Pierre-Edouard Bellemare began a five-goal scoring spree in the first period and the Colorado Avalanche avoided second-round elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 on Monday night.
Victor Hedman's shot at 14:10 of the second overtime went in through a crowd as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday to win their second-round series 4-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference final.
Fred VanVleet hadn't seen his family in more than two months. With his Toronto Raptors coming off a bad playoff loss, their long-awaited reunion was a great way to cheer him up. Players began reuniting with family members in the bubble Monday, giving them a feeling of home during a marathon road trip.
Jimmy Butler scored a playoff career-high 40 points, Goran Dragic added 27 and the Miami Heat clamped down defensively in the final three quarters to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-104 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday night.
Courtney Vandersloot set a WNBA single-game record with 18 assists, helping the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 100-77 on Monday night.
The group marched the short distance Monday on the school's campus from the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility to Foster Auditorium, where segregationist Gov. George Wallace stood at the door in 1963 trying to block the entry of two Black students.
A young Vancouver team with 10 players appearing in their first NHL playoffs sailed through the first two rounds of the postseason but now finds itself on the verge of elimination.
Watch live on television and online as the Tampa Bay Lightning battle the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of their playoff series on Hockey Night in Canada.
Jose Iglesias and Bryan Holaday had RBI doubles in the 11th inning for Baltimore, and Iglesias threw out the potential tying run at home plate as the Orioles salvaged a 4-3 win against the Toronto Blue Jays to break a five-game losing streak.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at the nearly unprecedented run that Canada's Jamal Murray is on in the NBA playoffs.
Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over American qualifier Sebastian Korda on Monday.
The Toronto Raptors were angry the morning after Sunday's 112-94 loss to the Boston Celtics in the opening game of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series. "We're not proud of anything we did," says head coach Nick Nurse.
The Blue Jays have added depth to their pitching staff, acquiring left-hander Robbie Ray from Arizona before Monday's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. Toronto also gets cash considerations in exchange for pitcher Travis Bergen.
The San Diego Padres acquired Mike Clevinger in a multi-player deal with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline.
A World Cup speed skating event in Calgary and short-track competitions in Montreal and Laval, Que., have been cancelled because of COVID-19.
Athletes Unlimited is a collection of women’s sports leagues striving to put players first. There are no team owners; there aren’t even any teams. Instead, the athletes are the “owners.” The professional sports organization could be the biggest industry disruptor since the advent of player free agency.
Exactly one week after Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by police, Canada's Jamal Murray delivered a memorable NBA playoff performance and followed it up with an equally memorable post-game interview Sunday night.
The 2021 Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, scheduled to begin Feb. 10, has been cancelled because of COVID-19 as organizers feared a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship, has died. He was 78.
Max Pacioretty scored twice and added an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for three goals in the third period and beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday night.
Brock Nelson scored twice Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in Game 4 in Toronto.
In a year unlike any other, get ready for a U.S. Open unlike any other.
The U.S. Tennis Association quietly posted the women's and men's singles draws online, without the usual TV hoopla, on Thursday.
Radek Faksa had a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz scored the last of three power-play goals by Dallas and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Sunday night, taking a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
Diana Taurasi collected one of two double-doubles for the Phoenix Mercury as they claimed a win over the Minnesota Lynx, and DeWanna Bonner helped lead the Connecticut Sun past the Washington Mystics on Sunday in WNBA action in Bradenton, Fla.
Jon Rahm rolled in a 65-foot putt to defeat Dustin Johnson in a thrilling playoff to win the BMW Championship.
Kawhi Leonard had 33 points and 14 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers eliminated Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks from the playoffs with a 111-97 victory Sunday in Game 6 of the first-round series.
Daniel Krutzen scored in the 35th minute and David Choiniere added another in the 89th as Forge FC moved to the top of the Canadian Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Atlético Ottawa on Sunday.
Austin Ernst rallied to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist.
Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Lyon extended its European dominance by beating Wolfsburg 3-1 to win its fifth straight women's Champions League title on Sunday in San Sebastian, Spain.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart had 21 points apiece as Boston clobbered the NBA defending champion Raptors 112-94 in Game 1 of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday as Kyle Lowry made his return to the Toronto lineup.
Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen will sell his soccer teams in the wake of reports that he made racist comments, Major League Soccer said Sunday.
French tennis player Benoit Paire tested positive for the coronavirus and was removed from the U.S. Open field, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has announced he is opting out of his CFL contract and pursuing opportunities in the NFL.
The San Diego Padres picked up slugger Mitch Moreland in a trade with Boston on Sunday in exchange for a pair of prospects, outfielder Jeisson Rosario and infielder Hudson Potts. Major League Baseball's trade deadline is Monday at 4 p.m. ET.
Lewis Hamilton led from start to finish at the Belgian Grand Prix to clinch his 89th career win and move two behind Michael Schumacher's Formula One record on Sunday.
The Athletics' series finale against the host Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon has been postponed following a positive test result for COVID-19 within the Oakland organization.
The Toronto Raptors say all-star guard Kyle Lowry is cleared to play Sunday in the opener of a second-round series against Boston at 1 p.m. ET after spraining his ankle early in the team's series-clinching win over Brooklyn a week ago.
In another sign that Lionel Messi's time with Barcelona is coming to an end, the player did not report for required coronavirus testing scheduled for the whole squad on Sunday.
After showing solidarity with the Vancouver Canucks in a stance against racism the Vegas Golden Knights had no trouble turning up the intensity when the teams returned to the ice Saturday night.
Goaltender Robin Lehner made 32 saves for the shutout as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks in NHL playoff action Saturday.
Jazmyn Jackson hit the first grand slam in Athletes Unlimited history, helping Team Wagner to an 18-4 win over Team Pendley.
Anna Nordqvist shot a 9-under 62 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over Sei Young Kim into the final round of the LPGA Tour's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
Matt Martin and Leo Komarov scored in the second period as the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night, taking a 2-1 lead in their conference semifinal series.
Taijuan Walker pitched six shutout innings in his Toronto debut and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio each hit two-run singles as the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and other members of the ATP Player Council spoke out Saturday against a plan put forth by top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Canada's Vasek Pospisil to start a men's-only union of sorts for tennis -- bringing the sport's politics into the spotlight just before the U.S. Open.
Brook Lopez sensed bonds between Milwaukee Bucks players strengthening after their decision to boycott a playoff game sent ripples across the NBA and other major pro sports leagues, which joined in suspending play to protest against racial injustice.
Dustin Johnson is 21 shots worse to par than he was a week ago and still looks to be the player to beat.
Watch live on television and online as the Philadelphia Flyers battle the New York Islanders in their playoff series on Hockey Night in Canada.
