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William Karlsson scored a natural hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.

Wil Tomchuk scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Alberta Golden Bears came back to defeat the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 4-2 Sunday in the U Sports men's hockey final.

Naomi Osaka routed Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-3, 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open in a matchup of 20-year-old rising stars and earn the first title of her career.

Juan Martin del Potro rallied from three match points down in the third set and beat top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (2) to win the BNP Paribas Open and hand the Swiss superstar his first loss of the year.

Juan Martin del Potro rallied from three match points down in the third set and beat top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (2) to win the BNP Paribas Open and hand the Swiss superstar his first loss of the year.

Russell Westbrook scored 37 points and recorded his 102nd career triple-double, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat Toronto 132-125 and snap the Raptors' franchise-record-tying run of consecutive wins at 11 Sunday.

Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., won the 1,000-metre race on Sunday for his second gold medal at the world short track speed skating championships in Montreal.

Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, Que., won the 1,000-metre race on Sunday for his second gold medal at the world short track speed skating championships in Montreal.

Xavier is the second No. 1 seed to bow out of the NCAA Tournament. Florida State beat the Musketeers 75-70 to move on to the Sweet 16, where the Seminoles will face Gonzaga.

Vincent Edwards scored 20 points and Dakota Mathias made a clutch 3-pointer with 14.2 seconds left, helping second-seeded Purdue over 10th-seeded Butler hold on for a 76-73 win Sunday in the second round.

The Nevada Wolf Pack just keeps digging out of deep holes. And now they're on their way to Nevada's first Sweet 16 since 2004.

Vincent Edwards scored 20 points and Dakota Mathias made a clutch 3-pointer with 14.2 seconds left, helping second-seeded Purdue over 10th-seeded Butler hold on for a 76-73 win Sunday in the second round.

Mike McEwen defeated Brad Gushue 3 and 1 Sunday in the final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Elite 10 match play competition.

With the World Cup season in the rearview mirror for many winter sports, here's a look at some of the athletes who were awarded Crystal Globes for their efforts.

Canada's Ivanie Blondin finished second in the women's mass start event at the speed skating World Cup finals in Minsk, Belarus on Saturday. She picked up 120 points for her silver medal to finish third in the overall mass start standings.

Canada's Alex Harvey capped his cross-country ski World Cup season with a second-place finish in Sunday's men's 15-kilometre pursuit.

Canadian Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury finished on the top of the podium in his final World Cup event of the 2017-18 season, wrapping up the season with a gold medal, as well as two Crystal Globes as overall moguls champion as well as top freestyle skier across all disciplines.

Viktoria Rebensburg won her third season title in the giant slalom on Sunday without hitting the slopes at the World Cup finals in Are, Sweden.

The Canadian Paralympic Committee's slogan coming into Pyeongchang was "Greatness is Rare" - but for 10 days in South Korea, Canada's 55 athletes, the largest winter delegation ever, proved greatness was abundant.

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 action from the men's and women's World Cup giant slalom and slalom events in Sweden.

Canada's para ice hockey players could barely watch as a massive U.S. flag was brought out onto the ice by the gold-winning Americans. But for veteran Canadians who have experienced the highs and lows of the Paralympics, they know the future looks bright.

Here's a quick recap of all the important Paralympic news you might have missed overnight.

Para nordic star Mark Arendz leads the way at the Pyeongchang closing ceremony starting Sunday at 6 a.m. ET as the Canadian contingent celebrates its best-ever Winter Paralympics performance.

In his first game against his former team, newly acquired Maple Leaf Tomas Plekanec is shown some love by his former teammates.

Morocco would need to spend almost $16 billion to prepare to host the 2026 World Cup, with every proposed stadium and training ground built from scratch or renovated, the bid said Saturday.

Markus Nutivaara scored a power-play goal in the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Saturday night.

Curtis McElhinney made 33 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Saturday to extend their club-record home winning streak to 12 straight games.

Canada's para ice hockey team lost an overtime thriller to the United States in the gold-medal game, falling 2-1 at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Watch Paralympic cross-country skiing finals featuring the 4x2.5km mixed and open relays in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The Winnipeg Jets can thank their own St. Patrik for their success this season and potentially for years to come.

The Paralympic movement has grown significantly in the past 30 years and it will continue to progress thanks to a partnership with the International Olympic Committee that runs until 2032.

Watch Paralympic Alpine skiing coverage of the women's standing, sitting and visually impaired slalom - first runs from Pyeongchang, South Korea.

One minute Dmitry Kulikov was feeling fine, the next moment he wasn't. And now the Winnipeg Jets' defenseman will undergo back surgery and miss at least eight weeks.

A report on Calgary's potential Olympic bid released Friday incorrectly stated that the city had confirmed financial support from the federal and provincial governments.