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If fans are confused about what constitutes goaltender interference in the NHL, well so are the players. At least that was the feeling players expressed Friday as the Anaheim Ducks and Montreal both practised at the Canadiens' training centre.

From the youngest player, 25-year-old Christian Thomas, to the oldest, a pair of 37-somethings in Chris Lee and Chris Kelly, the dream has begun in earnest for the journeymen of the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team.

Commissioner Randy Ambrosie offered a solution Friday to CFL players looking to make more money: Find an off-season job.

Denis Shapovalov defeated Viktor Galovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 Friday to even Canada's Davis Cup World Group tie against Croatia at 1-1.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquired defensive lineman Charleston Hughes on Friday in a trade with the Calgary Stampeders.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Friday afternoon they acquired defensive lineman Charleston Hughes, after he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from the Calgary Stampeders.

Chris Le Bihan and the rest of Canada's bobsled staff have discussed how the program might go about developing more athletes like Kaillie Humphries. The consensus comes back the same every time — don't even bother trying.

Toronto and Ottawa will each host a FIBA World Cup Americas qualifier game this summer, Canada Basketball announced Friday. Canada is in Group D along with Bahamas, Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Watch the Toronto Wolfpack take on the Leigh Centurions on Sunday at 10 a.m. ET in the season opener for both clubs.

The Toronto Wolfpack open their second season Sunday at Leigh Centurions, hoping to put a rocky rugby pre-season behind them. CBC Sports will live stream every Toronto Wolfpack game this season.

Canada will send 225 athletes and 87 coaches to the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, its largest-ever delegation for a Winter Games.

A father of three victims has apologized in a Michigan court after lunging at Larry Nassar during the former sports doctor's sentencing hearing Friday on sexual assault charges of girls and women under his care.

A father of three victims of Larry Nassar has tried to attack the disgraced former sports doctor during a court hearing in Michigan.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will miss two months with a broken left hand, but he does not need surgery. The five-time all-star broke the fifth metacarpal Tuesday night in the first quarter of a loss at Detroit.

This Sunday, the 52nd Super Bowl game pits last year's winners, New England Patriots against the underdog Philadelphia Eagles — and the field is brimming with politics.

The vice-president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday "the situation, [in] which we now find ourselves, is very chaotic" after 28 Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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 the world's best ski jumpers compete in Willingen, Germany.

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 as the world's best nordic combined athletes compete at the World Cup stop in Hakuba, Japan.

Watch live as the country's top badminton players square off in Toronto at the 2018 Yonex Canadian National Badminton Championships.

Watch the world's best ski jumpers compete in Willingen, Germany.

Watch live action from the Red Bull Crashed Ice event beginning on Saturday at 6 a.m. ET, from Jyväskylä, Finland.

Watch as World Cup snowboard cross stars go for gold in Feldberg, Germany.

Watch live coverage from the women's World Cup downhill event from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Saturday beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Watch as the world's best nordic combined athletes compete at the World Cup stop in Hakuba, Japan.

The only two-run sprint downhill scheduled for the women's World Cup this season has been called off after training was cancelled for a second straight day on Friday.

Organizers called off another training session Friday for the last women's World Cup downhill races before next week's Olympics, one day after bad weather cancelled the first session in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Watch all the action from the World Rugby Sevens Series tournament from Hamilton, New Zealand.

Rod Pedersen, the voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders the past 20 years, recently celebrated his third year sober. Being sober doesn’t mean an end to having fun, though, so when Pedersen heard about Sober Bowl parties, he wanted to host his own event.

Super Bowl LII ultimately boils down to whether Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles can topple the New England Patriots - perhaps the greatest NFL dynasty ever.

Super Bowl LII ultimately boils down to whether Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles can topple the New England Patriots - arguably the greatest NFL dynasty ever.

Brendan Gaunce scored his second goal of the game late in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks overcame an early deficit to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night.

Brendan Gaunce scored his second goal of the game late in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks overcame an early deficit to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night.

Brendan Gaunce scored his second goal of the game late in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks overcame an early deficit to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night.

J.T Compher scored in overtime as the Colorado Avalanche snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

J.T Compher scored in overtime as the Colorado Avalanche snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

Gerard Gallant downplayed the achievement his upstart Vegas Golden Knights reached with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.

Gerard Gallant downplayed the achievement his upstart Vegas Golden Knights reached with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.

Erik Karlsson's overtime game winner helped the Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday and snap Ottawa's six-game losing skid.

Cam Ward stopped 27 shots in his second shutout of the season, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Thursday night.

Curtis McElhinney stopped 25 shots to give the Toronto Maple Leafs their second straight shutout, 4-0 over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Curtis McElhinney stopped 25 shots to give the Toronto Maple Leafs their second straight shutout, 4-0 over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Commissioner Randy Ambrosie reiterated the CFL's stance on players under contract wanting to be released so they could pursue NFL opportunities Thursday.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been cleared from the concussion protocol and will play in Sunday's Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles.