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Here are five things to watch in Canadian sports this weekend: RETURN TO ACTION - Sixteen months after clinching a Tokyo Olympic berth, Canada's women's basketball team is finally about to step back o...

Dominique Ducharme's Montreal Canadiens have beat the odds twice already in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Completing the trifecta - versus the team from Sin City, no less - would be their biggest accompli...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Alex Pietrangelo scored his first goal of the postseason to break a tie late in the second period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Game 6 of their ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Dallas Keuchel pitched six effective innings, Yasmani Grandal homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Thursday night. Led by Keuchel, Chicago closed out a 5-...

EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Camryn Rogers shattered the U.S. collegiate record in winning her second NCAA hammer throw title on Thursday. The 22-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.52 metres - the four...

VANCOUVER - Court documents show Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen is denying allegations that he sexually assaulted a young woman. A civil lawsuit was filed in Kelowna, B.C., last month allegin...

FLORENCE, Italy - Mohammed Ahmed and Justyn Knight are shaping up to be a powerful 1-2 punch for Canada in the 5,000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. Ahmed, from Hamilton, raced to bronze in the 5,000 at...

Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles was late coming to soccer. "I used to play tennis ... with mini-skirts and what-have-you," she said with a laugh. "I was very much into the tennis scene. "(But) mental...

Montreal's Bell Centre is famous for its electric atmosphere during NHL games, a vibe that gets ratcheted up even more when the Canadiens are in the playoffs. For more than a few players on Montreal's...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Sixteen months after clinching a Tokyo Olympic berth, Canada's women's basketball team is finally about to step back on the international floor. Canada Basketball announced its...