MLB
Former Expos catcher Gary Carter succumbs to brain cancer
Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who left an indelible mark on baseball in Canada during his 12 years with the Montreal Expos, died on Thursday. The man nicknamed "Kid" or "Kid Carter" for his ever-smiling face and cheerfulness is free from the inoperable brain cancer that sapped his energy and took his life at age 57.
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MLB
Gary Carter a 'gamer, tenacious, well-rounded guy'
Gary Carter fought brain cancer with the same grit and optimism that he employed as an all-star catcher with the Montreal Expos. "Gary was just a fun person. He always had a smile on his face," recalls Jerry White, who played with Carter for 10 seasons in Montreal, in an interview with CBCSports.ca baseball contributor Kevin Glew.
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NHL
Jets gain ground in East with Wild win
Evander Kane had two goals in regulation and the winner in the fourth round of a shootout, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
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Skiing
blogLee-Gartner's '92 victory a Canadian alpine treasure
This past week has been one of memories for Canadian fans of Olympic sport with some great anniversaries to mark. But for those of a certain generation, Kerrin Lee-Gartner's gold medal in the women's downhill at the 1992 Albertville Games may be the sweetest of all, writes CBC Sports Weekend host Scott Russell.
Mike Ribeiro scored at 2:01 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
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Ryan Dickinson has become first person to be sentenced in Vancouver's 2011 Stanley Cup riot, getting 17 months for throwing a newspaper box onto a police car windshield and smashing a store window.
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Canada's women's pursuit team posted a Canadian-record time and was the fastest in qualifying at a track cycling World Cup on Thursday. Three-time world champion Tara Whitten of Edmonton, Jasmine Glaesser of Coquitlam, B.C., and Gillian Carleton of Victoria finished with a time of three minutes 20.785 seconds at the velodrome built for the 2012 London Olympics.
Warren Hudson, the burly fullback who was named the top Canadian in the 1990 Grey Cup, died Thursday of brain cancer. He was 49.
The Montreal Impact are sending forward Brian Ching back to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
Jonathan Toews scored on a penalty shot to start Chicago's four-goal first period against New York backup Martin Biron, and the Blackhawks emphatically snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers on Thursday night.
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