U of W student named top Canadian university basketball player

A University of Winnipeg basketball player has been named the top women’s basketball player in Canadian university sports. 

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Matthews reaches 50-goal mark as Maple Leafs' offence rolls in rout over Jets

Auston Matthews scored his 50th goal of the season as the Maple Leafs thumped the Winnipeg Jets 7-3 on Thursday night in Toronto.

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Canada's sport minister vows to leave 'no stone unturned' in tackling toxic sport culture

In the five months since Pascale St-Onge was appointed Canada's Sport Minister, there have been allegations of either maltreatment, sexual abuse or misuse of funds levelled against at least eight national sport organizations. St-Onge is certain there'll be more. Sport, she said, is in "crisis."

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Quartet of Canadian women to feature in NCAA's March Madness Final Four

The NCAA's Final Four will feature a healthy helping of Canadian content when the women hit the hard court on Friday.

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Osaka reaches 1st final since 2021 Aussie Open with win over Bencic at Miami Open

Naomi Osaka's eyes welled with tears when her match ended, an all-too-familiar scene for her in recent years. These were of the happy variety.

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Struthers powers St. FX past Brock at U Sports hockey championships

Goaltender Joseph Raaymakers turned aside 35 shots as the St. Francis Xavier X-Men blanked the Brock Badgers 3-0 on Thursday in the opening game of the U Sports men's hockey championships at Acadia University.

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Raptors' Siakam records career-high 13 assists in triple-double to down T-Wolves

Pascal Siakam had 12 points, 13 assists and 10 points for his second career triple-double and the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-102 on Wednesday for their fourth consecutive victory.

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Jets topple Sabres in shootout without Connor, Schmidt

Blake Wheeler had a goal in regulation and scored the shootout winner, Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves and the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the Sabres 3-2 in Buffalo on Wednesday night for their third consecutive victory.

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USA Basketball teammates break silence on Brittney Griner's imprisonment in Russia

Two of Brittney Griner's USA Basketball teammates have broken their silence on the star player's imprisonment in Russia.

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Buccaneers' Super Bowl-winning coach Bruce Arians moves to team's front office

Bruce Arians has decided to retire as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and move into a front-office role with the team, a stunning move announced Wednesday night.

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Trial date set for former Vancouver Canuck Virtanen charged with sexual assault

A trial date has been set for a former Vancouver Canucks forward charged with sexual assault. Jake Virtanen's case is set to be heard by a judge and jury in B.C. Supreme Court starting on July 18.

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What to know ahead of Canada's final World Cup qualifier

CBC Sports' daily newsletter goes over what's still at stake for the Canadian men's soccer team on Wednesday night in Panama.

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Teenager sentenced to 6 weeks in jail after racially abusing English player during Euro

A teenager was sentenced to six weeks in prison on Wednesday for racially abusing England soccer player Marcus Rashford on social media last year after the European Championship final.

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How the not-so-likely lads from Canada scored me my first paid writing gig

It was 1986, and I thought the rest of the soccer world needed to know that the Canadians were on their way to the World Cup. Naturally, I turned to Roy of the Rovers to help spread the word.

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Maple Leafs earn costly win over Bruins as 3 players exit injured

Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 49th goal and had an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended Boston's four-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday night in Boston.

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Panthers' Lomberg, Huberdeau pot 2 goals each in back-and-forth win over Canadiens

Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Lomberg both had two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 7-4 in Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday night.

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Japan's Osaka defeats United States' Collins in straight sets to reach semis

Daniil Medvedev is one win away from returning to No. 1. And Naomi Osaka is two wins away from being a tournament champion again.

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Canada's version of March Madness is here

CBC Sports' daily newsletter compares and contrasts the U.S. and Canadian college basketball tournaments, which are both happening this week.

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NHL general managers have 'healthy discussion' about playoff salary cap

Stretching the salary cap into the playoffs was one of the subjects talked about by the NHL's 32 GMs at this week's annual meetings in Manalapan, Fla., but that's as far as things went.

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World No. 1 golfer Scheffler to play in his 1st RBC Canadian Open this Summer

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler will make his RBC Canadian Open debut this June. Scheffler is on an impressive hot streak on the PGA Tour, winning the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday with a 4 & 3 victory over Kevin Kisner in the finale.

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Canada's Edwards, UConn top NC State in double-OT thriller to advance to Final 4

Paige Bueckers scored 15 of her 27 points in the two overtimes, and UConn beat North Carolina State 91-87 to extend the Huskies' record women's Final Four streak to 14 straight on Monday night in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Sheldon Kennedy addresses NHL general managers on safety, respect

Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy says that while hockey has grown on the ice in recent years, away from the rink is where change needs to continue in a sport that's historically been slow to embrace new ideas and voices following a string of high-profile events.

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Port au Port man wins 3 gold medals in international cross-country skiing competition

Jack White of Port au Port, in his 80s, is celebrating his first gold medals after winning three races in his age group at the Masters World Cup of Cross-Country Skiing in Canmore, Alta., earlier in March. 

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Osaka advances to Miami Open quarters with straight-set victory over Riske

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has made it through to the quarter-finals at the Miami Open — just the second time she has managed to advance that deep in any tournament over the last year. Osaka beat Alison Riske of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in Miami Gardens, Fla., moving into a round-of-eight matchup with Danielle Collins.

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'It was really special': What winning Around the Bay means to Hamilton runner Victoria Coates

Around the Bay is the longest race Victoria Coates has ever competed in. But that didn't stop her from winning on Sunday. 

