Glenn Howard clinched top spot at the Dominion Tankard Ontario men's curling championship with another lopsided win.

Britain dominated the World Cup women's skeleton race in Calgary with Elizabeth Yarnold winning and Shelley Rudman taking the season title.

Canada looks to build on New Zealand rugby sevens success at Las Vegas.

Josh Dueck is a member of the Canadian Para-alpine ski team and the first athlete to complete a backflip on a sit ski.

Canada's top speed skiers can see the potential, but they're not impressed with the setup of the Sochi Olympic downhill course.

Toronto's Robert Barbieri will be centre stage in the rugby world this weekend, before an expected sellout crowd at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.

Lance Armstrong is relieved the federal investigation into doping allegations against him has ended.

The Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the country's chef de mission for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday in Calgary.

Less than two years after serving as brakeman for Pierre Lueders at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kripps is now a pilot on the World Cup circuit

Glenn Howard needed just four ends to continue his dominating run at the Dominion Tankard Ontario men's curling championship.

American swimmer Michael Phelps is the latest athlete to use a hyperbaric chamber to aid his recovery from training.

Five members of the Toronto Rock and four members of the Edmonton Rush will take part in the National Lacrosse League all-star game.

Canadian cyclist Benjamin Martel has been handed a 2-year ban for a doping violation at the 2011 Quebec provincial road race championships.

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wants jurors in his child sex abuse trial to be chosen from his local community.

Despite their efforts to rebuild their reputations, Tiger Woods and Michael Vick were voted the most-disliked athletes in the United States.

Canadian cyclist Michael Barry has suffered a broken elbow in a crash at the Tour of Qatar.

Canadian Benjamin Thomsen was third Wednesday on the opening World Cup training session on the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course.

French police arrested the husband of cycling great Jeannie Longo on suspicion that he bought doses of banned performance-enhancer EPO.

Glenn Howard and Peter Corner continued to lead the pack Tuesday after three draws at the Dominion Tankard Ontario curling championship.

Sport's highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich.

Prosecutors are seeking changes in Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions after complaints he's been watching children in a nearby schoolyard.

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says he may appeal the two-year doping ban handed down by sport's highest court.

WADA is warning that new research findings expected before the London Olympics could suggest that as many as 1 in 10 athletes may be doping.

The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Alberto Contador should be considered a 'cheat' now that he has been found guilty.

WADA has urged U.S. federal authorities to quickly hand over evidence collected on seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Six-time defending champion Glenn Howard won his first two matches Monday to take an early share of the lead at the Ontario championships.

Novak Djokovic won the top individual honour at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, and Barcelona captured the team prize.

Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned 2 years after sport's highest court found him guilty of doping.

Terry Odishaw and Scott Manners joined the field for the upcoming Canadian men's curling championship by winning their provincial finals.

Olivier Jean won gold in the men's 500 metres to lead a Canadian sweep of the podium to cap an impressive World Cup showing.

Mikael Kingsbury won a silver medal in dual moguls at the FIS Freestyle World Cup on Saturday.

Lyndon Rush won bronze in the four-man bobsled race at a World Cup event, capping a big weekend for Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes.

Canadian Taylor Milne finished second in the men's mile Saturday at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, missing out on first place by less than a second.

Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision against Steve Cunningham.

Canada's Devon Kershaw won a World Cup cross-country race for the first time Saturday, capturing a 15-kilometre freestyle mass start race.

Lindsey Vonn captured her landmark 50th World Cup career victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course on Saturday.

Jan Hudec and Eric Guay made the most of an icy slope and freezing conditions to capture 1st and 3rd respectively at the World Cup downhill.

Valerie Maltais of La Baie, Que., won her qualification heat at a short-track speedskating World Cup event to qualify for the semifinals.

Marielle Thompson won gold in women's ski cross Friday, while Brady Leman and Chris Del Bosco won gold and silver in the men's competition.

Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs.

In honour of Sam Gagner's eight-point night Thursday, here's a look at some of the best single-game performances in sports history.

Klaus Kroell gave Austria its first World Cup downhill victory of the season Friday where the top five skiers were separated by only 0.08s.

