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Ovechkin calls out Maple Leafs then scores winner in Capitals' overtime victory

TORONTO - Alex Ovechkin started his day by rolling a verbal hand grenade into hockey's biggest media spotlight. He then proceeded to back up those words in familiar, impressive fashion....

Oct 31, 2019

Svechnikov's lacrosse goal leads Carolina past Calgary 2-1

RALEIGH, N.C. - Andrei Svechnikov spends a few minutes during most practices sharpening his lacrosse-style shot, scooping the puck on his stick blade and tucking it over an unsuspecting goalie's shoul...

Oct 31, 2019

Kaitlyn Weaver and Sheldon Kennedy win season 5 of 'Battle of the Blades'

TORONTO - Ice dance champion Kaitlyn Weaver and former hockey player Sheldon Kennedy have won the new season of CBC's skating competition "Battle of the Blades." Online voters picked the pair to ...

Oct 31, 2019

Redblacks look to break 10-game losing streak in final contest of dismal season

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are getting set to suit up one more time before closing out the most disappointing season in franchise history. The Redblacks (3-14) enter Friday's game ag...

Oct 31, 2019

Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo misses practice with back injury

REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders star quarterback Cody Fajardo is questionable for Saturday's key season finale after pulling a muscle in his back at practice on Wednesday. Fajardo, named the team's ...

Oct 31, 2019

Gronkowski loving life after the NFL and getting back in touch with his own body

TORONTO - It took leaving the NFL for Rob Gronkowski to truly understand his own body. The tight end stunned football fans when he announced his retirement from the New England Patriots in M...

Oct 31, 2019

Gnabry, Müller save Bayern from German Cup upset in Bochum

BERLIN - Serge Gnabry and Thomas Mller scored late to help Bayern Munich avoid an upset and beat second-division Bochum 2-1 in the German Cup on Tuesday. An own goal from Canadian teen Alphonso Davies...

Oct 31, 2019

MLB in Montreal: Bronfman sees 'another positive step' in quest to bring team back

MONTREAL - A recent admission from the office of the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla. has put a big smile on the face of the man trying to bring a Major League Baseball team back to Montreal. On Wed...

Oct 31, 2019

Gilles and Poirier send message to figure skating world with Skate Canada win

Winning the gold medal in ice dancing at Skate Canada wasn't just a confidence boost for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, it was a way of changing how the skating world perceives them. Gilles and Poirie...

Oct 31, 2019

GM sheds little light on complicated relationship between Jets and Byfuglien

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff isn't saying much on his team's relationship with absent defenceman Dustin Byfuglien, other than the issue is "complicated." Cheveldayoff talked to rep...

Oct 31, 2019