Kickers, running backs take spotlight on Day 3 of NFL draft

Despite an NFL draft bereft of star quarterback prospects, the 2022 crop was so deep that even in the final four rounds, there were plenty of highlights.

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Canadians Yohan Lainesse, Tristan Connelly lose on UFC Fight Night card

American (Gifted) Gabe Green survived an early onslaught to stop Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse in the second round Saturday on a UFC Fight Night undercard, handling the Montreal welterweight his first loss in his UFC debut.

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Canada's Buchanan, Lyon defeat PSG to reach Women's Champions League final

Lyon edged hosts Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in their second-leg semifinal on Saturday to reach the Women's Champions League final. Defending champion Barcelona also advanced, but at the expense of its perfect season after a 2-0 loss to Wolfsburg.

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Canada's Deane Leonard, Jesse Luketa selected in 7th round of NFL draft

The Los Angeles Chargers selected Calgary native Deane Leonard in the seventh seventh round of the NFL draft Saturday, No. 236 overall. Twenty picks later, the Arizona Cardinals took Penn State linebacker Jesse Luketa, an Ottawa native.

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Springer's 2 solo home runs power Blue Jays over Astros

After Bradley Zimmer made a spectacular diving catch in centre field for the Blue Jays, George Springer joked with manager Charlie Montoyo in Toronto's dugout about becoming a full-time designated hitter. Springer certainly thrived at DH on Saturday, hitting two solo home runs as the Blue Jays held off the Houston Astros 2-1.

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Jimenez scores 7th goal of season in Toronto FC's defeat to Cincinnati

Ian Murphy and Luciano Acosta scored goals and the visiting FC Cincinnati held off a late Toronto FC charge for a 2-1 win in MLS play Saturday.

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Halep beats No. 2, crowd favourite Badosa to return to Madrid Open last 16

Simona Halep played some of her best tennis at the Madrid Open again in defeating home crowd favourite Paula Badosa in straight sets to reach the last 16 on Saturday for the seventh time in 11 appearances.

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Canada's Brooks, Bane lead Grizzlies to win over Timberwolves to advance to 2nd round

Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks each scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied yet again to eliminate the Minnesota Timberwolves, winning 114-106 in Game 6 on Friday night.

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Blue Jays unable to cut into late deficit as Astros bats come alive in high-scoring win

Jeremy Pena and Yordan Alvarez both had home runs as part of a five-run sixth inning to lift the Houston Astros to an 11-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

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NHLPA to commence search for successor to executive director Donald Fehr

The NHLPA's executive board announced Friday night that it had voted in favour of a search committee to look for a successor to current executive director Donald Fehr, who will continue to lead the NHLPA as the search is conducted.

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76ers star Embiid out for forseeable future with orbital fracture, concussion

Joel Embiid has a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion and the Philadelphia 76ers said Friday night that the MVP finalist is out for the foreseeable future.

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Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Estoril Open after straight-set quarters loss to Korda

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Estoril Open tennis tournament after a 6-2, 6-2 quarter-final loss to American Sebastian Korda on Friday. 

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What to watch this weekend in sports

CBC Sports' daily newsletter goes through some of the interesting things happening this weekend, including the end of the NHL season, the start of the NBA's second round and plenty of women's pro soccer.

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'We're going to make history': Fans descend on Jurassic Park as Raptors try to stay alive in Game 6

Jurassic Park is buzzing with fans from across the city as they cheer on the Toronto Raptors. The team faces a do-or-die Game 6 on home court against the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Taberner, advances to Estoril Open quarter-finals

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open tennis tournament with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Spain's Carlos Taberner on Thursday in Portugal.

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Quebec premier remembers Islanders star Mike Bossy as a 'fighter'

Premier François Legault attended a funeral service for hockey icon Mike Bossy in Sainte-Thérèse, Que., Thursday.

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Meet the top Canadians in the NFL draft

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at the top Canadians in this year's wide-open NFL draft.

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Dustin Brown, 2-time Stanley Cup champion with Kings, to retire after playoffs

Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown will retire after this season, his 18th with the club. The 37-year-old made the announcement Thursday ahead of the Kings' regular-season finale. Los Angeles will face Edmonton in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

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The Stanley Cup playoff picture is becoming clearer

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at what's settled and what's still up for grabs in the final three nights of the NHL regular season.

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'Could be us': Nick Nurse believes Raptors are capable of historic comeback with 2 more wins needed

The morning after the Toronto Raptors' heartbreaking overtime loss to Philadelphia that dumped them into a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 series hole, coach Nick Nurse had a simple message for his team. "If somebody could it it, it'd be us," he told them. "We have nothing to lose."

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Gymnasts express dismay with Sport Canada's response to calls for third-party investigation

A group of more than 400 Canadian gymnasts are angry over Sport Canada's response to calls for a third-party investigation into their sport, saying it "deflects and defers any meaningful action."

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Liverpool blanks Villarreal in 1st leg of Champions League semis, eye 3rd final in 5 years

Liverpool looks like being one European giant too many for Villarreal. A third Champions League final in five years is in sight for the English club after a 2-0 win in the first leg of the semifinals on Wednesday, secured after an own-goal by Pervis Estupinan and a poked finish by Sadio Mane early in the second half.

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CHL bans Russian, Belarusian players from selection at upcoming import draft

The Canadian Hockey League has announced that Russian and Belarusian players will be ineligible for selection at its upcoming import draft.

