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Canucks carry play in the desert
Roberto Luongo made 23 saves for his 54th NHL shutout and third of the season, and the Vancouver Canucks routed the struggling Phoenix Coyotes 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Retiring Heil wins moguls world title
Jennifer Heil is going out in style. The freestyle skiing star, who plans to retire at season's end, won the first moguls world title of her decorated career at Deer Valley Resort in Utah, where Canadians claimed four of six possible medals on Wednesday.
Canucks back on top of NHL
Mikael Samuelsson and Christian Ehrhoff scored power-play goals to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the Dallas Stars 4-1 Tuesday night.
Richie Hall returning to Riders
Saskatchewan Roughrider fans will soon see a familiar face on the sidelines with Richie Hall returning as defensive coordinator.
Canada's Harvey wins under-23 world x-country title
Alex Harvey has won his first cross-country skiing world title. The native of St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., skied to victory in the men's 30-kilometre pursuit race Monday at the under-23 world championships in Oetepaa, Estonia.
Toutant wins slopestyle gold at X GamesWinter X Games rookie Sebastien Toutant is making quite name for himself in the world of freestyle snowboarding. The Montreal native grabbed gold in the snowboard slopestyle competition Sunday to finish the weekend with two medals.
Team Lidstrom takes NHL all-star affairThere was plenty of buzz inside the building for Carolina Hurricanes 18-year-old rock-star Jeff Skinner, but the second youngest player, Matt Duchene, enjoyed the experience just as much.
Nesbitt express speeds to Moscow track record
Still feeling a bit sapped from winning the women's title at the world sprint championships a week ago, Christine Nesbitt found a way to remain unbeaten on the World Cup circuit over the weekend in Moscow.
Sedin snipes in Skills Event
RALEIGH, NC - Vancouver Canucks winger Daniel Sedin won the Accuracy Shooting event at the NHL Super Skills Competition. Daniel defeated Patrick Kane of Chicago Blackhawks in the final.
Howard, McEwen to vie for Canadian Open title
Glenn Howard's rink is on quite a roll. The squad from Coldwater, Ont., defeated defending world champion Kevin Koe of Edmonton 7-3 on Saturday night to advance to the final of the BDO Canadian Open. Howard's foursome hasn't lost in the event all week at
NHLers overwhelmingly want fighting to stay
While the debate over headshots has dominated the airwaves and headlines in the past year, NHL players seem to have little interest in eliminating fighting from the game according to the players who responded to a recent poll conducted by Hockey Night in
Shouldice, Kingsbury win gold for Canada
For Warren Shouldice, there really is no place like home. The Calgarian was a World Cup aerials winner Saturday at Canada Olympic Park to cap a four-medal haul by the host team at the Canada Post Freestyle Grand Prix.
Players set for NHL skills competition
The NHL has released its list of competitors scheduled for the all-star skills competition on Saturday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m.) in Raleigh, N.C.
Calgary's Gough races to historic luge bronze
Calgary's Alex Gough made history in Cesana Pariol, Italy, becoming the first Canadian ever to reach the podium at the luge world championships when she slid to a bronze medal on Saturday.
Nesbitt wins 1,500m in Moscow
Christine Nesbitt won the 1,500-metre race Saturday in Moscow to remain unbeaten at the distance this season. The Canadian finished in 1 minute, 56.80 seconds for her fourth straight World Cup victory at the distance.
NHL reiterates it has no expansion plansNHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he's "aware of what's going on" in the contentious Quebec City arena debate and repeated the league's stance that it has no current plans to expand or relocate.
Sedins split, Kessel picked last in NHL all-star draft
Eric Staal chose loyalty with the first overall pick, the Sedin twins were broken up, and the Toronto Maple Leafs' lone selection was the final pick after the dust settled on the first NHL all-star draft in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday.
Canadian skier Semple done for the season
When Ryan Semple crashed through two fences in World Cup downhill training run this week, it was simply more bad news for a Canadian ski team that has suffered a slew of injuries this season.
Women's World Cup could be coming to Vancouver in 2015
VANCOUVER - It's the biggest women's sporting event in the world, and the City of Vancouver may try to bring it here. The city could be putting together a bid to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, along with six other Canadian cities.
McIvor's season gets crossed out
ASPEN, CO - Ashleigh McIvor has suffered a season ending knee injury. Training at the X Games, the first ever Olympic ski cross champion has a suspected torn ACL in her left knee.
Canuck Alex Edler tears disc in back and is out indefinitely
VANCOUVER - Canucks defenseman Alex Edler will have back surgery Monday and the team is not sure when he will return. Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis says that tests show Edler has a tear in one of his discs and it is an injury that will not repair it
Sweatt's 1st goal a game-winner for Canucks
It was a night to remember for Lee Sweatt. Sweatt, playing in his first NHL game, scored the winning goal as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators 2-1 Wednesday night.
Canada and Umbro unveil new era
Umbro has revealed the new Home and Away kit designed for the Canadian Soccer Association. Canada’s National Teams will be outfitted by Umbro until December 31st, 2014.
Canucks convincingly end losing streak
Ryan Kesler and Christian Ehrhoff scored quick power-play goals Monday as the Vancouver Canucks ended a four-game losing streak by hammering the Dallas Stars 7-1.
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