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Penalties are up more than 17 per cent over the same time a year ago and are playing a substantial role in several series. Through 19 games in the first round, there have been nearly 10 penalties per game. Last year, there was an average of eight penalties called through 20 games.

Monday night's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals has been postponed due to inclement weather damaging the roof at Rogers Centre.

The Toronto Blue Jays' game on Monday night is is in jeopardy after the roof of the Rogers Centre sustained damage from chunks of ice that came crashing down from the nearby CN Tower.

Calgary city council voted on Monday to continue to explore the possibility of bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Krista DuChene of Strathroy, Ont., put on a late charge in the rain, cold and wind of Monday's Boston Marathon, finishing third in a time of two hours 44 minutes 20 seconds. Hamilton's Reid Coolsaet placed ninth in the men's race in 2:25:02.

Milos Raonic rebounded after a shaky first set to defeat Monegasque wild card Lucas Catarina 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov didn't fare as well, falling in straight sets.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov will miss Game 3 on Monday against the visiting Boston Bruins (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET) because of a lower-body injury.

Shapovalov lost in straight sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-3, 6-4, ending his tournament at the Monte Carlo Masters in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.

Raonic defeated Monaco's Lucas Catarina 2-1, to advance to the Round of 32 at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.

Chan joined CBC's John Northcott to reflect on his storied figure skating career, and his decision to retire from the sport at 27-years-old.

James Neal scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:37 to play, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a third-period deficit to move to the brink of the expansion franchise's first playoff series victory with a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night.

Patrick Chan is the latest in a long line of Canadian men who have made the leap from figure skating champion to figure skating legend, writes CBC Sports' expert Pj Kwong.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 54 saves, Matt Calvert scored the winner 12:22 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets overcame two goals from Alex Ovechkin beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 in Game 2 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise scored power-play goals in the first period for the spark Minnesota was missing on the road, and the Wild used a four-goal second to roar back in the first-round playoff series with a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.

Marc Kennedy and Jill Officer both announced earlier this year that they'd be stepping away from the game they've played most of their lives. Their farewell tour has been rather impressive — it continued Sunday afternoon in Toronto.

Boston began the anniversary of the attacks Sunday with Mayor Marty Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker laying wreaths early in the morning at the spots along downtown Boylston Street where two bombs killed three spectators and maimed more than 260 others April 15, 2013.

Victor Oladipo scored 32 points and the Indiana Pacers held off Cleveland's second-half rally for a stunning 98-80 victory Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference series, handing LeBron James and the Cavaliers' their first loss in the opening round in eight years.

Trailing the top-seeded Predators 2-0 in the first-round series, the Avalanche return Monday to a building that's certainly been something to write home about this season. The Maple Leafs and Devils find themselves in similar predicaments.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists and Matt Murray stopped 26 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins silence a raucous Philadelphia crowd and beat the Flyers 5-1 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists and Matt Murray stopped 26 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins silence a raucous Philadelphia crowd and beat the Flyers 5-1 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.