first all-star game in Tampa Bay this weekend.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Ski Jumping Canada on Wednesday announced that two athletes and a coach will head to Pyeongchang, South Korea to compete at the Olympics, which begin Feb. 9.

Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky has left the NHL team to address a potentially "career-threatening" personal matter, according to a report out of Columbus.

Canada is sending its largest-ever contingent of sliders to the Olympics, having secured three sleds each in the men's two and four-man bobsleigh events and the women's two-man event, plus six skeleton berths.

Watch live Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET as Team Canada reveals its Olympic bobsleigh and skeleton teams for the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Jordan Reaves put his head down and started to cry after he was acquitted of drug trafficking in a Winnipeg courtroom on Wednesday morning.

The wait is over for Canadian rugby fans, with a full slate of men's and women's Sevens World Series events coming up. It's set to be an entertaining few months and Canada is in prime position to make an impact.

Olympic medal hopeful Satoko Miyahara finished first in the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday, leading a Japanese sweep of the top three positions.

Canada's medal count at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary was modest. But, like the host country itself, several Canadian athletes used those Games as a springboard to bigger and better things.

Norwegian cross-country skier Petter Northug, who won two gold medals, silver and bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, has failed to qualify for next month's Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Click on the video above now as U.S. gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced in Lansing, Mich., after admitting to sexually assaulting athletes when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics.

Larry Nassar is sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts and other girls and women, capping a remarkable seven-day hearing that brought more than 150 victims, including Olympians, to court to face the disgraced Michigan osteopath.

Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun have learned their lesson. They won't make fun of Winnipeg again.

Bryan Little scored his second goal of the game 18 seconds into overtime, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

Loui Eriksson led Vancouver's early offensive explosion with two goals and an assist before the game was six minutes old, Brock Boeser scored twice in the second period, and the Canucks cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists and Ryan O'Reilly scored twice as the Buffalo Sabres earned an easy 5-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

Carter Hutton made 25 saves for his 10th career shutout and the St. Louis Blues got goals from Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko in a 3-0 victory over the struggling Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Jonathan Drouin scored and added two assists as the Montreal Canadiens ended the Colorado Avalanche's 10-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday.

LeBron James became the seventh player with 30,000 career points when he hit a jumper with one second left in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

LeBron James became the seventh player with 30,000 career points when he hit a jumper with one second left in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

Roger Federer, at 36 the oldest semifinalist in Melbourne in 41 years, beat long-time rival Tomas Berdych 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday at the Australian Open and will next face a challenge from the next generation in South Korea's Hyeon Chung, 21.

Angelique Kerber is through to the Australian Open semifinals after a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win over Madison Keys.

Defending an Olympic gold medal is a rare accomplishment, but what does it take to become a three-time champion?

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will make his fourth straight All-Star Game appearance after being chosen as a reserve Tuesday.

Canadians Brian McKeever and Collin Cameron captured medals Tuesday at the IPC World Cup para-nordic ski event.

Larry Nassar has admitted sexually assaulting athletes when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which is the sport's national governing organization and trains Olympians.

Drawing on themes of fair play and perseverance, the Canadian Olympic Committee launched its new "Virtue and Victory" campaign Tuesday.

All indications are the NHL and Seattle is on the verge of a marriage sometime this year. The arrival of an NHL franchise — likely in 2020 or 2021 depending on construction of a remodeled Seattle Center arena — will fill a void in the gloomy months of the sports calendar and drop the NHL into the biggest market in the country without a winter sports team.