Watch Red Bull Crankworx World Tour mountain biking

Watch the Red Bull Crankworx World Tour mountain biking event from Innsbruck, Austria.

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Christine Sinclair nets hat trick as Thorns take down Reign in NWSL action

Christine Sinclair had three goals and the Portland Thorns beat OL Reign 4-1 on Wednesday night in a National Women's Soccer League fall series match.

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Davis, James lead way as Lakers roll past Heat to take early edge in NBA Finals

Anthony Davis scored 34 points in his finals debut, LeBron James had 25 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Miami Heat 116-98 on Wednesday night.

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Championship parade in 2020: Lightning celebrate Stanley Cup title on boat

The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their Stanley Cup title with a boat parade and ceremonies Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium.

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NBA still hoping to play 2021 season in home arenas with spectators, Silver says

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reiterated Wednesday that the league's hope is to begin next season with teams in their home arenas and with fans in the seats, though cautioned that there are still numerous unknowns to work through before any plan can be finalized.

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Blue Jays unceremoniously swept out of AL wild-card series by Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays' brief playoff appearance came to an end in blowout fashion on Wednesday evening.

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MLB announces fans to be allowed at World Series, NLCS in Texas

Fans can take themselves out to the ball game for the first time this season during the NL Championship Series and World Series at new Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

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Drawn to paratriathlete's story, Canadian rower Silken Laumann backs her with cash

Leanne Taylor was born the same year Silken Laumann overcame long odds to stand on the Olympic podium. Paralyzed from the waist down in a biking accident in 2018, Taylor decided while in hospital she was going to be a paratriathlete. When told recently that Laumann was giving her $15,000 towards a new handcycle and racing wheelchair, Taylor did a double take.

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15 for fighting: QMJHL announces new penalties for players who drop the gloves

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has approved new rules that dole out stiffer punishments for fighting. All players involved in a fight will now receive a 10-minute misconduct penalty and a five-minute major. Previously, players were assessed only the five-minute major penalty.

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Puck already dropped on what promises to be frenzied NHL off-season

Even before the Tampa Bay Lightning returned home to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship, Julien BriseBois was on the phone with other NHL general managers about what to do next. He is certainly not alone in making calls.

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Freeman ends longest shutout duel in MLB playoff history to lead Atlanta past Reds

Freddie Freeman singled home the winning run in the 13th inning, finally ending the longest scoreless duel in post-season history as Atlanta defeated the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 in the opener of their NL wild-card series on Wednesday.

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It's LeBron vs. his old team (and Michael Jordan) in the NBA Finals

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the NBA Finals, where LeBron James can narrow the title gap between him and the greatest player of all time.

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Future of Canadian men's basketball looks bright in the hands of young stars

Th future of Canada Basketball could be bright in the hands of young stars like Jamal Murray, but who are some other players to look out for? and will NBA players even want to partake in Tokyo 2020? Anson Henry speaks with 3 experts to find out more on the future of Team Canada.

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Beijing Olympics test events for figure skating, speed skating in jeopardy

The International Skating Union, which oversees both figure skating and speed skating, announced the cancellation or postponement of several more competitions on Wednesday, including a pair of Olympic test events.

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NFL postpones Pittsburgh-Tennessee game after 8 in Titans organization test positive

The Pittsburgh-Tennessee NFL game will be played either Monday or Tuesday due to positive coronavirus test results among the Titans.

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The King dethroned: Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract

The Rangers parted with one of the greatest netminders in franchise history on Wednesday when they paid off the final year of Henrik Lundqvist's contract.

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Eugenie Bouchard books spot in 3rd round at French Open

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is heading to the third round of the French Open after defeating Australia's Daria Gavrilova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday.

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Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with Achilles injury

Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open with an Achilles tendon injury on Wednesday shortly before she was supposed to face Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round on Wednesday.

