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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Monday's Need To Know

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Monday's Need To Know: The Red Wings return home to host the Blackhawks for Game 3 on Monday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7:30 p.m. ET), but there's plenty going on around the NHL today. Stay up to date with your Need To Know. more »

Wharnsby: Colin Greening rescues Senators: Forward Colin Greening's dramatic double-overtime winner against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night saved the Ottawa Senators from a big series hole, writes CBCSports.ca's Tim Wharnsby. more »
Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson up for NHL leadership award: Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators, Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks are the three finalists for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award. more »
Blackhawks captain Toews looks to shake slump, Zetterberg: Chicago's Jonathan Toews looks for his first playoff goal in Game 3 on Monday night in Detroit (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET), with the Wings getting big contrbutions from Henrik Zetterberg and lesser-known players. more »
Don Cherry says NHLers 'nuts' to play at hockey worlds: Don Cherry explained on Sunday why he didn't like the idea of NHLers suiting up for their respective countries in tournaments like the IIHF hockey worlds. more »

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Canadian Olympic team media day: Canada's top winter athletes joined our CBC Olympics team in Vancouver for Media Day. Check out our photo wall from the event. more »

Canadian Olympic Team Media Summit: Relive the action behind the scenes at the Canadian Olympic Team Media Summit in Vancouver, where the country's top winter athletes gathered to meet the press. more »
Athletes inspired by Sochi summit: Skeleton racer Mellisa Hollingsworth of Eckville, Alta., was among many who were inspired by team-building sessions during the Canadian Olympic Committee summit. more »
Canada's Olympic hopefuls: A look at a few of Canada's best chances at Winter Olympic gold in Sochi more »
Ng Ser Miang enters race for IOC presidency: There are now two candidates to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the International Olympic Committee after vice president Ng Ser Miang of Singapore announced Thursday he wants the top job. more »

CFL »

Cohon challenges Maritimes to support new CFL team

Cohon challenges Maritimes to support new CFL team: CFL commissioner Mark Cohon believes the maritime region could support a tenth team and said he will work towards a new franchise during his time as commissioner. more »

Olympic-style relay to precede Winnipeg stadium opening: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will commemorate the opening of their new stadium with an Olympic-style run. more »
Linden Gaydosh spurns CFL to sign with NFL Panthers: The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to wait to get defensive tackle Linden Gaydosh into their lineup. The first overall pick at this month's CFL draft has signed as a free agent with the NFL's Carolina Panthers. more »
Eskimos enjoy solid 2012 season off field: The Edmonton Eskimos earned a net profit of $207,060 from 2012, the CFL club reported Tuesday at its annual general meeting. more »
Ticats select defensive lineman Linden Gaydosh 1st in CFL draft: The Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected Calgary Dinos defensive lineman Linden Gaydosh first overall in the CFL draft. more »

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NFL »

Super Bowl L host to be determined Tuesday

Super Bowl L host to be determined Tuesday: The NFL on Tuesday will determine the host cities for the Super Bowl in 2016 — which will be the 50th anniversary of the game — as well as for 2017. more »

Chargers, Dwight Freeney agree to 2-year deal: The San Diego Chargers have agreed to a two-year deal with star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million US. more »
Seahawks' Bruce Irvin suspended 4 games for failed PED test: Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. more »
Doug Whaley officially named new Buffalo Bills GM: The Buffalo Bills did as expected Thursday, promoting Doug Whaley to the general manager's job. He's worked for the club for three seasons after spending 12 years as a scout with the Pittsburgh Steelers. more »
David Garrard retires due to knee issue: David Garrard says his surgically repaired left knee kept swelling up on him after workouts, and that forced him to realize he couldn't compete for the New York Jets' starting quarterback job. more »

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NBA »

Spurs maul Grizzlies to open West finals

Spurs maul Grizzlies to open West finals: Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs struck first in the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 on Sunday. more »

Pacers eliminate Knicks, will face Heat in East final: Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff career-high 23 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. more »
Sacramento Kings staying put: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced Friday that the Maloof family has sold 65 per cent of the Kings to a group that will keep the team in Sacramento. more »
Spurs fend off Warriors to gain West final berth: The San Antonio Spurs held off a furious final rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 in Game 6 Thursday night and advance to the NBA Western Conference final. more »
Carmelo Anthony helps Knicks avoid elimination: Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to help the New York Knicks stay alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night. more »

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MLB »

Blue Jays begin 9-game homestand against green Rays hurler

Blue Jays begin 9-game homestand against green Rays hurler: After getting rained out the previous day, R.A. Dickey instead starts onday afternoon for Toronto (17-26), who look to get to Tampa Bay pitcher Jake Odorizzi, who is making just his third big league start. more »

Rangers spoil Miguel Cabrera's 3-homer game: David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night. more »
Blue Jays washed out of the Bronx: The Toronto Blue Jays saw their weekend series against the New York Yankees cut short Sunday by rain. The team returns home to start a new series Monday against Tampa Bay. more »
Robinson Cano cranks 2 homers in Yankees romp over Blue Jays: The New York Yankees thumped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. New York has now won eight of nine games this year against the Jays. more »
David Ortiz drives in 6 as Red Sox rout Twins: David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to torment his former team once again, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. more »

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Soccer »

Arsenal grabs final Champions League berth: EPL

Arsenal grabs final Champions League berth: EPL: Arsenal blanked Newcastle 1-0 on Sunday to clinch fourth place in the Premier League ahead of Tottenham, qualifying for the Champions League once again. Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson did not depart a winner as Manchester United manager, his club settling for a 5-5 draw at West Brom. more »

