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Alex Harvey finished eighth on Saturday in a skate-ski sprint race that marked his return to the World Cup cross-country circuit.

For a second straight year, Marcus Kleveland took home gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle competition at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. The Norwegian edged out Canadians Darcy Sharpe (91.00) and Mark McMorris (90.00) with a second run score of 93.66.

The NHL announced its list of participants for Saturday night's All-Star skills competition, which can be seen live on cbcsports.ca or the CBC Sports app beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid retained his crown as the league's fastest skater, edging out Lightning forward Brayden Point at the All-Star skills competition in Tampa Bay, Fla. on Saturday.

Connor McDavid is the fastest skater, Johnny Gaudreau has the best puck control, Brock Boeser has the most accurate shot, and all three wowed fans of their respective Canadian clubs at the NHL All-Star game skills competition in Tampa Bay, Fla. on Saturday.

Low on numbers due to injuries and some high-profile departures, the Toronto Wolfpack have signed forward Jack Buchanan and utility back Nick Rawsthorne.

Wendy Holdener won a World Cup combined race by a big margin on Friday and set herself up as the favourite for the Olympic gold medal in February.

Beat Feuz won the last men's World Cup downhill race before the Olympics to underline his status as a gold-medal favourite on Saturday.

DeMarcus Cousins had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists before seriously injuring his left Achilles tendon, and New Orleans survived a furious Houston rally for a 115-113 victory on Friday night.

Calgary's Chris Robanske raced to a silver medal in snowboard cross at the World Cup event in Bansko, Bulgaria on Saturday.

Boyang Jin of China jumped his way to gold at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in the last international competition before the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Caroline Wozniacki has won her first Grand Slam singles title in her 43rd major, beating top-seeded Simona Halep 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 in the Australian Open final.

Winnipeg's Kerri Einarson has secured the 16th and final spot for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Einarson defeated Calgary's Chelsea Carey 7-4 Friday night in a wild-card draw for the last open spot in the field.

For the second straight year, Canada's Max Parrot edged Norway's Marcus Kleveland to win snowboard big air gold at the Winter X Games.

Ricky Rubio drained a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz edged the Toronto Raptors 97-93 on Friday night at Air Canada Centre.

Canada fell 4-3 in penalty kicks against Mexico on Friday in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship — delaying a potential berth in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

For the first time in 29 months, a PGA Tour event will feature Tiger Woods on the weekend.

The Canadian women's sevens team advanced into the Sydney Sevens semifinals with a 28-12 victory over France on Saturday.

The Canadian women's sevens team advanced into the Sydney Sevens semifinals with a 28-12 victory over France on Saturday.

The Canadian women's sevens team failed to get past rival New Zealand in the semifinals of the Sydney Sevens series on Saturday in Australia. Canada will now face Russia in the bronze medal match on Saturday (10:10 p.m. ET, CBCSports.ca).

The NHL All-Star Game is being played in Tampa Bay for the first time since Wayne Gretzky made his last appearance in the showcase and many still questioned whether the league could prosper in a non-traditional market better known for sunshine and beaches than winning hockey.

The same bettor who took this city's legal sports books for millions of dollars on the World Series is looking to cash in again at the Super Bowl.

​The man who killed NFL running back Joe McKnight in a December 2016 road-rage confrontation was found guilty of manslaughter Friday by a jury in suburban New Orleans.