mardi 30 avril 2019

Goodwin hits tiebreaking homer to lead Angels over Jays

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Brian Goodwin hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and Griffin Canning struck out six while pitching into the fifth inning of his major league debut in the Los Angeles Angels' 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.



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Couture's hat trick gives Sharks series lead over Avalanche

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Logan Couture scored three times, including the go-ahead goal with 7:10 remaining, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.



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What doesn't get blocked, Jackets' Bobrovsky stops, a simple recipe for success

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A desperate and determined Boston Bruins huffed and puffed in the third period of Game 3 in their second-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. But they couldn't blow one more goal past goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.



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Bucks blast Celtics to even series at a game apiece

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Giannis Antetokoumpo had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Khris Middleton made seven of Milwaukee's 20 3-pointers, and the Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 123-102 on Tuesday night to even their second-round playoff series at a game apiece.



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Duchene does it again as Jackets grab series lead over Bruins

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Sergei Bobrovsky kept up his impressive post-season play, making 35 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.



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Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night in Canada: Avalanche vs. Sharks Game 3

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Watch live on television and online as the Colorado Avalanche take on the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night on Canada.



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Lions release defensive star Solomon Elimimian, waive 9 others

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Elimimian is the Lions' all-time leader in defensive tackles with 745. The 32-year-old was the CFL's most outstanding player in 2014, was named to four all-star teams, and earned two most outstanding defensive player selections (2014, 2016).



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Raptors regroup after worst game of playoffs in loss to Sixers

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The Toronto Raptors regrouped Tuesday after an off-night in Game 2 blunted the momentum from a dominant opening performance in their second-round series against Philadelphia.



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Hurricanes putting hopes in ex-Leaf goalie McElhinney

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With Petr Mrazek unlikely to start Game 3 against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night, the Carolina Hurricanes will try to take a 3-0 series lead behind what could be the first playoff start for journeyman Curtis McElhinney in his 11-year career.



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Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night in Canada: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Game 3

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Watch live on television and online as the Columbus Blue Jackets meet the Boston Bruins in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night on Canada.



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CFL, players start talking money as CBA deadline looms

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The CFL and its players have started talking money as the two sides met for the first time since April 9 in the process toward a new collective bargaining agreement.



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Canadian athletes want the lip service around safe sport to stop

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For the past two days, Canadian Olympians, Paralympians and high-performance athletes from a number of sports have been speaking out, some for the first time, sharing their personal stories of abuse in sport.



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WADA retrieves more than 2,500 samples from tainted Moscow lab

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says it has gathered more than 2,500 samples from a Russian laboratory that can be used to potentially corroborate doping positives uncovered by an investigation into a massive government-directed program designed to win Olympic medals.



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The Caster Semenya case, explained

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport is about to release its decision in the landmark case between South African runner Caster Semenya and the world governing body for track and field. Unfamiliar with the details of this fascinating, controversial and complicated case? Let's get you caught up.



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Canada through to semis of para hockey worlds

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Tyler McGregor and Greg Westlake each had a goal and an assist as Canada blanked South Korea 4-0 Tuesday at the world para hockey championship.



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NFL applies for Duluth Eskimos trademark

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The National Football League may be bringing back a historic team name that will have a familiar — and occasionally controversial — ring to Canadian gridiron fans. Records from the U.S. Patent Office show that the NFL filed a trademark application last week for the Duluth Eskimos.



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Calgary's Cavalry FC to share soccer pitch with four-legged athletes

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Cavalry FC and Spruce Meadows mark the intersection where footy meets the horsey set. Calgary's new Canadian Premier League team not only shares an equestrian facility with four-legged athletes. For four weeks of the show-jumping season, the professional soccer team will surrender its pitch to the horses.



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Olympic lugers Walker, Snith feel real speed with Canadian Forces Snowbirds

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The love of speed Tristan Walker inherited from his air force pilot grandfather came full circle when the luger took to the skies with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Walker and teammate Justin Snith spent almost an hour in the distinctive red and white Tutors on Monday



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2028 Los Angeles Olympics revised budget nearly at $7B US

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The price tag on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is now $6.88 billion US, a $1.36 billion increase that comes mainly because of accounting measures designed to better reflect inflation over the long lead-up to those Games.



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Wimbledon may use serve clock at 2020 tournament

Richard Lewis

Wimbledon is "highly likely" at the 2020 tournament to introduce a serve clock for players that debuted in Grand Slams at last year's US Open.



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Cree hockey team wins national title

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A hockey team from Waswanipi, Quebec got the chance to pay an emotional tribute to one of its founding members and win the Fred Sasakamoose 'Chief Thunderstick' All-Reserve Invitation Senior Contact Hockey Tournament.



source CBC | Sports News http://bit.ly/2IPfxS5

lundi 29 avril 2019

Jokic, Nuggets hold off Trail Blazers to claim series opener

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Nikola Jokic had 37 points and nine rebounds, Jamal Murray added 23 points and eight assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-113 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Monday night.



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Blues prevail in wild 3rd period to take 2-1 series lead over Stars

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Pat Maroon flicked a puck over Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop with 1:38 left in a wild third period, and the St. Louis Blues won 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.



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Watch Canada compete at world Para hockey championships

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Watch as Canada takes on the best Para hockey players at the world championships in the Czech Republic.



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Raptors' comeback falls short, Sixers go home with series tied 1-1

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Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors couldn't overcome one of their worst first halves of the playoffs on Monday.