AC Milan secures spot in Champions League: Serie A: AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season. more »
Barcelona celebrates title in style: La Liga: Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday. more »
Walter Mazzarri quits as Napoli coach: Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up. more »
David Beckham bids tearful farewell in Paris: David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation — for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football game. more »

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Golf »

Sang-Moon Bae's 1st PGA win comes at Byron Nelson

Sang-Moon Bae's 1st PGA win comes at Byron Nelson: Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead in Irving, Texas. more »

World Match Play Championship belongs to Graeme McDowell: Graeme McDowell won the World Match Play Championship on Sunday, coming from behind to defeat Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final. more »
Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay Classic for 1st title: Jennifer Johnson won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first tour title, birdieing four of the final six holes for a one-stroke victory over Jessica Korda and Pornanong Phatlum in Mobile, Ala. more »
Keegan Bradley up 3 strokes heading to final round of Byron Nelson: Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys and maintained his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with 2-under 68 in the third round Saturday in Irving, Texas. more »
Chella Choi fires 6-under for Mobile Bay Classic lead: Chella Choi shot her second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Jessica Korda and Anna Nordqvist, the Swede who broke the course record with a 61 in the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic in Alabama. more »

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Tennis »

Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal win Italian Open

Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal win Italian Open: Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal won the Italian Open on Sunday. Williams swept past Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the women's final while Nadal recorded the same result in the men's final against Roger Federer. more »

Rivalry to be renewed as Nadal faces Federer in Italian Open final: Rafael Nadal will clash with Roger Federer in the men's final at the Italian Open, while Serena Williams takes on Victoria Azarenka in the women's final more »
Top seed Novak Djokovic bounced by Tomas Berdych in Rome: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals Friday. more »
Andy Murray likely to skip French Open after suffering injury: Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and listed himself as doubtful for the French Open. more »
Milos Raonic sent down to 1st round defeat at Italian Open: Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic was bounced from the Italian Open Monday in a straight sets loss to Philipp Kohlschreiber. more »

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Skiing »

Larisa Yurkiw dropped from national ski team

Larisa Yurkiw dropped from national ski team: Downhill ski racer Larisa Yurkiw says she is no longer a member of the national ski team, although she still hopes to represent Canada at the Sochi Olympics next year. more »

Alpine Canada adds famed Italian coach Max Carca to staff: Alpine Canada unveiled plans for its new-look coaching staff Friday as it prepares for next season and the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, with latest addition Massimo Carca. more »
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, Bilodeau win dual moguls events at nationals: Montreal's Maxime Dufour-Lapointe won the women's dual mogul event at the season-ending national mogul championships Sunday in Val St. Come, Que. more »
Marie-Michèle Gagnon wins 4th straight Canadian women's slalom title: Marie-Michèle Gagnon didn't have much trouble in claiming her fourth straight national slalom title on Tuesday at the Alpine Canadian Championships in Whistler, B.C., winning the race in a time of one minute, 40.44 seconds for her ninth Canadian title in four different disciplines. more »
Alpine skiing season's best: Excitement is building less than a year out from the alpine skiing competition at the Sochi Olympics, and we look at the top performers from the 2012-13 FIS World Cup season in our photo gallery. more »

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Figure Skating »

Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir winding down career

Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir winding down career: Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are hoping to end their competitive careers by repeating as Olympic gold medallists in Sochi, Russia, next winter. more »

World Team Trophy offers Sochi sneak peek: As CBC Sports figure skating expert Pj Kwong writes, last weekend's competition is the template for a new, exciting event that will premiere at the upcoming 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. more »
Duhamel, Radford help Canada win silver at World Team Trophy: Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second in the pairs competition Saturday to help Canada win the silver medal at the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating event in Tokyo, Japan. more »
Kevin Reynolds soars, Patrick Chan tumbles at World Team Trophy: Kevin Reynolds finished second to crowd favourite Daisuke Takahashi in the free skate at the World Team Trophy, but fellow Canadian Patrick Chan fell three times to drop to fifth overall. more »
Patrick Chan tops in men's short at World Team Trophy: Reigning world champion Patrick Chan fell on his opening quad, but skated well enough to take the men's short program at World Team Trophy event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday. more »

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Speed Skating »

South Korea sweeps 500m speed skating titles: Olympic champions Mo Tae-bum and Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea retained their 500-metre titles at the speedskating world championships Sunday in Sochi, Russia. more »

Canada's Christine Nesbitt just misses podium in 1000m: Olga Fatkulina won the women's 1,000-metre title Saturday to capture Russia's second gold in three days at the speedskating world championships in Sochi, Russia, while defending Olympic champion Christine Nesbitt was fourth. more »
Canada's Christine Nesbitt 3rd at speedskating worlds: Canadian long track star Christine Nesbitt hit the podium Friday at the world championships, finishing third in the 1,500 metres despite what she described as not one of her best skates. more »
Denis Yuskov, Irene Wust victorious on 1st day of speedskating worlds: Russia's Denis Yuskov and Dutch speedskating star Irene Wust were the winners on the first day of the single distance world championships in Sochi. more »
Canadian speedskater Denny Morrison cleared for worlds: Defending 1,500-metre world champion, Denny Morrison, has been cleared to return to compete this weekend at the 2013 world single-distance speedskating championships. more »

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