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Hockey Headlines
- Luongo pulled in Canucks loss to Oilers video
- Nikolai Khabibulin made 35 saves and Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist each as the Edmonton Oilers won 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.
- preview Leafs look for better PK, goaltending in Carolina video
- Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer will look to rebound from a shaky outing Thursday when his team takes on the Hurricanes in Carolina.
- Gallery: RFA's at the Trade Deadline
- A look at some pending restricted free agents who could potentially change jerseys ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
- analysis 2008 Trade Deadline
- It was just four years ago, but all of the big names from the 2008 NHL trade deadline have already moved on to other desinations, including Brad Richards.
- Trade History: Montreal Canadiens
- The Montreal Canadiens have historically made their biggest and best deals in the offseason. A review of their deals near the trade deadline highlights a decidedly mixed bag through the years.
- Trade History: Calgary Flames
- As part of the extended trade coverage leading up to the Feb. 27 deadline, we look at the deals made down the stretch over the years by the current Canadian teams. This entry looks at the Calgary Flames trade history.
- Trade history: Jets/Thrashers
- As part of the extended trade coverage leading up to the Feb. 27 deadline, we look at the deals made down the stretch over the years by the current Canadian teams. This entry looks at the Winnipeg/Atlanta history.
- Trade History: Ottawa Senators
- As part of a Canadian "greatest hits" series with respect to the NHL trade deadline, we look at 10 significant trades involving the Ottawa Senators.
- analysis NHL Trade Deadline 2007
- The 2006-07 trade deadline featured some blockbuster trades, but the biggest ones didn't turned out to be more bluster than impact.
- Don Cherry turns down honorary degree
- The Royal Military College of Canada confirms that hockey pundit Don Cherry won't accept an honorary degree from the school, following protests by some of its faculty members.
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Soccer Headlines
- Impact trade Ching to Dynamo for SuperDraft pick
- The Montreal Impact are sending forward Brian Ching back to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
- Whitecaps sign Middlesborough veteran Barry Robson
- The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Scottish international midfielder Barry Robson. The 33-year-old is slated to join the Whitecaps in July after completing his season with English League Championship side Middlesborough.
- AC Milan routs Arsenal: Champions League
- AC Milan outclassed Arsenal on Wednesday to plant onefoot firmly in the Champions League quarter-finals, beating the English club 4-0 in the first leg of their round of 16 series.
- W-League releases 2012 schedule with 8 Canadian teams
- The USL W-League kicks off its regular season May 11, with the addition of Central South Carolina Cobras, FC Jax Destroyers and VSI Tampa Flames bringing the number of teams to 30.
- Road to pros may ease for Canadian university stars
- The route to a professional career for Canadian university soccer players has never been easy. In fact, it's been downright impossible. At 23-years-old, they're either deemed too old to be a project or too young to hold down a veteran spot. But, Major League Soccer and Canadian Interuniversity Sport are looking at ways to change that.
- World Cup stadium workers end strike in Sao Paulo
- Workers building a 2014 World Cup stadium in northeastern Brazil have ended a two-day strike after reaching a deal with their contractors, and returned to the construction site on Tuesday.
- Messi, Barcelona master Leverkusen: Champions League video
- Lionel Messi helped Barcelona shake off its domestic troubles in Spain by inspiring the defending champions to a 3-1 victory at Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
- Scottish champion Rangers seeks bankruptcy protection video
- Scottish champion Rangers was forced to seek bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after a financial meltdown, triggering a 10-point deduction for the 140-year-old club and effectively handing the title to Celtic.
- Impact blank Beckham, Galaxy in MLS exhibition
- Sanna Nyassi, Zarek Valentin and Evan James scored for the Montreal Impact on Tuesday as the newcomers to Major League Soccer defeated the reigning champion L.A. Galaxy 3-0 in an exhibition game.
- Hope Solo heads to Seattle's W-League club
- The Seattle Sounders women's soccer club announced Tuesday it has signed Solo and forward Sydney Leroux for the 2012 season.
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Olympic Sports Headlines
- Heil named CP's female athlete of year
- Jennifer Heil swept moguls and dual moguls gold medals at the world championships this year, earning her the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press female athlete of 2011.
- opinion 2011: The Big Picture
- The CBC's Scott Russell writes that 2011 was an important year in reminding us all that Canadian sport is about hockey but also about so much more and that athletes like Patrick Chan, Christine Nesbitt, Dylan Armstrong and Eric Lamaze take a back seat to nobody.
- Chan adds another year-end honour
- Patrick Chan's world championship victorty was the highlight of an undefeated season that earned the Toronto skater the Lionel Conacher Award as the Canadian Press male athlete of the year for 2011.
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- WADA to examine global rules amid talk over drug bans
- The World Anti-Doping Agency has initiated a review of its global rules, a process that will deal with the contentious issue of keeping drug cheats out of the Olympics.
