Canadiens bounce back late to steal overtime victory away from Golden Knights

Max Domi scored 27 seconds into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday night.

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49ers withstand late-charging Cardinals to maintain perfect season

Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers reach the halfway point of their season undefeated, beating the Arizona Cardinals 28-25 on Thursday night.

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Tkachuk's between-the-legs beauty caps wild OT comeback for Flames

Matthew Tkachuk tied the game in the final minute of regulation and scored the winning goal with just over a second left in overtime on a nifty shot between his legs, leading the Calgary Flames to a 6-5 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

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Watch Grand Prix of France Figure Skating

Watch coverage from the Grand Prix of France, the third Grand Prix of Figure Skating event of the season.

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Watch FIBA reveal 3-on-3 basketball teams qualified for 2020 Olympic Games

Watch live as FIBA unveils the teams that have qualified for the 3-on-3 basketball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Sheldon Kennedy, Kaitlyn Weaver triumph on CBC's Battle of the Blades

Pair's win raises $100K for charity that helps kids get involved in sports, physical activities.

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Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns handed 2-game suspensions after brawl

Philadelphia centre Joel Embiid and Minnesota centre Karl-Anthony Towns have each been suspended two games without pay for an on-court altercation and continued escalation.

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Rob Gronkowski using CBD to help right his body in retirement

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 March at the age of 29. Seven months into the new chapter of his life, he's feeling more connected with his own body than ever.

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Rays request formal permission to explore playing part of season in Montreal: report

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.

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Edwin Encarnacion set for free agency after Yankees decline contract option

The New York Yankees have declined their 2020 option for Edwin Encarnacion, making the veteran slugger a free agent.

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Washington's Trent Williams reveals cancer scare played part in lengthy holdout

Washington tackle Trent Williams revealed a cancer diagnosis that played a part in his lengthy holdout and distrust of the team's medical staff and the organization.

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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier send message with Skate Canada win

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned their best-ever scores over the weekend in Kelowna, B.C., lifting the Canadians to their first-ever Grand Prix title.

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Winnipeg Jets GM sheds little light on complicated relationship with Byfuglien

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff confirmed reports that Dustin Byfuglien underwent ankle surgery in Minnesota last week but otherwise danced around questions regarding the absent defenceman's status with the team.

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Denis Shapovalov advances to quarter-finals at Paris Masters with upset win over Zverev

Canada's Denis Shapovalov recorded his second upset victory in as many days at the Paris Masters by beating No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany on Thursday.

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Canadians, CFL players divided on new NCAA rule on compensation

They'll forever be rivals, one a former college quarterback at Florida the other a rugged centre at Miami. But Tim Tebow and Canadian Brett Romberg do agree that NCAA athletes should not be financially compensated, despite a recent rule change.

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Canadian men's baseball team edges Japan in tuneup for Olympic qualifier

Eric Wood hit a three-run double as part of a six-run second inning, and Canada and hung on to defeat world No. 1 Japan 6-5 in an exhibition baseball game Thursday.

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Toronto FC firing on all cylinders ahead of MLS Cup final

Toronto FC's season has been a slow boil, but head coach Greg Vanney's team is getting hot at the right time ahead of their third MLS Cup final in four years.

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Penalty kill fuelling Canucks' early season surge

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-3-1 overall and 8-1-1 in their last 10 games following a 5-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles Wednesday night. A big part of their success revolves around the team's penalty-killing unit, which is ranked third in the NHL after 12 games.

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Bianca Andreescu withdraws from WTA Finals after MRI on injured knee

Canada's Bianca Andreescu says she is withdrawing from the WTA Finals due to an injury to her left knee.

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Russian teen star Zagitova one to watch at Grand Prix of France

This weekend's Grand Prix of France will showcase Russia's Alina Zagitova and the French ice-dance duo of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.

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Canadian Premier League finals: 3 key individual matchups to watch in Leg 2

Forge FC and Cavalry FC managed to keep things interesting in their eighth match of the season over the weekend at Tim Hortons Field. Leg 1 of the Canadian Premier League Finals featured two sides that were, well, probably sick of seeing one another.

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Brock Boeser's 3rd career hat trick helps Canucks conquer Kings

Brock Boeser had a hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Wednesday night.

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Warriors star Stephen Curry breaks hand after hard fall

Warriors star Stephen Curry broke his left hand on a hard fall in the third quarter of Golden State's game against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

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Canadiens' early strikes enough to claw past sluggish Coyotes

Carey Price stopped 33 shots, Brendan Gallagher and Shea Weber scored in the opening minute of the first two periods, and the Montreal Canadiens rolled to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night.

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Stephen Strasburg named World Series MVP 7 years after infamous shutdown

Stephen Strasburg was voted MVP of the World Series following the Nationals' 6-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 7 on Wednesday night, the first title in the 51 seasons of the Washington/Montreal Expos franchise.

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Capital 'W': Nationals edge Astros in Game 7 for franchise's 1st World Series title

The Washington Nationals have defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 7 to win their first World Series in franchise history.

