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Canucks, Oilers, Flames primed for mad dash in congested Pacific Division

Matthew Tkachuk doesn't need to be reminded of the Pacific Division's razor-thin margins. And if he did, the Calgary Flames winger wouldn't have to go far. "There's standings posted in our locker room, there's (stat) sheets out," Tkachuk said.

Jan 26, 2020 9:23 AM Read more >

Canadian women fall in rugby sevens final while Canadian men finish fifth

HAMILTON, New Zealand — The Canadian women finished runner-up at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Sunday while the Canadian men finished fifth. Canada lost 24-7 to host New Zealand in the women's final.

Jan 26, 2020 9:14 AM Read more >

Canada's Drury wins silver and Thompson takes bronze at ski-cross World Cup

IDRE FJALL, Sweden — Toronto's Kevin Drury won silver in the men's big final at a ski-cross World Cup event on Sunday, with Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., finishing third on the women's side.

Jan 26, 2020 9:03 AM Read more >

Canadian Mark McMorris makes Winter X Games history with 18th career medal

ASPEN, Colo. — Canadian Mark McMorris earned his 18th individual Winter X Games medal to equal American Shaun White's mark in Aspen, Colo.

Jan 26, 2020 1:48 AM Read more >

Pacific Division puts aside differences to grab NHL all-star game crown

ST. LOUIS — Some of the key figures in what's once again the NHL's most heated rivalry briefly put their differences aside at the league's all-star game. It'll soon be back to regularly scheduled programming.

Jan 25, 2020 10:58 PM Read more >

Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell adds to medal haul at Milton World Cup

MILTON, Ont. — With persistent stomach flu symptoms refusing to subside, Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell did well just to make it to the Mattamy National Cycling Centre on Saturday.

Jan 25, 2020 8:25 PM Read more >

Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins moguls World Cup gold in Mont-Tremblant

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — Two tenths of a point. That's all that separated Mikael Kingsbury and his long-time rival, Ikuma Horishima, in the men's moguls final at a World Cup event in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Saturday.

Jan 25, 2020 6:38 PM Read more >

Canada's Justin Kripps wins silver at bobsled World Cup in Germany

KONIGSSEE, Germany — Canada's Justin Kripps continued to roll in Konigssee, Germany, by winning his fifth career medal on the bobsled track. The 32-year-old Olympic champion teamed up with Cam Stones of Whitby, Ont.

Jan 25, 2020 3:35 PM Read more >

Canada's Brigitte Thibault returns to Augusta National Women's Amateur

Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., is headed back to the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The 21-year-old was the only Canadian in the field at the inaugural event last year and was officially invited back on Saturday.

Jan 25, 2020 1:38 PM Read more >

Canada's Leman and Phelan on World Cup ski-cross podium in Sweden

IDRE FJALL, Sweden — Calgary's Brady Leman won silver in men's ski cross at a World Cup event in Sweden on Saturday with Britt Phelan of Mont-Tremblant, Que., taking bronze on the women's side.

Jan 25, 2020 11:18 AM Read more >