Argonauts take down Roughriders in Regina

Ricky Ray and the Toronto Argonauts were too much for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in CFL action on Thursday.

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Brooke Henderson starts title defence with 1st-round lead

Canada's Brooke Henderson, ranked No. 2 in the world, shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic.

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Redblacks keep rolling with win over Alouettes

Trevor Harris threw touchdown passes to Ernest Jackson, Greg Ellingson and Chris Williams as the Ottawa Redblacks continued their mastery over the Montreal Alouettes with a 28-13 victory on Thursday night.

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Carrasco dominates Jays in 14-strikeout victory

The Blue Jays' offence struck out 14 times against Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco as Cleveland continued their winning ways in Toronto.

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Bolt on cruise control at Jamaican Olympic trials

Officially beginning his quest for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre dash, Usain Bolt cruised his way through the quarter-finals at the Jamaica National Senior Championships — which serve as his country's trials to decide who goes to the Rio Games in August.

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Brown not happy at losing Kings' captaincy

Dustin Brown doesn't agree with the Los Angeles Kings' decision to strip him of their captaincy after eight seasons and two Stanley Cups.

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Darling of London's 2012 pool sinks at U.S. trials

The star of the London Games struggled to an 11th-place showing in the semifinals of the 100-metre freestyle Thursday night, failing to even make it to the final.

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Loyalty and chance to win kept Stamkos in Tampa

Steven Stamkos said Thursday that he followed his heart in re-signing with the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2008 rather than testing free agency, where he likely would have commanded much more than the $68 million he's due to earn over the next eight seasons.

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Phil Kessel: Toronto hero or ultimate troll?

Reports surfaced Thursday that ex-Leaf Phil Kessel would be spending his day with the Stanley Cup back in Toronto, which got a mixed reaction from hockey fans.

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Russian boat booted from Rio for doping

World rowing's ruling body says that the Russian men's quadruple sculls team has been disqualified from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for a doping violation, and will be replaced at the games by New Zealand.

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Freak accident costs Phillies prospect his eye

Minor league pitcher Matt Imhof, 22, says doctors told him his eye was "crushed like a grape" after a piece of metal from an exercise machine struck his head last Friday.

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Euro2016: Portugal defeats Poland in penalties to reach semis

Portugal has qualified for the Euro semifinals after beating Poland 5-3 in a penalty shootout.

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Jays hope for some relief with Cecil's return to bullpen

The Toronto Blue Jays activated left-handed reliever Brett Cecil off the disabled list on Thursday.

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Patrick Chan finds soul in new long program

Patrick Chan’s new long program, which is set to an original composition by fellow Canadian figure skater Eric Radford, highlights the simple, emotional beauty of the two-time world champion's skating.

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Don't hate the player, hate the virus: The truth behind pro male athletes pulling out of Olympics

It shouldn't be news that the Olympics aren't as important to many of the professional athletes competing in Rio as it is to win the pinnacle of their given sport – whether it is the Masters, Wimbledon, or the Tour de France.

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Lightning's Carle, Bruins' Seidenberg among NHL buyouts: report

Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Matt Carle and Boston Bruins defenceman Dennis Seidenberg are among the players on buyout waivers.

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Johnny Manziel suspended 4 games by NFL

Johnny Manziel has been suspended for the first four games of next season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

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Canadian cyclist 'totally shocked' at Olympic snub

Road cyclist Joëlle Numainville remained stunned one day after being officially left off the Canadian cycling team and publicly announced she would be appealing Cycling Canada's decision.

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Oilers counting on Larsson to solve defensive woes

After being acquired in exchange for Taylor Hall, 23-year-old Adam Larsson is expected to fill a big hole on defence for the Edmonton OIlers.

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Raonic, Bouchard top Canada's Olympic tennis entries

On the provisional Olympic entry list released by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday, Canada is represented on the men's side by Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil, and Eugenie Bouchard and Gabriela Dabrowski on the women's side.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic heading to Manchester United

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says on his official social media accounts that his next club will be Manchester United.

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WATCH | Canadian women's artistic gymnastics team announcement

Watch live now as Gymnastics Canada unveils the five women representing the artistic team headed to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Shallon Olsen and Rose Woo join Ellie Black, Brittany Rogers and Isabela Onyshko, who were named to the squad Wednesday.

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Milos Raonic rolls into Wimbledon's 3rd round

Milos Raonic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Italy's Andrea Seppi on Wednesday.

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Durant, Horford, DeRozan headline NBA free agent class

Kevin Durant, Al Horford and DeMar DeRozan headline the list of unrestricted free agents available when NBA free agency opens on July 1 with teams looking to spend their influx of cash and cap room.