Melissa Hollingsworth won World Cup gold on Thursday at a skeleton track that has plagued her since a disappointing 5th place in 2010.

Canada's Devon Kershaw raced to his second consecutive bronze medal Thursday at a cross-country skiing World Cup meet.

Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights, died Wednesday. He was 90.

Nevada authorities are granting Floyd Mayweather a one-fight license to take on Miguel Cotto in a Cinco de Mayo matchup.

Three-time Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Teofilo Stevenson says he's fine after spending two weeks in hospital for an arterial clot.

Former Syracuse ball boy says in an affidavit that former basketball assistant coach Bernie Fine's wife had sex with players.

The new HBO Sports president says the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather bout has a 'sell-by date' of later this year or early next year.

The town of Milton, Ont., has approved construction of a permanent velodrome for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

Glenn Howard held on to beat rival Kevin Martin 6-5 and win the Pomeroy Inn & Suites National curling tournament Sunday.

Ski cross world champion Christopher Del Bosco won gold at the Winter X Games on Sunday while Canadian teammate Dave Duncan took the bronze.

Canada's Olivier Rochon won the men's aerials event Sunday at a World Cup freestyle event.

Chinese speedskater Jing Yu has set a world record in the women's 500 metres at the world sprint championship.

Thick fog forced organizers to cancel a men's super-G World Cup race on Sunday.

Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event.

Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin will renew their rivalry in the final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites National.

Mikael Kingsbury continued his dominance of the FIS Freestyle World Cup season on Saturday at Canada Olympic Park.

Canadian speedskater Christine Nesbitt set a world record in the 1,000 metres at the world sprint championship Saturday.

Russian Evgeni Plushenko produced a career-best performance to beat Artur Gachinski and win his seventh men's European figure skating title.

Rosalind Groenewoud dedicated her win on the women's superpipe at the Winter X Games to fellow Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke.

In wake of Sarah Burke's death, Kevin Pearce says danger, Park City are not to blame.

Lindsey Vonn dominated yet another World Cup downhill on Saturday, winning by 1.42 seconds on the Engiadina course.

Erik Guay of Canada raced to a silver medal in a World Cup downhill on the same course where he claimed his world championship title.

Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin are tied with 4-0 records after seven draws at the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling.

Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings over second-place Tina Maze.

Erik Guay had the fastest time in Friday's training run for a World Cup downhill race where the Canadian won the gold last year.

Montreal native Kaya Turski won gold in slopestyle skiing, becoming the first women to win the event three years in a row.

Holding white glow sticks above their heads, Sarah Burke's friends took a slow trip down a darkened halfpipe at the Winter X Games Thursday.

Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight got a standing ovation at Joe Paterno's memorial Thursday for his remarks about the famed coach.

Own The Podium promoted from within Thursday, naming Anne Merklinger as its new chief executive officer, replacing Alex Baumann.

Canadian freestyle skiiers gather in Calgary to pay tribute to Sarah Burke whose death rocked their tight-knit community.

Thousands of people are lining the streets for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's funeral procession in State College, Pa.

Russia hopes to hold an exhibition hockey match in Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada.

Gymnastics Canada has told the top-ranked rhythmic gymnast in the country, Mariam Chamilovais, she's not going to the London Olympics.

Three days of public events will begin Tuesday as Penn Staters from State College and beyond say goodbye to Joe Paterno.

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno will be buried Wednesday, and his family has scheduled three days of public memorial events this week.

Quebec City's Laurent Dubreuil was the top Canadian at the World Cup long-track event at the Utrah Olympic Oval on Sunday, finishing fourth.

It's hard to fathom a coach staying at a power program for even 20 years these days, let alone the 46 seasons Joe Paterno led Penn State.

Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football has died. He was 85.

Patrick Chan demolished his previous world scoring mark en route to claiming his fifth Canadian men's figure skating title Sunday.

Canada's Dominique Maltais won the silver medal in women's World Cup snowboard cross Sunday in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.

About 200 students and townspeople gathered Saturday night at a statue of former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno, who is seriously ill.

Patrick Chan blew away the field -- and his own world record score -- to win the short program at the Canadian figure skating championships.

