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The contract extension discussions between Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers weren’t exactly of the back-and-forth variety. “There was really…

Scotland conceived rugby sevens in the 1880s yet it will not feature in the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games hosted by…

Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbours who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers…

Shohei Ohtani carried the injury-riddled Los Angeles Dodgers to baseball’s best record during the regular season. Tommy Edman joined the…

The New York Liberty finally have a WNBA championship after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a decisive…

Lionel Messi checked into the match early in the second half, the score tied and Inter Miami’s chances at breaking…

Ivanie Blondin and Graeme Fish captured more hardware at the Canadian long-track speedskating championships on Friday in Qiebec City. Blondin,…

There’ll be no playoff games this year for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats but head coach Scott Milanovich feels the club can…

Rookie pinch-hitter Jhonkensy Noel hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning and David Fry connected for…

Former Canada soccer captain Christine Sinclair is headed to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C.,…

Natalie Spooner has Nov. 30 circled on her calendar, and not because the Toronto Sceptres forward feels particular animosity toward…

Jonathan David scored in the 87th minute to give Canada a 2-1 win over Panama in an international men’s soccer…

Cloé Lacasse of Sudbury Ont., scored three first-half goals for the first hat trick in franchise history to help provide the…

Canada’s women’s rugby team appeared poised to do the impossible Saturday — beat England. Midway through the second half of…

For the third time in less than a month, the Cleveland Guardians made a semicircle in the middle of their…

Morgan Weaver and Christine Sinclair scored to give the Portland Thorns a 2-0 win over visiting Orlando on Friday night…

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Triathlon is a contact sport. I learned that quirky fact back in 2015, when a group of Canadian triathletes described…

Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of…

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez battled past Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday to reach the Round of 16…

WARNING | This story contains details of abuse. A disgraced former high school football coach was taken into custody Monday afternoon in…

Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers…

Sabrina Ionescu rebounded from a rare off game to score 22 points, and nearly a year after the Aces ended…

Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Bryce Harper and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to…

The Canadian women’s rugby team started quickly and then dug in defensively to beat Ireland 21-8 at the WXV 1 tournament…

Napheesa Collier scored 26 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 90-81 to take a 2-1 lead in…

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Cindy Ouellet is determined to build herself a new hip. The six-time Paralympian, who will soon begin her PhD in…

Canada’s team for the International Para Hockey Cup is heavy on players coming off a world championship victory. The 18-player…

The NHL season begins in Prague, makes a stop in Finland in November and there are more than 1,200 games…

Andy Ibanez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit’s four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with…

Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez…

There are no eyewitnesses or television images yet of the crash that led to the death of Swiss rider Muriel…

Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by…

Rachel Homan’s curling team is a win away from defending its PointsBet Invitational women’s title in Calgary. Homan beat Kaitlyn…

Isabelle Harris of Abbotsford, B.C., earned a bronze medal at the European Open judo competition on Saturday. The 23-year-old scored…

A proposal by Wimbledon organizers to expand the site of the Grand Slam tournament with 39 new tennis courts has…

Kayla Skrlik advanced to the women’s semifinals of the PointsBet Invitational with an 8-6 upset of second seed Chelsea Carey…

The United States has jumped out to a 5-0 over the International team at the Presidents Cup. World No. 1…

Caitlin Clark did all she could to help the Indiana Fever stave off elimination. It just wasn’t enough. The sensational…

Unsurprisingly, the golfers on the International team have turned to hockey as a bonding experience as the Presidents Cup returns…

Sabrina Ionescu tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points and the New York Liberty beat the visiting Atlanta Dream…

As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poems, paintings and even a…

When Amélie Beauregard was asked what she wanted for her 18th birthday, she said she wanted to meet Maya Turner,…

The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on…

Alyssa Thomas had the 15th triple-double of her career to spoil Caitlin Clark’s playoff debut as the Connecticut Sun beat…

Reigning figure skating pairs world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps were silver medallists to start their season at the…

Daniel Dubois retained the IBF heavyweight title by knocking out former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua in the fifth round…

16 hours ago Sports Duration 4:51 Live from Brooklyn, N.S., we caught up with Diamond League shot put champion Sarah…

Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson says the organization and the sport are headed in healthier directions…

Making 104 senior appearances for Canada over a 20-year span, Atiba Hutchinson embodied quiet professionalism and leadership. “He’s very humble…

1 hour ago Sports Duration 10:37 On this episode of Athletics North, Devin Heroux & certified track nerd Morgan Campbell…

A group of women’s hockey players in Kenora, Ont., are threatening to take the city to court over its ice…

Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at the 1990 World Cup that his country hosted and epitomized…

The Paris Olympics ended less than two months ago, but Canadian gymnast Félix Dolci is already thinking about Los Angeles…

Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston…

Hockey sticks, jerseys and homemade signs were carefully removed from the steps of the Saddledome on Monday morning, as a…

Sidney Crosby plans to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin for at least three more years. The Penguins announced Monday they re-signed…

Tadej Pogacar was so dominant on Sunday, Canada’s Michael Woods called it a race for second. Pogacar, a three-time Tour…

Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points with eight assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 30 points and the duo combined to…

Austin Smeenk has a tattoo on his arm that reads “dream, desire, do.” And at the Paris Paralympics, the Canadian…

Canadians Marco Arop and Alysha Newman both earned bronze medals in their respective events Saturday at the Diamond League Final…

Canada’s Marina Stakusic fell 6-4, 6-3 to Poland’s Magdalena Frech in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open tennis tournament on…

The sports facilities at Montreal’s Olympic Park will remain closed until early 2025.  Nearly six months ago, a major fire…

Canada’s Marina Stakusic is moving on to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open in Mexico. The Mississauga, Ont., native defeated…

Canada’s top male tennis players have defeated Finland 3-0 at the Davis Cup. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., beat…

I know we needle Tyreek Hill often in this column. He’s once-in-a-generation, both as an athlete and a glutton for…

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of…

Canada and Mexico played to a scoreless draw Tuesday in a men’s soccer game that was a friendly in name…

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Another Paralympics is in the books — but certainly one not soon to be forgotten. With an incredible 2.5 million…

The president of South Florida’s police union said Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and placed face down on…

Canadian Para athletes, much like their Olympic counterparts, tend to live in four-year cycles. Even at the junior level, with…

Tennis·Breaking Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 6-5 on Sunday to capture the U.S. Open men’s singles…

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love injured his medial collateral ligament in the team’s season-opening game, but didn’t suffer damage…

Paralympic medallists Nicholas Bennett and Brianna Hennessy will carry the Canadian flag during Sunday’s closing ceremony in Paris. Bennett, a…

Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk is a Paralympic Games gold medallist. The 27-year-old from Oakville, Ont., won in the men’s…

Paralympics Summer Wheelchair Basketball·Live Watch as Canada takes on the defending champion Netherlands in the women’s wheelchair basketball semifinals. Action…

Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary’s James Fowler High School when…

Olympian Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago team founder Frederic McLaughlin and the 2002…

Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis beat good friend Karsten Warholm in an exhibition 100-metre sprint on Wednesday, crossing…

Canadian judoka Priscilla Gagné isn’t enjoying the easy ride she once expected at the Paris Paralympics. But as the three-time…

More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his…

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on…

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Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett captured the country’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics on Monday in the men’s SB14 100-metre breaststroke. The…

Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport’s biggest prize. Challenged…

A juvenile suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the chest Saturday…

P.E.I. freestyle wrestler Hannah Taylor didn’t win a medal at the Olympics in Paris. She says that’s OK. After a…

Canada’s Michael Woods won the mountainous 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Primoz Roglic took another bite…

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunken…

Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team…

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark continues to add records during her rookie WNBA season. On Wednesday, Clark set a rookie record for…

For many, sport is a way to connect people and community. But for Paralympian Felicia Voss-Shafiq, sitting volleyball saved her…

1 hour ago Sports Duration 9:04 CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux asked the president of the International Paralympic Committee about the…

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Head coach Jesse Marsch has named midfielder Niko Sigur to Canada’s roster for friendlies against the United States and Mexico…

The name and logo of Vancouver’s professional women’s soccer team were revealed on Monday, and the Vancouver Rise is now…

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach after making his name…

It was a tale of two halves for Canada’s men’s rugby team on Sunday. Up against Japan to open the…

Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis set new world records and Canada’s Marco Arop ran to…

Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a…

Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a seven-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the…

Golf balls wobbled on the tees and greens. Players wore big earmuffs and neck warmers and donned oven-style mitts between…

The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates…

Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced in an Instagram post Wednesday evening that he’s…

The track on which world records, breakthrough medals and Paralympic dreams were forged sits hidden in a slight valley next…

There were some eyebrows raised when Leylah Fernandez opted to squeeze in one more tournament instead of resting for next…

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid in March but will not be suspended because…

After nearly a year of challenges on and off the ice, Patrik Laine is ready for a fresh start. Laine…

Canada’s 3×3 women’s basketball team defeated Dallas 3XBA, 21-7, to capture the FIBA Women’s Series W Saskatoon tournament on Sunday. Paige…

A day after tying the course record at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, Ken Tanigawa had eight birdies during…

Chad Kelly can return to the Toronto Argonauts. The CFL reinstated the quarterback with conditions Sunday. The announcement comes after…

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez suffered a 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) defeat at the hands of American Jessica Pegula in the…

The Current16:37These Canadians struck gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics Ethan Katzberg couldn’t have wished for a better Olympic debut. …

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament after falling to Great Britain’s Jack Draper 7-5, 4-6,…

The Canadian women, despite an Olympic spying scandal that cost the team its coach and a six-point penalty, have climbed…

The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the…

J.J. McCarthy’s rookie year with the Minnesota Vikings is already over. The former Michigan star quarterback and first-round NFL draft…

Click on the video above to watch live coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs news conference. Next time the Toronto Maple Leafs…

A gold medal win by Canadian Philip Kim at the Paris Olympics in breaking has introduced the world to the…

Star forward Auston Matthews will have a new role when he reports to Toronto Maple Leafs training camp in September.…

Jessica Pegula had just lost her first set of the National Bank Open. The momentum was on the side of…

This is a web version of the Buzzer, the daily email newsletter from CBC Sports. Subscribe here. Paris officially bid adieu…

French police have evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours…

Started 22 minutes ago Olympics Duration live The Canadian men’s relay team joins the show to share the importance of…

When it was all over, Bogdan Bogdanovic pumped his fist and leaped high as his teammates celebrated at midcourt and…

Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the “who cares about COVID”…

Canadian divers Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray have advanced to the semifinal in the men’s 10-metre platform event at the…

Started 16 minutes ago Olympics Duration live Olympic champion Donovan Bailey shares his thoughts on Letsile Tebogo of Botswana winning…

Click on the video above to watch as Canadian Olympic champion Maude Charron attempts to repeat as a gold medallist. …

Started 13 minutes ago Olympics Duration live B.C. hammer thrower Camryn Rogers explains the feeling of winning a gold medal…

A Belgian triathlete who fell ill, causing her team to withdraw from the mixed relay event at the Paris Olympics,…

Started 6 minutes ago Olympics Duration live Ariel Helwani gets reaction to Canada’s Camryn Rogers winning the women’s hammer throw…

Sprint canoeists Sloan Mackenzie and Katie Vincent started their quest for a medal at the Paris Games in commanding fashion,…

The men’s 800-metre race promises to be a doozy. There’s Canada’s Marco Arop, the reigning world champion. There’s Algeria’s Djamel…

American gymnast Simone Biles didn’t get the golden sendoff she hoped. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on…

You could call it a passing of the torch. But, really, what the Canadian women’s basketball team did at the…

Coming Up Canada has teams in both the men’s and women’s 4×100-metre medley relays, and will look to add to…

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse qualified for the men’s 100-metre semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, while fellow…

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Canada’s appeal to be awarded a team figure skating bronze medal from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was rejected by…

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It’s just another game for Canada head coach Jordi Fernandez. The Spaniard will lead Canada against his home country on…

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Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an exchange of insults…

Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an exchange of insults…

The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards…

The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards…

The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards…

The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards…

The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards…

The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards…

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime roared into the third round of the men’s singles tennis competition at the Paris Olympics with a…

The Toronto Blue Jays were busy on Monday night, trading veteran infielder/designated hitter Justin Turner and cash considerations to the Seattle Mariners,…