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TFC stuns Vancouver with late goal to win Canadian Championship

Will Johnson shocked the crowd at BC Place with a strike in extra time that found the netting and gave Toronto FC the series edge on aggregate over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

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Body parts wash up on Rio beach as gun violence continues

Police attempts to recapture a drug trafficker who escaped from a Brazilian hospital have led to more than a week of deadly gun battles in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

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Wild 23 minutes will produce years of debate for NHL fans

The massive moves that involved Steven Stamkos, P.K. Subban, Shea Weber, Taylor Hall and Adam Larsson on this wild Wednesday were announced within 23 minutes of each other.

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Phelps earns a fifth trip to Olympics

The most decorated athlete in Olympic history held off a stiff challenge to win the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials and earn a fifth trip to the Olympics.

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Jays escape 9th-inning scare to save Sanchez gem in Colorado

Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna nearly blew Toronto's lead in the ninth inning but managed to help preserve another strong performance by starter Aaron Sanchez.

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QB Andrew Luck signs $140-million deal with Colts

Andrew Luck has signed a new contract with the Indianapolis Colts that covers the next six seasons through 2021.

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NHL whirlwind sends hockey fans' heads spinning

Wednesday afternoon gave hockey fans 15 minutes of absolutely insane trade-signing action leaving them surprised and in some cases a little confused.

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Stamkos decides to stay with Lightning: reports

Star forward Steven Stamkos has reportedly decided to sign an eight-year, $68-million US contract to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning, taking the NHL's most coveted potential free agent off the market two days before the signing period opens.

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P.K. Subban traded to Nashville in blockbuster deal for Shea Weber

The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators for defenceman Shea Weber in a blockbuster deal involving the two NHL all-stars.

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Oilers trade Taylor Hall to Devils: reports

According to multiple reports, the Edmonton Oilers have traded star forward Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenceman Adam Larsson.

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Tory Nyhaug hoping his best will be enough to medal in Rio

Canadian BMX rider Tory Nyhaug is well aware that a good performance in Rio won’t necessarily translate into an Olympic medal.

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19 Canadians named to Rio Olympic cycling squad

Canada will send a total of 19 cyclists to the Olympics after Cycling Canada announced team headed to Rio in August.

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Nedow gears up for discus throw title defence at nationals

Tim Nedow will be a two-sport athlete, again, for a few days in July, competing in shot put at the Canadian track and field championships and trying to defend his title in the discus throw after winning each of the past three years.

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Ellie Black leads Canadian trio of Rio-bound artistic gymnasts

​Halifax’s Ellie Black, Calgary’s Brittany Rogers and Isabela Onyshko of Brandon, Man., have secured three of the five spots on the Canadian artistic gymnastics team for the Rio Olympics in August.

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Rory McIlroy has no regrets about missing Olympics over Zika worries

Rory McIlroy has no regrets about deciding not to go to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus, saying he and other golfers do not consider Olympic golf to be the "pinnacle" of their sport compared to playing in majors.

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Wimbledon: Djokovic extends major win streak

Novak Djokovic won his 30th consecutive Grand Slam match, the third-longest streak in the history of men's tennis, to move into Wimbledon's third round.

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Steven Stamkos has the NHL world at his feet

With NHL free agency set to open at noon ET on July 1, the wooing of Steven Stamkos has reached its final hours, and the Tampa Bay Lightning star has plenty of attractive offers to mull as he decides which team he'll play for next season.

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Canada puts 5 rookies on Olympic triathlon team

No Canadians met internal Olympic selection criteria, so a Triathlon Canada committee named five Olympic rookies to the team on Wednesday.

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IAAF to decide fate of several Russian track athletes for Rio

The IAAF will rule this week on whether a group of Russian athletes can compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as individuals.

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Blue Jackets lock up defenceman Seth Jones

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed young defenceman Seth Jones to a six-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.

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Iceland basks in underdog status ahead of Euro quarter-finals

Iceland's players will go into Sunday's quarter-final against France with exactly the same approach they had when sensationally eliminating England from the European Championship.

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LeBron James opts out of Cavs deal, becomes free agent

LeBron James is a free agent after declining his player option for next season with the NBA champion Cavaliers. The move was expected by James, who said last week he intends to remain with Cleveland.

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Olympic hurdles champ Pearson pulls out of Rio

Australia's Sally Pearson will not defend her Olympic 100-metre hurdles title in Rio de Janeiro after tearing a tendon in her hamstring.

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Blue Jays offence wakes up for 1st franchise win in Colorado

Troy Tulowitzki homered to ignite a go-ahead, six-run fourth inning as Toronto took advantage of Colorado's pitching and defence in a 14-9 win that ended at just after 1:20 a.m. local time due to a lengthy weather delay.

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Marcus Stroman: Should he be sent to the minors?

Marcus Stroman hasn't been pitching well lately. So, what should the Blue Jays do? Send him to the minors to work on regaining his mechanics, or let him work out his problems with the Jays?

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Raptors could have a shot at these free agents

With the league's new nine-year, $24-billion US television deal set to kick in, teams will be throwing their money around like never before. Armed with cap space and the ability to offer a maximum contract, the Toronto Raptors may be one of those suitors.

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