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Nearly 1 year after season's start, Tampa Bay Lightning return home with Stanley Cup

The wait for the Lightning — and the NHL — was long enough after Tampa Bay clinched the Cup with a 2-0 win in Game 6 against Dallas on Monday night in Edmonton, Alberta. The Lightning raised the Cup 363 days after the first puck was dropped on the 2019-20 season, and some 6 1/2 months after hockey was put on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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COVID-19 didn’t burst NHL’s bubble

The Tampa Bay Lightning took home the Stanley Cup, but the NHL is also celebrating. There wasn’t a single positive COVID-19 test within the league’s bubble, which is being heralded as a win and as a model for sports going forward in the pandemic.

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Aces outlast Sun in defensive battle to advance to WNBA Finals

A'ja Wilson had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Angel McCoughtry added 20 points and the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces held off the No. 7 seed Connecticut Sun 66-63 on Tuesday night to advance to the franchise's second WNBA Finals.

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Snell spins a gem as Rays sting Blue Jays in opener of wild-card series

The Tampa Bay Rays struck first in their wild-card series against Toronto on Tuesday, riding a stellar performance from starter Blake Snell to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays.

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1-eyed Mighty Heart closes in on Canadian Triple Crown with Prince of Wales Stakes win

It's two down, one more to go for jockey Daisuke Fukumoto and Mighty Heart. Mighty Heart passed Clayton in deep stretch to capture the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday.

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Cat Osterman crowned 1st individual Athletes Unlimited softball champion

Team USA pitcher Cat Osterman is the first Athletes Unlimited softball champion. The league crowned her its individual champion Monday based on points scored in games played during a five-week season played in a bubble at a sports complex in Rosemont, Illinois.

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Twins establish pro sports record with 17th straight post-season loss

Jose Altuve drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for Houston after a two-out error by shortstop Jorge Polanco, and the Astros beat Minnesota 4-1 Tuesday to open their AL playoff series and stretch the Twins' all-time record post-season losing streak to 17 games.

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LeBron James leads Lakers back to NBA Finals, where underdog Heat await

LeBron James wants to beat the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat want to beat LeBron James. These shouldn't be surprising notions to anyone, not with a title at stake. Those looking for more acrimony than that, well, they may be disappointed.

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What's next for the NHL after Tampa Bay's satisfying Stanley Cup win?

CBC Sports' daily newsletter salutes the Lightning for rebounding from humiliation to win the Stanley Cup, and looks at where the NHL goes from here.

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Twins' Josh Donaldson left off wild-card roster with nagging right calf injury

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson will miss the best-of-three American League first-round series against Houston because of a nagging injury to his right calf, and the team included rookie Alex Kirilloff on the roster that was set Tuesday.

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Rowdy Tellez added to Blue Jays' opening-round playoff roster after injury recovery

The Toronto Blue Jays included slugger Rowdy Tellez on the team's 28-man roster for their best-of-three wild-card series against the Rays that begins Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET in Tampa Bay.

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Second-seeded Plísková finishes off Egyptian opponent with ace on 1st match point

Second-seeded Karolina Plísková of the Czech Republic advanced to the second round of the French Open by beating Mayar Sherif 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday in Paris.

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Trio of Titans players, 5 team personnel test positive for COVID-19

The NFL says the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings are suspending in-person activities after the Titans had three players test positive for the coronavirus, along with five other personnel.

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Upset victory in Canadian Derby inspires horse trainer battling cancer

Shelley Brown wasn't sure if she felt well enough to stay awake on Sunday night and watch her horse compete in one of Canada's most prestigious derbies.

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Vasek Pospisil follows fellow Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Diez out of French Open

Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil is out of the French Open after a first-round loss on Tuesday. The 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 defeat to No. 7 seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy dropped Pospisil's career record to 0-7 in singles play at the clay-court Grand Slam.

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'Extremely strong concerns' over Russia's LGBTQ record as country bids on Arctic Winter Games

Russia could host the circumpolar Arctic Winter Games in six years, which would bring in youth from across the North to participate in the sporting event. For some, the country's record on LGBTQ rights is ringing alarm bells.

