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The stakes are high since a 30-second spot costs more than $5 million US for airtime alone. The goal is to capture the attention of the more than 110 million viewers expected to tune in to the big game on Feb. 4 — ideally by striking an emotional chord with the game audience that will rub off on brands.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman reiterates that he doesn't feel there's a path forward for a new arena in Calgary anytime soon.

Stacie Curtis came out on top in a battle of unbeaten teams at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Manitoba's Jennifer Jones and Kerri Einarson's wild-card entry both improved to 3-0 in Pool A at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

David Beckham and Major League Soccer officially announced the addition of a franchise in Miami on Monday.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady abruptly ended his weekly radiointerview Monday morning for a crude remark one of the hosts made about hisfive-year-old daughter last week.

Jason Day calmly sank an 18-inch birdie putt at 8:17 a.m. PST Monday in front of empty grandstands on No. 18 at Torrey Pines for his first PGA Tour win in 20 months.

While groups in B.C. and Ontario plan their entry into the new Major League Rugby circuit, there is already plenty of Canadian content south of the border with the Seattle Seawolves.

Veteran forward Jaromir Jagr cleared waivers Monday, a day after being waived by the Calgary Flames, and the expectation is the 45-year-old will be placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his NHL contract.

The Calgary Flames assigned Jaromir Jagr to Czech squad HC Kladno after the veteran forward cleared waivers on Monday.

The Cleveland Indians are removing the decades-old Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms after lengthy discussions between team owner Paul Dolan and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.

Erin Mielzynski, fresh off her second top-10 finish of the season, will lead 14 Canadian alpine skiers at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, starting Feb. 11.

The New York Islanders will split their regular season home games between Long Island's Nassau Coliseum and Brooklyn's Barclays Center beginning next year while a new arena is built at Belmont Park.

When the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team clashes with South Korea on Feb. 18 in Pyeongchang, you'll notice some very un-Korean names on the host side.

A fan art group that supports a bid for a CFL team in Halifax touched off a fiery debate online when it proposed naming the team after one of the country's greatest Maritime disasters.

Cross-country skiing star Alex Harvey headlines Canada's 11-member Olympic team heading to Pyeongchang, South Korea. Canada last reached a cross-country podium at the Winter Games in 2006.

Russia's team was banned from the upcoming Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Monday because of its doping past. The International Paralympic Committee said about 30-35 Russians will be allowed to compete in five sports as neutral athletes at the Games.

Ronda Rousey's next bout in the ring won't come in mixed martial arts but in the world of professional wrestling.

Olympic snowboarding champion Iouri Podladtchikov slammed hard into the top edge of the halfpipe at Sunday night's Winter X Games and was taken off the course on a stretcher.

Olympic snowboarding champion Iouri Podladtchikov slammed hard into the top edge of the halfpipe at Sunday night's Winter X Games and was taken off the course on a stretcher.

The World Anti-Doping Agency is looking into possible integrity issues with urine-collection bottles that were redesigned after the Russian Olympic doping scandal.

Fred VanVleet's career-high 25 points off the bench led the Toronto Raptors to a 123-111 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Air Canada Centre.

It appears Toronto FC has found one of its international targets as multiple reports have linked Gregory van der Wiel to the reigning MLS champs.

Rickard Rakell had two goals and rookie Brock Boeser, Johnny Gaudreau and Drew Doughty also scored to help the Pacific Division win the NHL All-Star game with a 5-2 victory over the Atlantic Division on Sunday.

Rickard Rakell had two goals and rookie Brock Boeser, Johnny Gaudreau and Drew Doughty also scored to help the Pacific Division win the NHL All-Star game with a 5-2 victory over the Atlantic Division on Sunday.

Tiger Woods was never in contention in his return to the PGA Tour. Yet he was "very pleased" with only his second PGA Tour event since he tied for 10th in the Wyndham Championship in August 2015.

Canada's Brooke Henderson shot a 72 to finish ninth at 6 under at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic on Sunday.

Tennessee's Delanie Walker caught two touchdown passes, including an 18-yarder with 1:31 remaining, and the AFC beat the NFC 24-23 in a rain-soaked Pro Bowl on Sunday.