Series needs Game 7 as Dodgers get to Astros ace Verlander

Chris Taylor, Corey Seager and the Los Angeles Dodgers sent this twist-and-turn World Series to Game 7, rallying against Justin Verlander to beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Tuesday night.

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Connor Hellebuyck can't stop winning as Jets tame Wild

Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves, and Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor scored for the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

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Champions League: PSG, Bayern Munich punch tickets to knockout round

Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are the first teams in the Champions League knockout rounds after the group rivals both won Tuesday to advance with two games left.

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Cleveland Browns fumble paperwork, nullify trade for A.J. McCarron

A proposed trade between the Browns and Bengals involving quarterback A.J. McCarron fell through when paperwork was not filed to the NFL before the 4 p.m. deadline.

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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Tribute Gord Downie

After winning gold at Skate Canada, the ice dancers used their gala program to tribute the late musician.

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Dodgers' Darvish says no need to meet Yuri Gurriel over racial taunt

Yu Darvish didn't think it was necessary to meet with Yuri Gurriel after the Houston first baseman's racist gesture toward the Dodgers pitcher.

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Ezekiel Elliott suspension back in court; NFLPA wants judge to delay ruling

The union for NFL players has asked a judge to temporarily delay the effect of her ruling permitting the league to enforce a six-game suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott over domestic violence allegations.

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McDavid's Donald Trump costume gets mixed reaction on social media

Much like the controversial politician himself, Connor McDavid's decision to dress as Donald Trump for a Halloween party has received a polarizing reaction on social media.

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Who else but Seba? Giovinco up for MLS MVP again

Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco, defender Justin Morrow and coach Greg Vanney and Vancouver defender Kendall Waston are all up for MLS awards. Giovinco is in contention for his second MLS MVP.

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Mo Farah splits with controversial track coach Alberto Salazar

British distance legend Mo Farah has joined a growing list of high-profile athletes to part ways with controversial track coach Alberto Salazar. The 34-year-old is leaving the famous Nike Oregon Project training group to focus on marathon running in London.

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Former CONCACAF accountant sentenced for role in FIFA bribery scandal

A former aide to the president of the North American professional soccer federation has been sentenced in New York to 15 months in prison in the bribery scandal engulfing FIFA, the sport's governing body.

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Olympic champion runner Wayde van Niekerk out for months with knee injury

South African runner Wayde van Niekerk will be out 6-9 months and was expected to have surgery in the United States after tearing a ligament and cartilage in his right knee during a celebrity tag rugby game.

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Eagles acquire RB Jay Ajayi from Dolphins

The NFL-leading Philadelphia Eagles have bolstered their offense by acquiring running back Jay Ajayi from the Miami Dolphins for a fourth-round pick in 2018.

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Austrian ski jump star Gregor Schlierenzauer out with knee injury

Austrian ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer is out indefinitely and will miss the start of the World Cup season after damaging his right knee in training.

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Pyeongchang gets Olympic flame ahead of 100-day relay

The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and will now head off on a 100-day journey across South Korea before the opening ceremony on Feb. 9. Pyeongchang organizing committee president Lee Hee-beom says the games will be an Olympics of "peace and harmony."

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Alexander Radulov scores in OT as Stars beat Canucks

Alexander Radulov scored in overtime and the Dallas Stars defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Monday night.

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DeMar DeRozan, Raptors hold off late surge from Trail Blazers

DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and the shorthanded Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-85 on Monday night.

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Report: 49ers acquire QB Jimmy Garoppolo from Patriots

The San Francisco 49ers have reportedly acquired their quarterback of the future by trading for New England backup Jimmy Garoppolo.

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Canadiens' offence explodes in rout of Senators

Charles Hudon scored his first two National Hockey League goals and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens routed the Ottawa Senators 8-3 on Monday night.

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Court punts Ezekiel Elliott's suspension back to NFL, rules it can be enforced

A federal judge has cleared the way for the NFL to enforce a six-game suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott over domestic violence allegations.

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CFL Power Rankings: Stamps lose top spot to rival Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are the best team in the league right now, becoming healthier by the week and finding themselves after a horrid six-game losing string.

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Knights running out of goalies as Isles hand them 2nd loss

John Tavares kept up his scoring surge with two more goals and the New York Islanders handed the expansion Vegas Golden Knights their second loss of the season, 6-3 on Monday night.

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Giovinco free kick puts boots to Red Bulls as TFC takes 1st leg

​Sebastian Giovinco worked his free kick magic again Monday night, giving Toronto FC a 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls in the first leg of the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal.

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5 Things About The Olympic Torch

The flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics is officially on its way to Pyeongchang, South Korea. So here are 5 things you may not have known about the Olympic torch.

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Tiger Woods begins latest comeback at next month's Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods is returning to competition at his holiday tournament in the Bahamas the week after Thanksgiving. Woods has not played since he withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Feb. 3 with back spams. Two months later, he had his fourth back surgery in just over two years.

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Are the balls juiced? Home runs continue to fly out of park at historic rate

Home runs kept flying over the wall at Minute Maid Park, on line drives up toward the train tracks, on fly balls that just dropped over the fence. Twenty-five runs were scored in a game started by the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw and the Astros' Dallas Keuchel, Cy Young Award winners regarded as among baseball's best.