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'Extremely strong concerns' over Russia's LGBTQ+ record as country bids on Arctic Winter Games

Russia could host the circumpolar Arctic Winter Games in six years, which would bring in youth from across the North to participate in the sporting event. For some, the country's record on LGBTQ+ rights is ringing alarm bells.

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Player's Own Voice podcast: Ted-Jan Bloemen's unique path

The Player's Own Voice podcast connects with speed skating great Ted-Jan Bloemen, whose potential never quite shone through the Dutch star system. Since coming to Canada, the dual citizen has been nothing short of outstanding.

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How the Blue Jays capitalized on a pandemic MLB season to make the playoffs

The 2020 Toronto Blue Jays may have been lucky to reach the playoffs. But now facing a three-game wild-card series against the No. 1 Tampa Bay Rays beginning Tuesday, anything is possible.

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Mahomes shines in QB duel with Jackson to lead Kansas City past Ravens

Patrick Mahomes put on a scintillating show while outperforming Lamar Jackson, and Kansas City deftly played the role of defending Super Bowl champions in a 34-20 thumping of the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.

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Lightning secure 2nd Stanley Cup in franchise history after defeating Stars

Brayden Point and Blake Coleman scored as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0, winning the second Stanley Cup in franchise history.

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Doc Rivers out as coach of Clippers after disappointing playoff exit

Doc Rivers says he's out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, though did not specify if he chose to leave on his own or if he was fired.

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How the new baseball playoffs work — and what the Blue Jays' chances are

CBC Sports' daily newsletter explains Major League Baseball's expanded playoff tournament and how the surprising Jays fit in.

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Blue Jays give nod to pitcher Matt Shoemaker in wild-card opener against Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays will send Matt Shoemaker to the mound for Game 1 of their wild-card series against Blake Snell and the hometown Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET.

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Retired Paralympic swimmer's 1,000-km bike ride reignites competitive fire

Former Paralympic swimmer Nathan Clement logged many experiences during a 1,000-kilometre bicycle trip across British Columbia in August, but what he remembers most is the feeling of accomplishment at the end of the journey.

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Canadian speed skater Blondin finding her balance while preparing for 2022 Olympics

Like the rest of us, world champion speed skater Ivanie Blondin is navigating life in the midst of a global pandemic. As such, she’s tuning into her own rhythms in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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Veteran MLS goalkeeper Evan Bush stays in Canada with trade to Whitecaps

The Vancouver Whitecaps have moved to solve their ongoing goalkeeper woes, acquiring veteran netminder Evan Bush from Montreal after he appeared in 176 regular-season games with the Impact since 2011.

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Bubble won't return for full 2020-21 NHL season, likely to begin after Dec. 1

The NHL and Players' Association will meet in the coming weeks to discuss the many possibilities of what next season could look like, but there's no desire to stage it entirely within quarantined bubbles. "Certainly not for a season," says NHLPA executive director Don Fehr.

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Plucky Stars, leading Lightning confident entering Monday's Game 6

The Dallas Stars are embracing the underdog role missing several key players to injury while the deep, talented Tampa Bay Lightning still feel like the favourites up 3-2 in the series, with Game 6 on Monday in Edmonton (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. ET).

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Serena Williams steps up in tiebreaker of opening straight-sets win in Paris

Sixth seed Serena Williams battled sluggish conditions to defeat fellow American Kristie Ahn 7-6(2) 6-0 to open her campaign at the French Open on Monday in Paris.

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Tokyo Olympics: Should athletes be priority for vaccine?

Recently, everyone from new Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to IOC president Thomas Bach have tried to assure the Japanese public and deep-pocketed sponsors that the Olympics will take place. So where do the Tokyo Olympics stand?

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Auger-Aliassime swept in 1st round of French Open by unseeded Nishioka

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal is out of the French Open after a first-round loss to Yoshihito Nishioka at the clay-court Grand Slam on Monday. Auger-Aliassime has won just once in four matches on clay since his recent run to the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

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