Brad Richardson's 4 goals power Coyotes past Canucks

Brad Richardson scored four goals to power the Arizona Coyotes to their fifth straight victory with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

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Bruins make a statement in snapping rival Lightning's win streak

The Boston Bruins scored three times in less than three minutes in the third period and snapped the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning's franchise-best 10-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Thursday night.

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McDavid draws crowd in Ottawa as Oilers hand Sens 6th straight loss

The fans came to see Connor McDavid and he didn't disappoint, scoring a slick goal as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday.

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Leafs' Tavares gets rude welcome back from Islanders, fans

Casey Cizikas scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 Thursday night in former captain John Tavares' first time back as a visiting player.

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Fans' hostility toward Tavares knows no bounds in return to Long Island

Fans in Long Island took every measure before, during and after the Toronto Maple Leafs game against the New York Islanders on Thursday to remind "traitor" John Tavares that they weren't happy with the way he left things.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime rolls into Sao Paulo quarter-finals

Montreal teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his impressive run on clay courts Thursday with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win over Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas at the Brasil Open.

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Canada's Ben Silverman tied for 2nd at Honda Classic

Canada's Ben Silverman shot a 3-under 67 to sit tied for second after the first round of the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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Upstart football league kick Johnny Manziel's tires after CFL kicks QB to curb

Johnny Manziel is now "available" to the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football, the team's general manager said Thursday. That doesn't mean Daryl Johnston plans to sign him.

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Leafs' defence takes another hit as injured Dermott to miss a month

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Travis Dermott will miss at least four weeks with a shoulder injury, the team announced Thursday.

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Entire team of tykes finds that 1st step can be a doozy

An extremely steep step felled nearly every member of a Nova Scotia minor hockey team, with each wee leap to the ice ending in a boy-sized pile. And the cuteness factor has quickly pushed the resulting video to viral status.

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9 reasons the Lightning's season is just crazy...in 90 seconds

The Lightning are putting up video game-like numbers, and Rob Pizzo goes into his Nintendo game collection to prove it. ID:

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Lions QB Travis Lulay calls end to 10-year career

Travis Lulay is calling it a career. The veteran quarterback announced his retirement Thursday. Lulay spent his entire 10-year CFL career with the B.C. Lions.

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Bryce Harper headed to Philadelphia on record $330M deal: report

Bryce Harper has agreed to $330 million US contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to reports.

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Quebec semi-pro hockey league beefs up security, stresses zero tolerance after racist incident

The Quebec semi-pro hockey league whose fans were involved in a racist incident over the weekend says it's making changes to stamp out racism on the ice and in the stands.

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Patriots owner Kraft pleads not guilty to prostitution charges

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanour solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case.

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Canada's Justin Kripps wants double gold at bobsleigh worlds

Double gold is difficult, but doable, according to Canadian bobsleigh pilot Justin Kripps. Canada has never won both two-man and four-man gold at a single world championship. In fact, a Canadian crew hasn't won a world four-man title since 1965.

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Jozy Altidore signs new deal with Toronto FC

Toronto FC confirmed Thursday that star striker Jozy Altidore is staying put. The 29-year-old U.S. international has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Toronto through the 2022 season.

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New Broncos coach, GM Scott Barney integral to Humboldt's resiliency

Scott Barney was thrust into a delicate situation when he took over as coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos this past summer. But it’s his own turbulent journey that’s allowed him to help a grieving community still shaken by a devastating bus crash that left 16 people dead and 13 others injured last April.

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Jill Officer to join Chelsea Carey's team at curling worlds

Jill Officer will serve as a fifth player on Chelsea Carey's team at the upcoming world women's curling championship in Silkeborg, Denmark.

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Scotties inspires community — Brier now takes centre stage

There's been a shift to hosting the Scotties and Briers in smaller locations across Canada, an important step in rebuilding grassroots curling. It was a big hit in Sydney, N.S., which hosted the Scotties last week. Now the focus turns to Brandon, Man., where the men compete in the Brier.

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Sliding athletes up against one of the world's hardest tracks

The 2019 bobsleigh and skeleton world championships are in Whistler, Vancouver on one of the most notoriously fast tracks in the world. Here's CBC Sport's Jacqueline Doorey with an event preview.

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Wade's wild buzzer-beater wipes out Warriors

Dwayne Wade drilled an improbable, off-balance shot at the buzzer to propel his Miami Heat to a 126-125 win over the Golden State Warriors in Wade's final career meeting against them.

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Hockey Night in Canada podcast: Greg Wyshynski on the Lightning's historic season

This week's episode focuses on who are the top 5 teams in hockey after the trade deadline

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Ex-Senators winger Mark Stone pens farewell and thank you to fans

Mark Stone may now suit up for the Vegas Golden Knights, but he says his time with the Ottawa Senators will always be special to him.

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Americans betting on their depth, consistency to win rugby 7s title in Las Vegas

The Americans' progress on the global rugby sevens stage is no freak of nature. As they prepare to host the fifth leg of the World Sevens Series, they can justifiably claim to be the most consistent nation in the sport. The only thing that's missing, Nigel Reed writes, is a title.

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Hockey Night In Canada podcast: Top 5 Stanley Cup contenders after trade deadline

The best team in the NHL is the Tampa Bay Lightning. But after that, who are the next four teams? With all the parity in the league, coming up with the top five is a pretty difficult task.

