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Tongan cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua joked that he has two immediate goals when he competes in his first Winter Olympic event on Friday — don't hit a tree and finish before they turn off the lights.

Tongan cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua joked that he has two immediate goals when he competes in his first Winter Olympic event on Friday — don't hit a tree and finish before they turn off the lights.

Food is a big deal for Olympians, and it's usually much more complicated than ice cream and sandwiches: the very specific, highly calibrated fuel they put in their bodies — for energy, for health, for warmth, for a psychological and physiological edge — is an important part of what makes them excel.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed left handed pitcher Jaime Garcia to a one-year contract for the 2018 season worth $8 million on Thursday.

An impressive list of veterans may be available at the NHL trade deadline on Feb. 26, but the question is how many teams will be shopping and what they are willing to pay.

Canada's Tristan Walker, Justin Snith, Sam Edney and Alex Gough seized silver on what will go down as a day of redemption on Thursday at the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea.

Canada's Ivanie Blondin is on the oval for the 5,000 metres, while Patrick Chan is on the rink in the men's figure skating short program.

Chris Bosh wants to resume his basketball career two years after medicalissues forced him to the sidelines.

Marian Gaborik admitted getting traded to the Ottawa Senators came as a surprise, but intends on making the best of the situation.

Cleveland's Trevor Bauer, Houston's Collin McHugh and Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi won their salary arbitration cases Thursday, and Toronto's Marcus Stroman and Minnesota's Kyle Gibson lost.

After a pair of disappointing Olympic finishes, and with his sport passing him by in some ways, Patrick Chan has decided to skate for himself at his final Winter Games.

Of all the figure skating events in Pyeongchang, the path to the top of the men's podium is the one with the most contenders and obstacles. The winner will have to overcome immense pressure and put together back-to-back clean programs — easier said than done.

DeMar DeRozan heads to Los Angeles this weekend appreciative of how far he's come in life and basketball.

The men's hockey team completed a marvellous day for Team Canada at the Winter Olympic Games, scoring a 5-1 win over Switzerland in its opener on Thursday to reverse the early trend of upsets in the tournament.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is departing spring training for his home in Parkland, Florida, to offer support in the wake of a deadly shooting at his former high school.

After years of feeling like he was on the verge of something special, but not being able to prove it, Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen became an Olympic champion Thursday by winning gold in the 10,000 metres for his second medal of the 2018 Games.

Former NHL players Rene Bourque and Wojtek Wolski scored twice to lead Canada to a tournament-opening 5-1 win over Switzerland on Thursday at the Olympics in South Korea.

Team Sweden defeated Rachel Homan's Team Canada 7-6 in an extra end in women's curling round robin Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sweden improved to 2-0 while Canada fell to 0-2.

The North American rivals have met in four of five Olympic finals since women's hockey made its debut in 1998 in Nagano, Japan, which was the only time the U.S. managed to wrestle gold from the Canadians.

Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen has won a gold medal in men's 10,000-metre speed skating at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Two Canadian teams improved to 3-0 at the Winter Olympics and a pair of figure skaters added to their medal haul. Here's what you missed while you slept, and what's still come later today.

A penalty shot, a couple pucks off the post, two disallowed goals, a frantic finish and a post-game scrum in the crease. All of that was part of another classic women's hockey battle between Canada and the Team USA. The win also extended Canada's Olympic win streak to 23.

Kevin Koe and Team Canada robbed Norway of its first men's curling win of the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Thursday.

The Canadian women's hockey team did come away with a 2-1 win over the U.S. in one of the more intense games these two clubs have played recently. And while the win was a momentum builder for the Canadians, the U.S. women have no reason to be down.

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford came to Pyeongchang with one goal in mind: to be on the Olympic podium. After a solid short program where they finished in third place, they executed a season's best to earn bronze.

These are the posts that resonated with Canadians today. Here's what Canadians were double-tapping on our Instagram feed today.

French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier repeated as Olympic gold medallist in men's snowboard cross Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Canadian Chris Robanske was injured in a semifinal crash.

French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier repeated as Olympic gold medallist in men's snowboard cross Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Nick Bjugstad scored a goal and added an assist as the Florida Panthers overcame a shaky start to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Wednesday night.

South Korea has never been close to an Olympic medal in any sliding sport, and Yun Sungbin — the one his nation identified as the slider with the most potential of becoming a star at these games — is expected to change all that.

Canada scored twice in the second period and withstood a barrage from the United States en route to a 2-1 win in women’s hockey action at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Semyon Varlamov made 44 saves for his first victory in more than a month and the Colorado Avalanche matched the franchise record of 10 straight home wins, beating he Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Wednesday night.

Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford captured a bronze medal in the pairs event at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Thursday.

Aksel Lund Svindal has won the men's downhill in Pyeongchang, making the 35-year-old Norwegian the oldest-ever Olympic gold medalist in alpine skiing.

Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 10 assists, Serge Ibaka also scored 20 points and the Toronto Raptors cruised into the All-Star break with their seventh straight victory, 122-98 over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Nazem Kadri scored a hat trick and Frederik Andersen made a career-high 54 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Wednesday.

Rachel Homan and her Team Canada rink stumbled out of the start of their gold medal pursuit, losing 8-4 to South Korea in the first draw of the Olympic women's curling tournament.

American Mikaela Shiffrin won the Olympic gold medal in women's giant slalom. She used a hard-charging final run to win her second career Olympic gold meda.

Manuela Moelgg set the pace in the first run of the giant slalom on Thursday, the Italian edging out American Mikaela Shiffrin as the women's alpine skiing events finally got under way in Pyeongchang.

South Korea's Yun Sung-bin sits in first after Heat 1 of the men's skeleton, clocking a time of 50.28 seconds Thursday in Pyeongchang.

Canadian snowboarder Baptise Brochu has pulled out of the men's snowboard cross competition after suffering an injury in training.