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Rockets' Chris Paul fined $35K for contact with official in Game 1 loss

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Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul has been fined $35,000 for what the NBA called "aggressively confronting and recklessly making contact" with an official during Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.



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Injured knee forces Milos Raonic out of Madrid, Rome events

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Injuries have once again become an issue for Milos Raonic, as Canada's top-ranked tennis player has withdrawn from Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome with a banged-up right knee.



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Inferno exec says lack of media attention helped kill CWHL

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As their league sells off trophies and jerseys, the Calgary Inferno's championship season was recognized Monday with the city's mayor proclaiming it "Calgary Inferno Day."



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Czech soccer player Josef Sural killed in auto crash in Turkey

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Czech Republic international Josef Sural was killed and six other Alanyaspor players were injured on Monday when their van crashed on the way home from a Turkish league soccer match.



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Leafs' Tavares headlines Canada's world hockey championship roster

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Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares, Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot and Vegas Golden Knights winger Mark Stone highlight Canada's roster for the 2019 world hockey championship. Hockey Canada released the 22-player roster Monday.



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Injuries piling up for Hurricanes during playoff run

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek is day-to-day with a lower body injury while defenceman Trevor van Riemsdyk is out with an upper body injury.



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Calgary's Trevor Hofbauer sets personal-best time at Hamburg Marathon

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Trevor Hofbauer, who battled laryngitis and the flu in the weeks leading up to Sunday's Hamburg Marathon, was the 25th man to cross the finish line in Germany in two hours 16 minutes 48 seconds.



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Not the rocket man, HFX Wanderers' Elton John is the soccer man

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HFX Wanderers FC boasts the biggest name in the Canadian Premier League even if the fame has to be shared. Midfielder Elton John is used to the attention his name brings.



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CBC Sports Plays of the Week

CBC Sports Plays of the Week

A look at some of the best plays in the world of sports.



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9 crazy things that happened in the 1st round of the playoffs ...in 90 seconds

9 crazy things that happened in the 1st round of the playoffs ...in 90 seconds

The 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was one of the strangest in history, and Rob Pizzo has 9 facts to prove it.



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Hockey Night in Canada podcast: Round 1 recap with Jeremy Roenick

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Its been a crazy start to the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning and their 62 wins were swept away by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The best team in the West - the Calgary Flames - were dispatched in 5 games. Former NHL player and current NBC analyst Jeremy Roenick joins host Rob Pizzo to breakdown the madness.



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Matt Duchene finally putting it all together in time for playoff push

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Life for Columbus Blue Jackets centre Matt Duchene has been full of twists and turns in the past 30-plus months. But the 28-year-old kid from Haliburton, Ont., is putting a stamp on this year's Stanley Cup playoffs — one that could lead the Blue Jackets to glory and land the forward a big payday in the off season.



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Dalhousie's high-tech football helmets can help detect concussions from the sidelines

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The helmets send a wireless alert to staff on the sidelines if a player sustains a hit that exceeds a certain threshold.



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Ottawa gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault

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Klyne Pitpitunge, 27, has been suspended from his job at three local gyms.



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Watch the 2019 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships

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CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships from Boucherville, Que.



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(Live at 10:00 am ET) 2019 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships on CBC: Saskatchewan 2 vs British Columbia 1

(Live at 10:00 am ET) 2019 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships on CBC: Saskatchewan 2 vs British Columbia 1

Watch as Saskatchewan 2 squares off against British Columbia 1 in Wheelchair Curling from Boucherville, QC.



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Caster Semenya appeal ruling on testosterone expected Wednesday

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South African runner and two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya will find out Wednesday if she has won her appeal against IAAF rules to curb female runners' high natural levels of testosterone.



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Dominic Thiem breezes to Barcelona Open title over Daniil Medvedev

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Dominic Thiem defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday, adding to his triumph in Indian Wells last month.



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dimanche 28 avril 2019

The Simpsons takes shot at Senators in Canadian-themed episode

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The Ottawa Senators were unable to avoid being the punchline of a joke on Sunday's Canadian-themed episode of The Simpsons. The episode, titled D'Oh Canada, featured a scene with Lisa Simpson recovering in a Canadian hospital with an RCMP officer in uniform at her bedside.



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Philipp Grubauer guides Avalanche past Sharks amid late scoring frenzy

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Tyson Barrie scored the tiebreaking goal and assisted on two others, sending the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday that tied the second-round series at a game apiece.



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Pacific defeats Halifax as part of Canadian Premier League's opening weekend

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Pacific FC defeated HFX Wanderers FC of Halifax 1-0 in a fast-moving contest that kicked off the start of a new era in professional soccer in Canada on Sunday in Langford, B.C.



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Abel, Imbeau-Dulac dive to bronze at Montreal World Series event

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Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac got Canada back on the podium in the final event of the Fina Diving World Series in Montreal on Sunday.



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Hurricanes strike quickly in 3rd to steal win from Islanders

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Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiter scored 48 seconds apart early in the third period to rally the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday and a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.



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Warriors hold on to take down Rockets in Game 1

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Kevin Durant scored 35 points in outdueling James Harden and the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 104-100 on Sunday in the opener of what is shaping up to be a sensational best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal.



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Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night in Canada: Avalanche vs. Sharks Game 2

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Watch live on television and online as the Colorado Avalanche take on the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night on Canada.



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