Mark Buehrle dominant as Blue Jays outlast Royals

Mark Buehrle's fastball tops out at 84 miles per hour and isn't what anyone above the minor leagues would describe as intimidating. But it's effective, and tough on the catcher. Working in his typical fast pace, Buehrle (11-7) pitched seven scoreless...

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Russell: Canada's sliding beasts bulk up for Sochi

In a sport of motorcycle helmets, spiked shoes and grunts of extreme exertion, Canadian sliders are intensifying their training in the run up to the Sochi Olympics. On a brilliant, late summer day in the Stampede City of Calgary, they are hard at work...

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Wharnsby: Canadian hockey women to get Sochi preview

From Calgary to Toronto to Moscow and finally to Sochi, this country's top women hockey players will make the long trek on Sunday to the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics for 11 days of training. CALGARY - The Canadian national women's team is about...

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How Canadian athletes fund their Olympic dreams

From knitted toques to personalized cookbooks, Canadian athletes are getting creative with different ways to fund their Olympic dreams. CBC News sports reporter Peter Armstrong finds out from Alpine skier Larisa Yurkiw, biathlete Megan Imrie, and bobsledder...

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Travis Lulay vaults Lions past Tiger-Cats

Travis Lulay took a conversation topic away from his critics Friday night. For the first time this season, Lulay threw for more than 300 yards in a game as the B.C. Lions beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-26 at B.C. Place Stadium. More importantly, he...

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Olympic-bound Sidney Crosby: Fit as he's ever been

Focused on improving his goal scoring and defensive play, Sidney Crosby hopes to rebound from a disappointing NHL playoffs with a big season that he wants to include another Stanley Cup run and Olympic gold medal. CALGARY -- Sidney Crosby hopes to rise...

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5 Questions: Twins' Andrew Albers living major league dream

Andrew Albers wasn't close to throwing away his lifetime dream after the San Diego Padres released him at 2010 spring training or when the Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee and Colorado followed suit a year later. The thought of never throwing a pitch for...

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Charles Hamelin headlines Olympic short-track team

Two-time Olympic champion Charles Hamelin will lead another stacked Canadian short-track speedskating team to the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. A powerful 10-member squad was nominated to the Canadian Olympic team by the sport's national governing body...

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Milos Raonic last Canadian left at U.S. Open

Milos Raonic is the lone Canadian left in singles at the U.S. Open. Raonic advanced to the third round with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Spain's Pablo Andujar on Thursday. The 10th-seeded Thornhill, Ont., native fired a modest nine aces, with Andujar...

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Russell: Canada's sliding beasts bulk up for Sochi

In a sport of motorcycle helmets, spiked shoes and grunts of extreme exertion, Canadian sliders are intensifying their training in the run up to the Sochi Olympics. On a brilliant, late summer day in the Stampede City of Calgary, they are hard at work...

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5 things we learned from Team Canada's Olympic camp

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NHLers can still play their way onto Canada's Olympic squad

Players left Canada's Olympic orientation camp in Calgary knowing the road to proving they belong in Sochi begins now. Coach Mike Babcock wanted each player to know what it would take to make the team, but it's up to general manager Steve Yzerman and...

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Olympic-bound Sidney Crosby: Fit as he's ever been

Focused on improving his goal scoring and defensive play, Sidney Crosby hopes to rebound from a disappointing NHL playoffs with a big season that he wants to include another Stanley Cup run and Olympic gold medal. CALGARY -- Sidney Crosby hopes to rise...

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Kaya Turski's Olympic dream won't be derailed by injury

When Canadian freestyle skier Kaya Turski first learned she had torn the ACL in her left knee two weeks ago, the initial sick feeling running through her body was understandable. The normal recovery time facing an elite athlete from such a serious injury...

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Who needs to step up for goal-starved Whitecaps?

The Vancouver Whitecaps are doing some goal searching. It's been almost three months since a midfielder has found the back of the net for the MLS club, which has only mustered four goals in the last six games. Sports reporter Karin Larsen of CBC News...

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CFL Power Rankings: Stamps run roughshod

1. CALGARY STAMPEDERS[Unchanged]Overall record: 6-2Streak: Won 1That went well. The defence knocked Toronto pivot Ricky Ray out of the contest early, Kevin Glenn was his normally efficient self at QB, Jonathan Williams and Matt Walter combined for...

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Sochi Social: Women's hockey team Q&A

The spotlight was on Canada's top female hockey players Monday as they hit the media circuit in Calgary, and we thought this was a great opportunity to experiment with social media. [<a href="//storify.com/monikaplatek/sochi-social-interacting-with-the-women-s-team"...

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Alex Ovechkin helps unveil Team Russia's Olympic uniforms

While Canada's top NHL stars congregated in Calgary for an Olympic orientation camp, Russia turned to one of its top snipers to help unveil the uniforms the country's players will be sporting at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. Washington Capitals winger...

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Wharnsby: Babcock uses ball hockey to send message

The Canadian Olympic men's hockey team hit the ice after all at its orientation camp, though the ice was covered by a ball hockey surface. And there was a reason for the odd scene on Monday. CALGARY -- Seeing Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Canadian...

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Olympic hopefuls face off in ball hockey at camp

Steve Yzerman still remembers what it was like in Nagano in 1998, the first Olympics with NHL players and an example of Canadian failure on the bigger, international-sized ice surface. The time-honoured strategy of dumping the puck in and forechecking...

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Live Blog: Hockey Canada's Olympic orientation camp

For Canada's Olympic men's hockey team, the road to Sochi begins in earnest with Hockey Canada's orientation camp in Calgary. Starting Sunday, 46 players (it was 47 before Claude Giroux pulled out, citing his ongoing rehab from finger surgery) will...

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NHLers arrive at Canada's Olympic orientation camp

Sidney Crosby would like to be on the ice this week at Hockey Canada's Olympic orientation camp. So would Roberto Luongo. Instead, the high cost of insurance will limit them to some optional off-ice workouts and maybe some golf on the side. But Hockey...

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Who will make Team Canada for Sochi 2014?

Let the predictions begin. The players have just arrived in Calgary for the opening day of Hockey Canada's Olympic camp, and the selection process hasn't even started yet. However, the big question surrounding the orientation camp is: Who will make...

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Wharnsby: Team Canada out to learn from mistakes

The Canadian men's Olympic ice hockey team has never won abroad. So in order to be better prepared to perform on the the big ice surface they have enlisted the services of former Edmonton Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger to help the Canadian cause. ...

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