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Wizards score 158 points ... and lose to Rockets in Washington-Houston undercard

James Harden scored 59 points and made one of two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play to give the Houston Rockets a 159-158 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.

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Oilers snap 2-game slide with win over Blue Jackets

Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Wednesday night.

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Late strike by DeLeon sends Toronto FC past Atlanta into MLS Cup

Substitute Nick DeLeon scored in the 78th minute as Toronto FC rallied to beat defending champion Atlanta United FC 2-1 Wednesday and advance to the MLS Cup final for the third time in four years.

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Raptors finally get 1st win against ex-coach Dwane Casey's Pistons

Pascal Siakam scored 30 points, Fred Van Vleet added 13 points and 11 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 125-113 on Wednesday for their first win against former coach Dwane Casey.

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Deadspin site in open revolt after being ordered to 'stick to sports'

A dispute between management and staff members over the focus of Deadspin is playing out on the popular sports and culture website for all of its readers to see.

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Former all-star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with injuring 14-year-old daughter

Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he'd struck her.

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Canadian Olympian Alysha Newman drops charges against Steelers linebacker

Misdemeanour charges have been dropped against a Pittsburgh Steelers backup linebacker who had been accused of injuring his girlfriend, Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman, during a fight in their western Pennsylvania hotel room this month.

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John Carlson off to flying start with Capitals

Washington Capitals' John Carlson had an October to remember with seven goals and 16 assists for 23 points in 14 games, just two short of the NHL record for the most points by a defenceman in the first month of a season, set by Al MacInnis in 13 contests back in 1990.

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It's OK for Bianca to stop

Today's edition of our newsletter is about Bianca Andreescu's latest injury (and her awe-inspiring toughness), Game 7 of this weird World Series, the Kirk Gibson homer, and hockey players who think they're lacrosse players.

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McLaren confirms 'gut-wrenching' decision to replace Canadian driver Hinchcliffe

Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe is officially out at McLaren after the team said it made the "gut-wrenching" decision to replace the veteran with younger drivers.

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15-year-old Olivia Smith could become youngest to play for Canada's women's soccer team

Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller first noticed Olivia Smith last year when he travelled with the Canadian youth teams. Now the 15-year-old midfielder is going to get a closer look with his senior side.

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Former Leafs GM, longtime NHL executive Jim Gregory dies at 83

Hockey Hall of Famer Jim Gregory, who served 10 years as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs before spending decades as an NHL executive, has died. He was 83.

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2010 Olympics still echo through Vancouver on anniversary of torch relay start

John Furlong still sees the signature of the 2010 Olympic Games scrawled across Vancouver as he walks through the city's downtown.

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From 1 to 300, Connor McDavid is in the company of NHL greats: Pizzo

Connor McDavid picked up career point 394 in his 300th NHL game on Tuesday, a pace only a few players in history have managed.

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Shapovalov scores upset to move to 3rd round in Paris

Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round of the Paris Masters after recording his first win over a top-15 player since March.

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Andreescu forced out of WTA Finals in second match with left knee injury

With her left knee heavily strapped, Canada's Bianca Andreescu called it quits after a 6-3 first-set loss to Karolina Pliskova in her second match of the WTA Finals on Wednesday in Shenzhen, China.

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Player's Own Voice podcast: Pierce LePage: 'Decathlon is easy. Video games are hard'

The Player's Own Voice podcast hangs with the chillest athlete in track and field, Canadian Pierce LePage.

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Jets can't keep pace with Ducks as Connor Hellebuyck gets the hook in loss

Cam Fowler set a franchise record for career goals by an Anaheim Ducks defenceman in their 7-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

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Sounders upset league-best LAFC to reach MLS Cup final

Nicolas Lodeiro scored a goal and assisted on two more by Raul Ruidiaz, and the Seattle Sounders advanced to the MLS Cup final for the third time in four years with a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles FC on Tuesday night.

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Strasburg's masterpiece helps Nationals push past controversy to force Game 7

Stephen Strasburg gutted through without his best fastball to throw a five-hitter Tuesday night, and now it's on to Game 7 in the first World Series ever in which the visiting team won each of the first six games.

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'Lacrosse' style goals scored around the hockey world on Tuesday

Andrei Svechnikov lit the lamp in North Carolina, while Canucks' prospect Nils Hoglander scored an almost identical beauty in Sweden.

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Red Wings top Oilers to snap 8-game slide

Dylan Larkin and Patrik Nemeth scored in the first period, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Tuesday night to end an eight-game losing streak.

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Ovechkin's OT winner slaps exclamation point on pre-game Leafs comments

Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game as part of a four-point night while on the power play in overtime as the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Tuesday.

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Hurricanes' Svechnikov dazzles with lacrosse goal in win over Flames

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacular lacrosse-style goal that tied it, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesday night.

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'I'm good': Nats' Max Scherzer ready for Game 7 start — if necessary

Max Scherzer is all warmed up. The Washington ace put aside his recent injury woes for a little light tossing in left field Tuesday, a day before he hopes to start for the Nationals in Game 7 of the World Series.

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