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Former Canucks goalie ordered to return $384K in Ponzi profits

​Former Vancouver Canuck Kay Whitmore has been ordered to repay $384,000 he made investing in a $110 million fake investment scheme run by former B.C. notary Rashida Samji.

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At 39, bobsledder Heather Moyse has to take latest comeback a little slower

Two-time Olympic champion Heather Moyse doesn't want to rush preparations in her latest bobsleigh comeback bid. However, she has limited time to get into peak form with the Winter Games just over three months away.

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Vasek Pospisil drops 1st-round match at Paris Masters

Vasek Pospisil won his opening set, but then dropped the next two in close fashion as the Canadian fell to France's Nicolas Mahut 7-5, 5-7, 6-7 (4) on Monday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament.

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Managing weight 'a struggle' for Skate Canada champion Kaetlyn Osmond

Canadian stars Kaetlyn Osmond and Meagan Duhamel can understand how an eating disorder can force a figure skater to back away from the sport, like American star Gracie Gold.

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Verlander relishes chance to start potential Series-clinching game

Houston leads the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in the best-of-seven World Series and will just happen to have the post-season's hottest pitcher on the mound in Justin Verlander when the Fall Classic resumes on the West Coast on Tuesday (8:20 p.m. ET).

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Saudi Arabia to let women enter sports stadiums in 2018

Saudi Arabia will for the first time allow women to attend sports events, preparing special sections in three selected stadiums from early next year in another step toward opening public spaces to women.

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Travis Green doing things his way — and it's working

In the Vancouver Canucks' impressive 6-3-1 start to the NHL season, one thing is crystal clear: rookie coach Travis Green is in total control behind the bench, writes to CBC Sports hockey analyst Tim Wharnsby.

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Canada's Ghislaine Landry up for World Rugby 7s player of the year

Canadian captain Ghislaine Landry is one of three nominees for World Rugby's women's sevens player of the year. Landry scored 269 points to lead the World Series for the third season in a row, helping Canada win in Sydney and finish third overall.

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Kaillie Humphries adds Olympic champ Kiriasis to coaching team

Two-time defending Olympic bobsleigh champion Kaillie Humphries has added 2006 Olympic gold medallist Sandra Kiriasis to her coaching staff for the upcoming season. Kiriasis, a German pilot who like Humphries is a three-time world champion, joins the Canadian in preparation for the 2018 Winter Games.

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It's title or bust for Toronto FC after record-breaking season

A record-setting regular season in its rear-view mirror, Toronto FC's sights are now set firmly on the MLS Cup. First up are the sixth-seeded New York Red Bulls on Monday night in Harrison, N.J.

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5 things we learned in the NHL last week: Phil Kessel is afraid of the Grim Reaver

There was no shortage of moments that caught the attention of hockey fans over the last seven days, including Phil Kessel being ambushed in his hotel room, the effect the City of Brotherly Love seems to have on Kevin Bieksa, and the howlin' sad fans of the Arizona Coyotes.

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Patrick Marleau returns to old stomping ground on Leafs' road trip

Patrick Marleau is heading back to San Jose, this time as a member of an opposing team. The Maple Leafs open a four-game, seven-day road trip through California on Monday against the Sharks, the team Marleau spent 19 years with before signing with Toronto as a free agent this off-season.

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Alex Bregman walks off Dodgers as Astros survive wild Game 5

Alex Bregman hit a game-ending single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 Sunday night to take a 3-2 World Series lead.

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Sean Monahan's late marker pushes Flames past Capitals

Sean Monahan scored the winner 9:09 into the third period as the Calgary Flames broke a four-game home losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.

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Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott to have key hearing Monday in domestic violence case

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has another hearing Monday to decide whether he'll serve a six-game suspension as a result of a yearlong NFL investigation that found he had multiple physical confrontations in 2016 with his girlfriend at the time.

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Blake Wheeler scores fastest hat trick in Winnipeg's history

Wheeler contributed three in the Jets' five-goal first period against Pittsburgh​

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Whitecaps, Sounders play to scoreless draw in 1st leg of playoff series

The Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders combined for just one shot on target in a scoreless draw to open their Western Conference semifinal on Sunday night.

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Blake Wheeler's 1st-period hat trick leads Jets' demolition of Pens

Captain Blake Wheeler scored three of Winnipeg's five first-period goals and the Jets went on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Sunday.

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Russell Wilson, Seahawks prevail over Texans in thrilling QB duel

Russell Wilson hit Jimmy Graham for an 18-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left and the Seattle Seahawks rallied for a wild 41-38 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.

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Majority of Houston Texans take a knee in response to owner's 'inmates' comments

All but 10 members of the Houston Texans took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, as the vast majority of the team protested the owner's "inmates running the prison" comment.

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Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford daring to dream of Olympic gold

An Olympic gold medal. It's the one title Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are missing, but one they'd stopped dreaming was even possible. After a dominating performance at Skate Canada, the duo are daring to dream again.

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Lewis Hamilton wins 4th F1 season championship

Lewis Hamilton won his fourth career Formula One season championship on Sunday with a ninth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix in a race won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

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Brad Gushue defeats defending champ to take curling Masters title

Brad Gushue defeated Niklas Edin 8-4 to win the curling Masters event in Llyodminster, Sask., on Sunday.

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Federer keeps climbing all-time wins list with Swiss Indoors title

Roger Federer finally beat Juan Martin del Potro in a Swiss Indoors final, winning 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to go clear in second place on the Open era title list.

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