- Double Olympic champ Fabris halts speedskating career
- Double Olympic champion Enrico Fabris, who became Italy's unlikely hero at the 2006 Turin Winter Games, has retired after a bad start to the speedskating season. At his best, Fabris was one of the finest technicians around.
- COC rewards coaches with cash incentives
- Coaches will get cash incentives for athletes' medal-winning performances, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Saturday. Starting with the 2012 London Games, coaches will receive $10,000 for a gold medal, $7,500 for silver and $5,000 for bronze.
- Pan Am Games will serve as Olympic qualifier
- The Pan American Games, which open Friday, are direct Olympic qualifiers for 12 different sports.
- Soccer star Sinclair to carry flag at Pan Am Games
- Women's soccer star Christine Sinclair was named Tuesday to be Canada's flag-bearer for this month's Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
- Moyse switches from bobsleigh to track cycling
- Heather Moyse, who combined with pilot Kaillie Humphries to win Canada's first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's bobsleigh, confirmed Tuesday that she is switching to track cycling.
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Football Headlines
- opinion NFL Roundtable: Week 7 recap
- In CBCSports.ca's weekly NFL chatter, the guys dissect the problems faced by the Chargers and Lions, discuss the arrival of a new Cowboys running back, and debate Tim Tebow's resurrection of the Broncos.
- preview Ravens roll into Jacksonville for Monday nighter
- Having outscored their opponents 100-38 during their current three-game winning streak, the Baltimore Ravens head into Jacksonville on Monday night to face a Jaguars team that has lost five straight.
- opinion Burris, Jimenez bound for Argos?
- The Stampeders and Tiger-Cats both made bold moves this weekend by benching, respectively, Henry Burris and Jason Jimenez. Could the Toronto Argonauts be eyeing those players for a run at the 2012 Grey Cup? Greg Frers explores.
- Rodgers, Packers top Vikings to stay undefeated
- Aaron Rodgers kept Green Bay unbeaten with three touchdowns and 335 yards passing, holding off plucky rookie Christian Ponder and the Minnesota Vikings in the rookie's first start for a 33-27 victory Sunday by the Packers.
- Foster scores 3 TDs in Texans' rout: NFL roundup
- Arian Foster ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns and added 119 yards receiving and a 78-yard TD catch as the Houston Texans routed the Tennessee Titans 41-7 on Sunday to take back the AFC South lead.
- opinion CFL Power Rankings: Week 17
- In this week's rankings, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (and their fans) take top prize, while the injury-plagued B.C. Lions take a tumble down the table.
- Burress' 3 TDs helps Jets rally past Chargers
- Plaxico Burress caught three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score that was set up by an interception by Darrelle Revis, and the New York Jets stormed back in the second half and held on to defeat the San Diego Chargers 27-21 on Sunday.
- Falcons' Gonzalez moves to No. 2 on all-time receiving list
- Tony Gonzalez caught four passes in the first half Sunday against the Detroit Lions, passing both Cris Carter and Marvin Harrison to take sole possession of second place on the NFL's career receptions list.
- Medlock nails 7 field goals as Ticats rout Lions
- Hamilton kicker Justin Medlock hit all seven of his field goal attempts, four of them over 40 yards, as the Tiger-Cats defeated the B.C. Lions 42-10 at Ivor Wynne Stadium in CFL action Saturday night.
- Bombers claw back to beat Alouettes
- Chris Garrett ran in a one-yard touchdown with 48 seconds remaining in the game as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers clawed back from a 15-point deficit to defeat the Montreal Alouettes 26-25 on Saturday.
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Baseball Headlines
- Rangers shut out Cardinals to even World Series
- Derek Holland allowed two hits over 8 1/3 innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night that evened the World Series at two games apiece.
- Departing Red Sox GM Epstein thanks Boston in newspaper ad
- Departing Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has taken out a full-page ad in his hometown newspaper to thank Boston fans, the team's owners, players and others.
- Pujols makes history as Cardinals rout Rangers
- Albert Pujols joined Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit three home runs in a World Series game, tying records with five hits and six RBIs that led the Cardinals to a 16-7 rout of the Texas Rangers on Saturday night that gave St. Louis a 2-1 Series lead.
- Josh Hamilton might be playing with sports hernia
- Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton says he might be playing with a sports hernia. He will worry about it after the World Series.
- Cubs add Epstein to front office
- Theo Epstein is joining the Chicago Cubs as president of baseball operations. The 37-year-old Epstein resigned from the Boston Red Sox on Friday night with a year remaining on his contract as general manager to run the Cubs.
- Red Sox assistant GM likely to replace Epstein
- The Boston Red Sox will likely turn to assistant general manager Ben Cherington to replace Theo Epstein. Epstein resigned as Red Sox GM on Friday night to take over as president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.
