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It was a Canadian sweep atop the podium at the final halfpipe ski World Cup event of the season, with Cassie Sharpe winning the women's competition and Noah Bowman winning the men's event on Thursday.

Canada's Adam Hadwin seemed as surprised as anyone that he dispatched world No. 1 Dustin Johnson so easily at the WGC-Match Play in Austin, Texas on Thursday.

Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro skated to a personal-best score of 133.84 in the pairs free skate en route to a sixth-place finish at the world figure skating championships in Milan, Italy.

CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian USport Curling Championships from Leduc, Alta., beginning on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian U Sports Curling Championships from Leduc, Alta., continuing Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.

CBC Sports will have live coverage of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Curling Championships from Leduc, Alta.,

Plagued by injuries over his first three major league seasons, Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis has been a full participant in this spring training for the first time in years. "It's nice to be a normal guy [in camp], not a rehab guy."

New research from doctors at Western University in Ontario casts doubt on existing return-to-play protocols in youth hockey designed to help players who have suffered concussions.

Auston Matthews had a goal in his return from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for 10 games and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night.

Toronto centre Auston Matthews will make his return from a shoulder injury when the Maple Leafs visit the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov avoided a late collapse to defeat Serbia's Victor Troicki 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) in his first-round match at the Miami Open.

Winnipeg Jets star forward Patrik Laine should be back on the ice in a week or two, according to head coach Paul Maurice, after blocking a shot with his left ankle during Tuesday night's overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Winnipeg Jets' star forward Patrik Laine should be back on the ice in a week or two, according to head coach Paul Maurice, after blocking a shot with his left ankle during Tuesday night's overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings.

With Canadian legend Patrick Chan absent from this year's world championships, and his career likely coming to an end, a worlds rookie improbably stepped up to fill the void on Thursday in Milan, Italy.

Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy will lead a team of musicians in a matchup against former NHLers at the Juno Cup on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET in Burnaby, B.C.

Former Canadian Olympic team captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall has resigned from the CWHL's board of governors to speak publicly about the need for one women's hockey league.

Canada's Jennifer Jones extended her winning streak to nine games Thursday morning with an 8-7 victory over Russia's Victoria Moiseeva at the world women's curling championship.

Canada extended its winning streak to 10 games on Thursday evening with a 14-6 victory over Italy's Diana Gaspari.

Listing factors that have helped the Florida Panthers' turnaround, GM Dale Tallon points to many things. But there's something else to consider — namely goalie Roberto Luongo's emotional speech and the team's response to a recent high school shooting.

Italian champion Juventus will face the MLS all-stars in 2018, the league announced Thursday. The storied soccer club from Turin will play the all-stars at the 71,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Aug. 1.

Chen holds a slim lead over Russia's Mikhail Kolyada heading into the free program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Milan.

Canada's Keegan Messing skated to a new personal best in the men's short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Milan, Italy. The 26-year-old scored 93.00 to sit sixth heading into Saturday's free program.

The Sherwood Park, Alta. native scored a 93.00 in the short program, to sit in sixth place at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Milan.

Victoria Coates will headline a group of eight first-time Canadian competitors at the World Half Marathon Championships in València, Spain on Saturday (CBCSports.ca, 11:50 a.m. ET), a little more than three years after losing her love for running.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't the most talented kid growing up. But the Canadian's relentless work ethic and the countless hours spent studying video have helped him blossom into a basketball standout at the University of Kentucky.

John Gibson stopped 29 shots to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

Sidney Crosby ignited a rally with a highlight-reel goal and became the third active player with 700 career assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

LeBron James scored 35 points and added 17 assists, his last setting up a late a 3-pointer by Kevin Love, and the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers ended Toronto's nine-game road winning streak with a 132-129 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors on Wednesday.

Hank Ilesic, Scott Flory, Tom Hugo, Brent Johnson and Barron Miles have been announced as the player class for this year's CFL's Hall of Fame.

Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro opened the figure skating world championships with a 10th-place finish in the pairs short program.

Paul Stastny is no stranger to the highs and lows of playoff hockey, and he aims to use that experience to help his Winnipeg Jets go as far as they can in the coming playoffs.