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Two female hockey players skate on the ice.

PWHL Toronto picks Minnesota as 1st-round playoff opponent

Sports/Hockey/PWHL | Mon, 06 May 2024 20:25:38 EDT

The best-of-5 series between Toronto and Minnesota will begin Wednesday evening in Toronto. Montreal will play Boston in the other semi-final series, which begins Thursday evening in Laval, Que. read more

Canadian women's athlete dressed in grey and black top and dark shorts, spikes the ball by two opponents during Volleyball Nations League action in 2023 in Hong Kong.

Canadian volleyball women feel sense of urgency while eyeing Paris Olympic spot

Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Volleyball | Mon, 06 May 2024 18:27:30 EDT

No year in the past four has carried this much weight for the Canadian women's volleyball program. Ranked 11th in the world, the 14-member team will play 12 Volleyball Nations League games in hopes of snapping a 28-year drought in Olympic qualifying. read more

An NHL player, dressed in Maple Leafs hoodie and wearing a ball cap backwards, addresses reporters on May 6, 2024, two days after his team's season-ending loss to Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

'We're looked upon as gods': Maple Leafs' Marner after another 1st-round playoff exit

Sports/Hockey/NHL | Mon, 06 May 2024 16:25:44 EDT

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner has taken heat from fans and media following the club's first-round playoff exit at the hands of the Boston Bruins where he put up just three points in the seven-game series. He is eligible to ink a contract extension July 1. read more

Baby in the morning, game-winner in the evening, Bruins's Carlo has big playoff day

Sports/Hockey/NHL | Tue, 07 May 2024 08:59:52 EDT

Bruins' defenceman Brandon Carlo's day: Wife gives birth in morning, he scores goal in evening read more

Four men's runners hold up a sign indicating they have qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Weekend recap: Canadian relay teams earn Olympic spots

Sports | Mon, 06 May 2024 17:40:53 EDT

CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down how Canada did at the World Athletics Relays, an Olympic 3-on-3 basketball qualifier and other key events. read more

A men's football offensive lineman blocks during a game.

'He's the real deal': Tongan origins, family sacrifice propel UBC's Giovanni Manu to NFL opportunity

Sports/Football/NFL | Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT

In a historic iteration of the NFL draft, the Detroit Lions orchestrated one of the event’s biggest surprises by trading up to select Giovanni Manu. A surprise nearly as big as the 6-foot-7, 350-pound offensive lineman from the University of British Columbia, himself. read more

After Nick Taylor's breakthrough at RBC Canadian Open, new question is: can a Canadian do it again?

Sports/Golf | Mon, 06 May 2024 16:54:42 EDT

For nearly seven decades, all of Canada's male professional golfers had the goal of winning the RBC Canadian Open, the national men's championship. Now the figurative pin's position has been moved and they're hoping to win it in back-to-back years. read more

Jets head coach Bowness retiring after franchise record-tying 52-win season

News/Canada/Manitoba | Mon, 06 May 2024 11:21:11 EDT

Rick Bowness has retired from coaching in the NHL after 38 seasons. read more

A weightlifter competes at the Olympics.

2-time European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war

Sports/Olympics | Mon, 06 May 2024 15:16:48 EDT

Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday. read more

Strength in sharing: Canadian goalkeeper Labbé opens up in new documentary Shut Out

Sports/Soccer | Mon, 06 May 2024 20:02:27 EDT

Former Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé finds strength in sharing the difficulties of her journey in the new documentary Shut Out. read more

Four male sprinters are seen posing for a picture with a medal around their necks and a Canadian flag.

Canadian men's 4x100 relay team races to silver in World Athletic Relays in Bahamas

Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Track and Field | Sun, 05 May 2024 23:58:30 EDT

The Canadian men's 4x100 relay team finished second to the United States in the World Athletic Relays on Sunday. Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Andre De Grasse posted a time of 37.89 seconds behind the Americans in 37.40 in the final. read more

A female hockey player is seen shooting a puck past the opposition goaltender.

Spooner helps Toronto crush Ottawa's PWHL playoff hopes in regular-season finale

Sports/Hockey/PWHL | Sun, 05 May 2024 22:21:26 EDT

Natalie Spooner scored twice in Toronto's 5-2 win over Ottawa in the Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season finale Sunday in Toronto. read more

A WNBA player, wearing a Mercury jersey and sporting tattoos on each arm, walks on the court during a break in game action at T-Mobile Arena on September 10, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

'People will be shocked': WNBA star Griner details Russian prison experience in book

Sports/Basketball | Mon, 06 May 2024 11:11:52 EDT

Brittney Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal routine following her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago. Life isn't what it once was for the perennial WNBA all-star. read more

A Canadian women's basketball player attempts to fight off pressure from two Australian opponents on either side of her during 3x3 action at a Paris Olympic qualification tournament on May 5, 2024 in Utsunomiya, Japan.

Last-chance qualifier to decide Canada's Olympic fate in women's 3x3 basketball

Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Basketball/3x3 Basketball | Sun, 05 May 2024 11:13:14 EDT

For the second time on the weekend, Australia eked out a victory over Canada in women's 3x3 basketball after pulling away late in Sunday's championship game in Utsunomiya, Japan, to put the latter's Paris Olympic hopes on hold. read more

A male golf player wearing a white cap poses with a trophy and smiles

Canada's Taylor Pendrith wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour victory

Sports/Golf | Sun, 05 May 2024 18:31:39 EDT

Canada's Taylor Pendrith has won THE CJ Cup Byron Nelson. It's his first victory on the PGA Tour. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, started the day leading the tournament by a shot. read more

A Canadian U18 men's hockey player dressed in white, red and black jersey celebrates his tying goal against the United States on the power play in Espoo, Finland on May 5, 2024.

Gavin McKenna hat trick propels Canada to 5th U18 world hockey gold

Sports/Hockey | Sun, 05 May 2024 15:41:51 EDT

Gavin McKenna had a hat trick and added an assist as Canada rallied past the United States 6-4 on Sunday to win gold at the under-18 men's world hockey championship in Espoo, Finland. read more

Canadian men's tennis player, dressed in yellow T-shirt and shorts, plays a backhand against his Russian opponent during the men’s singles final at the Madrid Open on May 5, 2024.

World No. 8 Rublev ruins Auger-Aliassime bid for 1st Masters title

Sports/Tennis | Sun, 05 May 2024 16:26:59 EDT

Andrey Rublev rallied to beat Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday and win the Madrid Open for the first time. read more

Two Para ice hockey players are seen competing for the puck.

Canada wins 2nd in a row, blanking Italy in Para ice hockey worlds in Calgary

Sports/Paralympics | Mon, 06 May 2024 00:14:34 EDT

Canada won its second game in as many days to open the world para hockey championship with a 10-0 thumping of Italy on Sunday. read more

A Samoan rugby sevens men's player runs with the ball while fending off pressure from a Canadian opponent during an 11th-place game at the National Stadium in Singapore on May 5, 2024.

Canadian rugby 7s men face relegation battle at season finale in Madrid

Sports/Rugby | Sun, 05 May 2024 12:09:16 EDT

For the second year in a row, Canada's men will have to fight to retain their status as a core team on the world rugby sevens circuit after losing 17-12 to Samoa in the 11th-place playoff at the HSBC Singapore SVNS on Sunday. read more