- Padres have plan should GM Hoyer leave
- The San Diego Padres are ready to promote Josh Byrnes to general manager if Jed Hoyer leaves for the Chicago Cubs, three people with knowledge of the situation said Thursday.
- Cardinals' reliable bullpen fizzles in Game 2
- Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen failed to hold on this time, allowing the Texas Rangers to tie the World Series at a game apiece.
- Rangers rally in 9th inning to even World Series video
- Down to their last three outs, and in danger of dropping into a serious World Series deficit, the Texas Rangers rallied against St. Louis' vaunted bullpen for a 2-1 victory Thursday night. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit sacrifice flies in the ninth inning to give Texas the win.
- Ortiz wants to remain with Red Sox
- David Ortiz would prefer to remain with the Boston Red Sox. Following an unprecedented September collapse, manager Terry Francona left, general manager Theo Epstein is on the verge of quitting to take a job with the Cubs and the team is in turmoil.
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Basketball Headlines
- First 2 weeks of regular NBA season in jeopardy
- Commissioner David Stern said he will cancel the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no agreement on a new deal by Monday, costing both sides money and driving away some basketball fans who might never come back.
- Spurs' Parker to play in France for pittance
- Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs confirmed Wednesday that he will play basketball in France during the NBA lockout for ASVEL, a pro team on which he serves as vice-president.
- Chick: NBA enters the 'Danger Zone'
- With the preseason officially scrapped, basketball blogger John Chick writes that it's safe to say we're in a 'danger zone 'now in terms of the NBA season. According to David Stern on Tuesday, if a deal isn't reached by early next week, games that count will start disappearing.
- Former Raptor Moon joins Quebec NBL team
- Former Toronto Raptor Jamario Moon is working with the Quebec Kebs of the National Basketball League.
- Basketblog: Filling the NBA lockout void
- LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant is saying "deuces" to the NBA preseason and hello to the $3 million, 10-game offer from Italian club Virtus Bologna. But where does that leave the fans? Kacie Hollins offers suggestions on how to fill the empty lockout space.
- Jazz forward Kirilenko signs with Russian team
- Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko has signed a 3-year contract with Russia's CSKA team that he can terminate if the NBA lockout ends.
- NBA talks break down, preseason cancelled
- The NBA has cancelled the remainder of the preseason and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no labour agreement by Monday.
- Bogut's lockout deal in insurance limbo
- Agent Bruce Kaider acknowledged Tuesday that insurance issues must be resolved for Milwaukee Bucks centre Andrew Bogut to play Friday for the Sydney Kings in their National Basketball League season opener.
- NBA negotiators ready for 'very huge day'
- After a lockout that has lasted more than three months, whether the NBA season starts on time could come down to one "very huge day" in labour talks. If they fail to produce results, there may not be enough time left to avoid cancelling regular-season games.
- Bryant, Bologna working 'intensely' on lockout deal
- Kobe Bryant's management and Virtus Bologna released a joint statement Monday to reaffirm that they're working "very intensely" to bring the Los Angeles Lakers superstar to Italy.
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More Sports Headlines
- Machida to face Jones at UFC 140 in Toronto
- The present and former title-holders will face off in the main event of UFC 140 on Dec. 10 in Toronto, UFC president Dana White announced Thursday via Twitter.
- Woods struggles at Frys.com Open
- In his first tournament in seven weeks, Woods went 13 holes between his only two birdies at the Frys.com Open and had a 2-over 73 that put him in danger of missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career.
- Raonic no match for Nadal at Japan Open video
- Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain spanked Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., 7-5, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Thursday.
- Woods focused on Frys.com Open
- Tiger Woods showed up Wednesday at CordeValle for the Frys.com Open knowing that whatever happens over the next two or four days, it won't be from a lack of practice.
- Cricket corruption 'rampant': prosecutors
- Prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee claimed Wednesday in London's Southwark Crown Court that the trial of Pakistan cricketers for spot fixing simply shows corruption in the sport is "rampant."
- Woods to punch clock for Rolex
- Tiger Woods confirmed Wednesday at the Frys.com Open that he has signed an endorsement contract with Rolex, marking his first major sponsor secured since his infidelity scandal two years ago.
- Jones, Evans bout won't happen in Toronto: White
- UFC president Dana White has shot down reports that Toronto will be the site of light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones' title defence against Rashad Evans.
- Murray overcomes early break at Japan Open
- Andy Murray of Scotland survived an early break in the third set to beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 and reach the second round of the Japan Open at Tokyo on Wednesday.
- McLaren rewards Button with multi-year extension
- McLaren driver Jenson Button, who ranks second in the F1 drivers standings behind runaway leader Sebastian Vettel, was rewarded Wednesday with a multi-year contract extension.
- Azarenka advances to 3rd round at China Open
- Second-seeded Victoria Azarenka, ranked fourth in the world, reached the third round of the China Open with a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Polona Hercog of Slovakia in Beijing on Wednesday.