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Avalanche get rare shootout win against Canucks

Carl Soderberg scored in the sixth round of the shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.

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Leafs bury McDavid, Oilers with 4-goal outburst in 2nd period

Toronto scored four goals in a seven-minute stretch to open the second period as the Maple Leafs dismantled the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Wednesday.

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Red-hot Flames edge Devils to extend season-high win streak to 7

Johnny Gaudreau set up two second-period goals and the Western Conference-leading Calgary Flames extending their season-high winning streak to seven games with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Cuevas again to advance at Sao Paulo

Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Sao Paulo Open on Wednesday, winning a match against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas for the second time in as many weeks.

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Racist incident at Quebec semi-pro hockey game 'unacceptable,' Premier François Legault says

Quebec's premier joined other politicians at the National Assembly to condemn a racist incident that occurred at a semi-professional hockey game in Saint-Jérôme, Que., Saturday.

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CFL directs Alouettes to terminate Johnny Manziel's contract

The Montreal Alouettes have released quarterback Johnny Manziel. The team said in a news release it was told by the CFL to terminate Manziel's contract "after it was found that he had contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play in the league."

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'Once-in-a-lifetime' goal remains sore spot for Canada world junior star

Vancouver Canucks goalie prospect Mikey DiPietro has played for four teams this season and lost a combined 14 games. One heartbreaking defeat, in particular, still "stings" nearly two months later.

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Make no mistake, John Tavares will get booed on Long Island

John Tavares seems resigned to his fate. Set to return to his old stomping ground for the first time Thursday when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Islanders, the 28-year-old knows what's in store from a passionate fanbase that feels he left their team hung out to dry.

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Canadian women dominant in 0-0 draw with Iceland in Algarve Cup opener

Canada dominated play, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Iceland at the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament Wednesday in Parchal, Portugal.

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RendezVous LeBreton redevelopment dead

It's officially over. The feuding partners who won the bid to redevelop LeBreton Flats have failed to reach an agreement in mediation, and the National Capital Commission says it's starting the whole process over.

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Athletes in Germany score win over Olympic restrictions to promote sponsors

In a win for athletes over Olympic restrictions, a German federal agency ruled Wednesday that "abusive" limits on games-time promotional activities should be relaxed.

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9 people arrested in doping raids in Austria and Germany

Austrian authorities say five elite athletes and four others have been arrested in doping raids in the country and neighbouring Germany amid the Nordic skiing world championships.

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Quebec hockey player and his family taunted by racist fans

Jonathan Diaby said as a visible minority, he is used to dealing with racist comments and usually has no problem staying focused on the ice, but he couldn't tolerate seeing his family targeted.

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Will the Wolfpack lure the 'LeBron James of rugby' to Toronto?

Sonny Bill Williams is a rare breed. He has won top honours in both codes of rugby; twice a World Cup winner with the All Blacks and a double NRL Champion in Australia. Nigel Reed writes that the Toronto Wolfpack are keen on adding Williams for two reasons: his impressive resume, as well as his ability to grown the game in a crowded sports marketplace like Toronto.

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TFC bows out of CONCACAF Champions league on frigid night in Toronto

After making the final last year, Toronto FC exited from the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League at the first hurdle after a 1-1 tie Tuesday with Panama's Club Atletico Independiente de la Chorrera.

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Canada's Bianca Andreescu easily advances at Mexican Open

Canadian Bianca Andreescu made easy work of Switzerland's Jil Teichmann in her opening match at the Mexican Open.

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Pair of late Wild goals sink slumping Jets

Jason Zucker and Joel Eriksson scored 26 seconds apart with less than two minutes to play in the third period as the Minnesota Wild beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday for their fourth straight win.

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Raptors bounce back with convincing win over rival Celtics

Pascal Siakam had 25 points and Kawhi Leonard continued his dominance against Boston with 21 points, helping the Toronto Raptors beat the Celtics 118-95 on Tuesday.

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Andrew Shaw has 1st career hat trick as Habs embarrass Red Wings

Andrew Shaw recorded his first career hat trick and Max Domi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points as the Montreal Canadiens routed the Detroit Red Wings 8-1 Tuesday night.

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Flames top Islanders for season-high 6th straight win

Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson scored nearly three minutes apart early in the third period, leading the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night for their season-high sixth straight win.

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Stripped-down Senators meet Stanley Cup champs and the expected happens

The reigning Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals spotted the NHL-worst Ottawa Senators an early two-goal lead before turning things around with the help of a pair of second-period scores from T.J. Oshie and winning 7-2 Tuesday night.

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Newfoundland Growlers captain suspended for 7 games after off-ice fist fight

James Melindy of the Newfoundland Growlers got into an off-ice scuffle Sunday in Brampton, Ont. The league issued a seven-game suspension to both players Tuesday.

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Leafs expect fired up McDavid in Oilers captain's return from suspension

The Edmonton Oilers are expected to have their all-world captain back in the lineup Wednesday following a two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head on New York Islanders defenceman Nick Leddy when they visit Toronto.

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Criticism, ridicule for ski federation after Swiss timing error changes race results again

In a nation renowned for precision clocks and Alpine skiing, Swiss timekeepers of a World Cup race got things so wrong that the results of a women's downhill had to be altered three days after it was run — with two skiers knocked off the podium as a result.

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