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Former Toronto FC goalkeeper Freddy Hall dies in Bermuda car crash at 37

Bermuda goalkeeper Freddy Hall, who played 11 games for Toronto FC in 2012, has died in a car crash. He was 37.

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Heat hold off Hawks to reach Eastern semifinals

Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat moved into the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Atlanta Hawks 97-94 on Tuesday night.

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Can the Raptors really steal this series?

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at how Toronto has clawed back into its playoff matchup vs. Philadelphia, and whether the Raptors can complete a historic comeback.

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Matthews? Gaudreau? Shesterkin? Hart Trophy race at least 7 deep

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Igor Shesterkin are among the front-runners for the NHL's Hart Trophy, but the pool of candidates goes at least seven deep with Johnny Gaudreau, Leon Draisaitl, Jonathan Huberdeau and Roman Josi also in the mix.

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Appeals denied in P.E.I. rink racism investigation

A Hockey P.E.I. committee has denied the appeals of five Island players who were suspended for 25 games following reports that they taunted another player in a racist manner.

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2 Mi'kmaw runners credit community support for helping them reach Boston Marathon finish line

Leurette LaBobe of Membertou First Nation and Jarvis Googoo of We'koqma'q First Nation finished the Boston Marathon on Monday.

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As Canadian sport wrestles with winning and athlete wellness, Norway a possible model

With the word "joy" baked into its sport values, Norway has topped the medal table at the last two Winter Olympic Games despite having less than a fifth of Canada's population.

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Siakam posts double-double as resilient Raptors beat 76ers on road to extend playoff series

The Toronto Raptors faced elimination for the second time in three days — and came out victorious once again. Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Raptors beat the 76ers 103-88 on Monday to cut Philadelphia's lead in their best-of-seven opening-round playoff series to 3-2.

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Bichette's clutch 8th-inning grand slam catapults Blue Jays to victory over Red Sox

Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

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Celtics complete sweep against Nets, become 1st team to advance to 2nd round

Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs with a 116-112 victory Monday night.

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Grizzlies star Ja Morant grabs NBA's most improved player award

Ja Morant was rookie of the year in 2020, vowing he would get better from there. And he's done exactly that. The Memphis Grizzlies guard picked up his second major award in three seasons Monday, getting announced as the NBA's Most Improved Player. He is the first Grizzlies player to receive the award.

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What to know for another must-win Raptors game

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks ahead to Game 5 of the Toronto-Philadelphia series and Game 4 of the surprisingly lopsided Boston-Brooklyn matchup.

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Joe Biden avoids politics in honouring Stanley Cup champion Lightning

Joe Biden joked Steven Stamkos was getting old after playing in the NHL for 14 seasons, praised the Tampa Bay Lightning's vaccine efforts and otherwise avoided politics while honouring the team for winning the Stanley Cup each of the past two seasons.

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Runners hits the streets of Vancouver once again in Canada's largest road race

More than 23,000 people participated in Sunday's Sun Run in Vancouver, the first in-person version of the 10-kilometre road race since 2019.

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Pereira scores winner in 75th minute as NYCFC beats TFC

Gabriel Pereira's goals were pivotal for New York City FC in a 5-4 win against Toronto on Sunday.

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Nets rule Ben Simmons out of Game 4 against Celtics

Ben Simmons has been ruled out of Game 4 of Brooklyn's playoff series against Boston, making it possible he won't play at all this season.

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Halifax Mooseheads winger joins elite company as he hits century club

Jordan Dumais' two goals and three assists in the team's last regular season home game brought his season points total to 104, making him just the eighth player in franchise history to score 100 points or more in a season.

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Rowing club helps rescue kayaker from Ottawa River

A kayaker was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after a high-stakes rescue Sunday morning on the Ottawa River.

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Jazz beat Mavericks in tight game to tie playoff series, spoil Doncic's return

Rudy Gobert gave Utah the lead with an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left and the Jazz held off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 100-99 on Saturday in Game 4 to tie the first-round series. Spencer Dinwiddie missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Dallas.

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'I'm a legend': Tyson Fury retains WBC title with 6th-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury retained his WBC title with a sixth-round stoppage of fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in front of more than 94,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.

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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series: Vancouver

Host Andi Petrillo brings you coverage of last weekend’s fast-paced rugby matches, including Canada vs Ireland as well as Argentina vs Fiji.

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CF Montreal extends unbeaten streak to 6 with draw against top-seeded Philadelphia

Kei Kamara scored in the 59th minute to help CF Montreal earn a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union in MLS play on Saturday in Chester, Pa.

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Chapman double in 9th inning lifts Blue Jays over Astros for 3rd straight win

Matt Chapman doubled home Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two outs in the ninth inning and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-3 Friday night for their third straight win.

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Vancouver Formula E race cancelled

An electric race car event known as Formula E and three days of related events that were set to take place in Vancouver this summer have been cancelled, according to the company promoting the event.

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Stützle scores lone shootout goal to lift Senators over Blue Jackets

Tim Stützle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night for their second straight shootout win on the road.

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Canada's top athletes begin mobilizing to change high-performance culture

Canada's top athletes are willing to repair breaches in trust with those who manage them, say their leaders, but the question is how.

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Heat-Hawks game delayed by suspicious package found outside arena in Atlanta

The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena. The tipoff was pushed back a half-hour while police investigated the situation.

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