Locked out NHL players get timely escrow payout

Locked-out NHL players are expected to have the pain of missing their first full pay period offset Tuesday when they receive last season's escrow payment, according to a spokesman for the NHL Players' Association. Players are due to be returned 7.98...

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The Package: Nazem Kadri

We at CBCSports.ca will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing their game overseas, waiting for the end of the lockout.We'll periodically check in with...

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Wharnsby: Hockey pilgrimage fills lockout void

Last weekend, we filled our hockey void left by the NHL lockout by going home to the Twin Cities of Kitchener, Ont., and Waterloo, Ont., to take in three games in 26 hours. The excursion was well worth the time. Do you have a hole in your hockey...

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Blue Jays face critical test with manager options

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has a big decision on his hands. After failing to hit on John Farrell, Anthopoulos won't get another free pass should his next managerial hire result in another miserable ending. The Farrell hire came...

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Leafs' Bozak criticized for blackface Michael Jackson costume

(Photo from Twitter) A photo of Toronto Maple Leafs centre Tyler Bozak wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume appeared on his Twitter account Tuesday night. The photo, which showed Bozak dressed as Michael Jackson and grabbing his groin area...

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Raptors have ingredients for a playoff push

But with seven new players, including three starters, cohesion and team chemistry will take time to develop. Their playoff hopes are also hampered by the 16 intra-divisional games.  Boston, New York, Philadelphia and the new-look Brooklyn Nets make...

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Chick: Lakers will unseat Heat for NBA title

With Steve Nash's and Dwight Howard's moves to L.A. and James Harden's deal to Houston tilting the balance of power out west, here's a division-by-division breakdown of the entire NBA heading into the 2012-13 season. Well, it only took one season of...

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Steve Nash raring to go for Lakers

Steve Nash is about to begin a new — and final — era. When Nash suits up in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform for their regular-season opener Tuesday night against the Dallas Mavericks, the 38-year-old will embark on his last quest for an NBA championship...

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Rycroft: Match-fixing in Canadian soccer taken seriously

For the first time since a CBC documentary showed how an international match-fixing syndicate had set its sights on the Canadian Soccer League, the CSA is speaking out about the issue, the allegations and what it plans to do. Earlier this...

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Giants sweep Tigers to win another World Series

Finally pressed in the World Series, the San Francisco Giants finished off a most unexpected and stunning sweep. Marco Scutaro delivered one more key hit this October, hitting a go-ahead single with two outs in the 10th inning that lifted the Giants...

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Giants' Pablo Sandoval named World Series MVP

Pablo Sandoval not only has baseball's neatest nickname, Kung Fu Panda has a World Series MVP award to go along with it. Sandoval took home the trophy following the San Francisco Giants' sweep of Detroit, hitting .500 with three home runs, a double...

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CFL Power Rankings: Week 18

1. B.C. LIONS [Unchanged]Overall record: 12-5Streak: Lost 1Not going to join the wo sind de lowen brigade after one bad game, because I know where they are - thinking ahead to the West final on Expo Boulevard. This is not a great place to be, however,...

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Technical Difficulties: Comments down on CBCSports.ca

Due to technical difficulties, commenting is temporarily unavailable on the CBCSports.ca and Hockey Night In Canada websites. We're working to resolve the issue and apologize for any inconvenience. — CBC Sports This story...

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3rd And Long: CFL MVPs in Week 18

"Mac's Main Man" comes from the Toronto Argonauts-Saskatchewan RoughRiders matchup, the one game this past weekend where both teams had something to play for. Ditto for Carlan's Darling. MAC'S MAIN MAN  "Mac's Main Man" comes from the Toronto...

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3rd and Long: NFL Week 8 preview

Tom Brady's comments about New England fans, injuries in Jacksonville, and Mike Holmgren leaving Cleveland are all part of the talk heading into Week 8 in the National Football League. Tom Brady's comments about New England fans, injuries in Jacksonville,...

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Rycroft: Cuban soccer defector starts over in Canada

When Reisanndri Fernandez left Havana with the Cuban national soccer team on Oct. 10, he told no one of his plans to defect. Not even his family. When Reisanndri Fernandez left Havana with the Cuban national soccer team on Oct. 10, he told no one...

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Kaetlyn Osmond wins Skate Canada gold on 4-medal day for Canadians

Kaetlyn Osmond barely stopped smiling as she signed autographs, posed for pictures, and talked to reporters Saturday. The Canadian teenager found herself in the spotlight after capturing gold at Skate Canada International in her first-ever Grand Prix...

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Giants pitching trio blanks Tigers for 3-0 World Series lead

Nothing is stopping them — not even the Triple Crown winner at the plate with the bases loaded. Armed and accelerating, the San Francisco Giants became the first team to throw consecutive World Series shutouts in nearly a half-century, blanking Miguel...

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NHL lockout Day 43: Fan's comment of the day

Until the NHL returns, we will continue to highlight one fan's take on the lockout each day from the posts we've received on Facebook, Twitter and the comments sections on CBCSports.ca. With the NHL officially cancelling games through Nov. 30, CBCSports.ca...

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Skate Canada International

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating tour is in Windsor, Ont., for Skate Canada International, where men's world champion Patrick Chan and ice dance champs Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are making their Grand Prix season debuts — and showing off their...

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Wharnsby: Bettman appears to want players pressured

What was the aim of the NHL on Friday when it cancelled an entire slate of games in November? After 40 days and 40 nights of its latest lockout, the NHL lowered the boom Friday on the 41st day with the cancellation of regular-season games for the entire...

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How will Bill C-290 change sports gambling in Canada?

Want to put a couple of dollars on the winner of the Super Bowl? Right now you can't legally bet on just one game in Canada, but a private member's bill on Parliament Hill is close to making it possible. Bill C-290, legislation that would legalize betting...

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