Improvement was the shared message after Canada’s men’s basketball team earned its first win at the Olympics. The seventh-ranked Canadians…

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The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birth place of deja vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side…

Iga Swiatek shook off a bit of a dip in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and…

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Canadian Olympic Committee chief executive officer David Shoemaker says the head coach of the national women’s soccer team was likely…

Bev Priestman’s time at the Paris Olympics ended before the opening ceremony. Canada Soccer has suspended its women’s national team…

Canadian tennis player Leylah Annie Fernandez will be facing a big challenge in the first round of the women’s singles…

Midway through the second quarter of last Sunday’s final pre-Olympic tune-up, with Canada leading Puerto Rico by five points, Nickeil…

Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Wednesday vote by the International Olympic Committee in…

Though the opening ceremony isn’t until Friday, competition at the Paris Olympics begins tomorrow with some men’s soccer and rugby…

After tearful and shocking testimonies on Parliament Hill, and the admission there is a safe-sport crisis in Canada, how safer…

Not to alarm you, but the Paris Summer Olympics have arrived. Competition begins Wednesday with some men’s soccer and rugby…

Colton Herta celebrated his first NTT IndyCar Series win in over two years with doughnuts. Upon crossing the finish line…

The Summer of Summer begins in less than 10 days, when Canada’s greatest swimming prospect in a generation is expected…

LeBron James saved the U.S. from what would have been a stunning loss. James’ layup with eight seconds left was the…

With the sun blasting down on the outside of Stade Nautique Eugène Maës pool in Caen, France on Friday morning,…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points as Canada defeated host France 85-73 Friday in an Olympic men’s basketball exhibition game at…

Hamilton’s Mitchell Akira Kawasaki recalls that in 1976, when he won his first fight in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Montreal…

The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off…

Sha’Carri Richardson set the tone for her own comeback story a year ago, when she ran to the 100-metre U.S.…

Over eight days in August 1900, dozens of swimmers dove into the muddy waters of the Seine River in Paris…

Canada coach Jesse Marsch hopes his team’s success at Copa America will have dual nationals thinking twice about playing for…

World A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday, and the alleged attacker was…

Lionel Messi pumped his arms. The trophy bounced up and down in his grasp. Tears of frustration from an hour…

Spain won a record fourth European Championship title on Sunday after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over…

One body part, or a few, in athletes’ bodies endure a lot of strain and overuse while training and competing…

The Canadian women’s basketball team lost an Olympic tune-up game to Spain 61-48 on Saturday in Charleroi, France, less than…

Chalk one up for the home team and a hometown kid. Conner Keys of nearby Stittsville, Ont., fell for rugby…

Christopher Morales Williams is going pro. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., announced his decision on Friday after two standout years…

In the world of elite sport — and the kids who dream of getting there one day — playing through…

For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win. Anthony Davis scored 13 points, Stephen…

Seven games into his tenure as Canada head coach, Jesse Marsch sees plenty of positives. “Incredible strides,” he summed up.…

The Canadian men’s basketball team will get its first litmus test ahead of the Paris Olympics. Canada goes head-to-head with…

Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the…

Having led Canada to the semifinals of the Copa America, coach Jesse Marsch said he didn’t need success to prove…

Lionel Messi won’t be stopped by a leg injury and will play in Argentina’s Copa America semifinal against Canada on…

A Toronto athlete who won bronze at Canada’s national track and field championships a little over a week ago is set to…

John Cena announced on Saturday night in Toronto that he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades…

Scotland fell behind 5-0 early but reeled off the next 31 points en route to a 73-12 win over Canada…

Spain and its fans celebrated as if they’d won the European Championship. After eliminating tournament host Germany in a thrilling…

The federal government fulfilled a budget promise to Canada’s athletes preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games with Monday’s announcement…

A Cambridge, Ont., gymnastics coach who was banned from the sport last year over bullying of athletes has had an…

Competition at the Paris Olympic Games begins exactly three weeks from today. It’s kind of a soft launch, as we…

14 hours ago Sports Duration 8:15 Andre De Grasse & Audrey Leduc were crowned fastest man and woman in Canada…