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Canada's Laeticia Amihere, South Carolina blowout Creighton to advance to Final 4

Aliyah Boston scored 19 points and led top-seeded South Carolina to its second straight Final Four with an 80-50 victory over Creighton on Sunday night, ending the 10th-seeded Bluejays' surprise run through the NCAA Tournament.

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Concordia defeats Nipissing to win 1st U Sports women's hockey title in 23 years

The Concordia Stingers university women's hockey team was crowned national champions for the first time in more than two decades. Concordia blanked the Nipissing Lakers 4-0 in the U Sports final Sunday at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, P.E.I. to reclaim the title for the first time since 1999.

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Toronto Six fall to Boston Pride in Isobel Cup semifinal

The Boston Pride defeated the Toronto Six 5-1 on Sunday in Wesley Chapel, Fla. to advance to the final of the Isobel Cup.

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Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil

The Canadian men's soccer team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986 after a 4-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday in Toronto.

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Canada's Einarson secures bronze with extra-end victory over Sweden at women's curling worlds

Canada's Kerri Einarson claimed the bronze medal at the women's world curling championship on Sunday with an 8-7, extra-end win over Sweden's Anna Hasselborg in Prince George, B.C.

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Kansas blows by Miami in 2nd half to punch ticket to Final 4

Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack and Christian Braun powered a dazzling second half for Kansas, and the top-seeded Jayhawks pounded Miami 76-50 on Sunday to advance to the program's 16th Final Four.

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Hockey Night in Canada: Live streams on desktop & app

CBC Sports will provide a live stream of Hockey Night in Canada games on Saturday, beginning with the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET), followed by Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames (10 p.m. ET).

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Canada's Einarson defeats Denmark to set up semifinal clash with South Korea

Canada's Kerri Einarson reached the upper echelons of the women's world curling championship where an extra breath and a pause before sliding out of the hack becomes necessary.

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Canada's Leblanc tied for 3rd at JTBC as Denmark's Koerstz Madsen extends lead

Nanna Koerstz Madsen was tied for the lead in the JTBC Classic when she teed off Saturday on the par-4 18th. She two-putted for par and a 3-under 69 — and walked off with an unexpected three-stroke lead over Na Rin An.

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Villanova 1st to punch ticket to Final 4 with win over Houston

Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova advanced to its third NCAA Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments with a grind-it-out 50-44 victory over Houston in the South Region final Saturday.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls in straight sets in 2nd round of Miami Open

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell out of the Miami Open with a straight-set second round loss to Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

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Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker charged with DUI

Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker was charged with driving under the influence in Pinellas County, Fla., the team confirmed.

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No. 10 Creighton continues unlikely run to Elite 8 with win over No. 3 Iowa State

Morgan Maly scored a career-high 21 points to help 10th-seeded Creighton beat Iowa State 76-68 in Friday night's NCAA Tournament, matching the lowest ever seed to reach a women's regional final.

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Jets top Blue Jackets in overtime after squandering lead with 14 seconds left

Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway just 21 seconds into overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.

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Top skip Tracy Fleury joins Rachel Homan's curling team

Tracy Fleury is joining Rachel Homan's curling team, but where one of the top skips in Canadian women's curling will play in the lineup has yet to be announced.

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Saskatchewan, Concordia shutout wins set up U Sports women's hockey championship semis

Camyrn Drever stood her ground early and often for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday en route to a 4-0 shutout win over the Brock Badgers to advance to the semifinals of the U Sports Women's Hockey Championship.

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Canada Soccer condemns abuse of Kaye following sending-off in Costa Rica

Canada Soccer has condemned abusive comments directed at Mark-Anthony Kaye following his sending-off in Thursday's 1-0 loss in Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying play.

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Papadakis, Cizeron shatter rhythm dance record at figure skating worlds

Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron shattered their own rhythm dance world record on Friday to take the lead over two American teams at the world championships in Montpellier, France.

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Panthers squeeze past Canadiens for newly-acquired Chiarot's 1st win over former team

Claude Giroux and Ben Chiarot both picked up their first points as members of the Florida Panthers in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Montreal.

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Siakam's 35-point effort leads Raptors to key victory over Cavaliers

Pascal Siakam had a season-high six three-pointers and 35 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 117-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a key Eastern Conference game on Thursday in Toronto.

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Arkansas upsets Canada's Nembhard, top-ranked Gonzaga to advance to Elite 8

JD Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots and fourth-seeded Arkansas made Gonzaga miserable on both ends of the floor, bouncing the top overall seed from the NCAA Tournament with a 74-68 win on Thursday night.

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Canada's James, Radford win pairs bronze at figure skating worlds

Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford have won bronze in pairs figure skating at the world championships in Montpellier, France.

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Italy to miss World Cup again following stunning upset loss to North Macedonia

European champion Italy will miss the World Cup. Again. The unthinkable happened in Palermo, Italy on Thursday as the Azzurri were beaten 1-0 by North Macedonia following a last-gasp goal by Aleksandar Trajkovski in their playoff semifinal.

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In Browns' curious PR handling of Deshaun Watson saga, honesty would be the best policy

As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, if the Cleveland Browns' current strategy regarding newly-acquired star quarterback Deshaun Watson seems not to make sense, it's because hardly anything about the saga does.

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Halak shuts door as Canucks surge late to snap Avalanche's 4-game win streak

Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesday night.

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