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Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson offered a touching tribute to the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Friday.

Ottawa's Rachel Homan remained winless at the Players' Championship, losing her final round-robin game 8-3 to Scotland's Eve Muirhead in Friday's evening draw.

Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones defeated South Korea's EunJung Kim 8-2 on Friday afternoon to remain unbeaten at the Players' Championship.

The Toronto Blue Jays placed slugger Josh Donaldson on the 10-day disabled list Friday due to right shoulder inflammation.

Three-time Olympian Patrick Chan, whose legendary figure skating skills and artistry on the ice have delighted Canadian fans over the past 10 years, has retired at age 27.

​New York Mets starting catcher Travis d'Arnaud will have season-ending Tommy John surgery, the team announced on Friday. Backup catcher Kevin Plawecki has also been put on the 10-day DL with a broken hand.

Olympic champion, world champion and Canadian champion curlers have all congregated in downtown Toronto this week for the 26th Players’ Championship. It’s the second-last stop on this year’s Grand Slam of Curling circuit. There’s a lot of money on the line too — the $300,000 purse makes it the biggest of the season.

The Dallas Cowboys have released Dez Bryant, deciding salary cap relief with the star receiver's declining production outweighs the risk of him returning to All-Pro form with another team.

Ken Hitchcock, the most successful head coach in Dallas Stars history, is retiring after 22 seasons behind an NHL bench.

Ken Hitchcock, the most successful head coach in Dallas Stars history, is retiring after 22 seasons behind an NHL bench.

The Canadian diving pair finished 2nd in the men's synchronized 3-metre springboard final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Pole vaulter Alysha Newman's record-setting performance highlighted another big day for Canada that saw the country win 14 more medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Newman was one of 4 Canadian track and field medallists on day 9 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Watch the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on CBCSports.ca beginning on Sunday, April 15 at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Danielle Lappage, Emily Schaefer and Jordan Steen all added to Canada's impressive wrestling medal count on day 9 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Canada's women's rugby sevens team is thrilled to be taking part in their event's Commonwealth Games debut, but just being there isn't enough. They came to Australia to win gold.

Canada scored 24 points in the 1st half on their way to a dominating win over South Africa to open the Rugby Sevens pool round at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Philippe Volek, 14, was kicked out of class for wearing a red and blue soccer shirt to his high school in Sainte-Adèle, north of Montreal, for Jersey Day. He was told to take it off or go home. He chose to leave.

What seemed six months ago to be a foregone conclusion is now up in the air. Thanks to Stephen Curry’s ankle and LeBron James’ lacklustre teammates, Golden State and Cleveland are no longer mortal locks to meet in the Finals.

Evander Kane scored two goals in his first career playoff game and Martin Jones made 25 saves as the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Thursday night in their first-round series opener.

Filip Forsberg scored twice in the third period and the Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the first-round Western Conference series.

Artemi Panarin scored 6:02 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

The Maple Leafs made a boatload of blunders against Boston on Thursday and as a result, they find themselves behind 1-0 in their opening-round series after a 5-1 drubbing by the Bruins.

The Maple Leafs made a boatload of blunders against Boston on Thursday and as a result, they find themselves behind 1-0 in their opening-round series after a 5-1 drubbing by the Bruins.

Bruins instigator has found a new tactic​

​Ondrej Palat recorded a goal and two assists as the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils, 5-2, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarter-finals on Thursday.

Brad Marchand, David Backes and David Krejci each scored a power-play goal, and Tuukka Rask stopped 26 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid headlines Canada's initial 18-player roster released Thursday for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Two Indian athletes have been kicked out of the Commonwealth Games after being found with needles at the athletes village.

Two Indian athletes have been kicked out of the Commonwealth Games after being found with needles at the athletes village.

Canadian Kia Nurse was selected 10th overall by the New York Liberty at the WNBA draft Thursday night while A'ja Wilson was the top pick of the Las Vegas Aces.

Brooke Henderson remained bogey-free to take the Lotte Championship lead halfway through the second round Thursday.

For a young team, the Winnipeg Jets showed a resiliency and ability to adjust this regular season worthy of a veteran squad. Those qualities are being put to the test again early in the playoffs.