Canada's Christine Nesbitt has won every World Cup race at 1,000 metres this term, finishing Saturday with a gold-medal.

Joe Paterno's doctors say the former Penn State coach's condition has become "serious" after he experienced complications from lung cancer.

Christine Nesbitt of London, Ont., finished fourth at the long track World Cup at Utah Olympic Oval on Saturday.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde made an emotional return from a two-year doping ban by winning the fifth stage of the Tour Down Under.

Penn State's board of trustees elected banking executive Karen Peetz to lead the embattled board.

While figure skating fans were keeping a keen eye on Cynthia Phaneuf, unheralded youngster Kaetlyn Osmond stormed in and stole the spotlight

Ukrainian hockey coach detained in case involving player visiting Philadelphia.

Donations have been pouring in on behalf of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke.

Oscar Freire of Spain won the fourth stage of cycling's Tour Down Under on Friday in the first testing climb of the six-stage race.

Doctors: Irreversible brain damage that led to Sarah Burke's death a result of heart stopping.

Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury remains undefeated with World Cup moguls win.

Canadian star Patrick Chan hopes string of men's skating success continues.

Kevin Hole, a friend of Sarah Burke from Squamish, B.C., was devastated by the tragic passing of the Canadian skier on Thursday.

Check out all the highlights from the 2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice season opener, from St. Paul Minnesota.

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke has died in hospital from injuries sustained in a crash last week in Utah.

Germany's Andrew Greipel took the lead in the overall classification after a second stage win at the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made good on a promise to a Nevada judge to donate US$100,000 to a breast cancer support organization.

Patrick Chan will be gunning for his fifth senior men's title at the Canadian figure skating championships this week in Moncton, N.B.

Two coaches remain suspended over hazings on a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team.

Canadian skiers Kelly VanderBeek and Larisa Yurkiw are closing in on a return to World Cup racing more than 2 years after suffering injuries

Canada has its first medal of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Canadian ski cross star Kelsey Serwa's season is over as she requires knee surgery after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament.

The Amateur International Boxing Federation (AIBF) will take steps toward ruling on women's Olympic boxing uniforms this week.

Montreal native Khem Birch is happy to join the University of Nevada at Las Vegas after things didn't work out for him at Pittsburgh.

Figure skater Patrick Chan and speedskater Christine Nesbitt won the Canadian Sport Awards on Tuesday as the country's best athletes of '11.

Amir Khan withdrew his appeal to the IBF over his split-decision loss to Lamont Peterson because of fears he wouldn't get a fair hearing.

The president of the International Ski Federation has called for a rule change to clarify what skiers may wear under their race suit.

When Adonis Stevenson went looking for a trainer to take him to the next level of professional boxing, he went straight to Emanuel Steward.

In honour of Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday, sportsnet.ca looks back at some of the boxer's most memorable sound bites.

A British athlete who tried to pay the costs of his Olympic preparations by selling himself on eBay has found a sponsor at last.

Canada's top-ranked rhythmic gymnast isn't part of the group that will be going to the London Olympics and she feels that should change.

SPORTSNET.CA looks at some of the potential candidates for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class of 2012.

SPORTSNET.CA looks at some of the potential candidates for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class of 2012.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will issue its decision on cyclist Alberto Contador's doping case in about two weeks.

Team World claimed the World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling over Team North America on Sunday night, avenging a one-sided loss a year ago.

Olivier Rochon signalled his return to the World Cup circuit with a silver medal in the aerials competition at the Canada Post Grand Prix.

The No. 15 Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 4-1 in the first outdoor college hockey game in Ohio.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak admits more than 70 construction projects are delayed for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Alex Fiva beat Didrik Bastian Juell, Toronto's Nick Zoricic and Jonas Devouassoux in the final of the freestyle World Cup.

Tina Maze's message was written on her sports bra for all to see: "Not your business".

A prison inmate who was one of four men to accuse Bernie Fines of sexual abuse when they were children has admitted he made up his claim.

Ivica Kostelic proved the master of Wengen yet again Sunday, winning a World Cup slalom to close the gap on overall leader Marcel Hirscher.

Lindsay Vonn wan a World Cup super-G victory Sunday that moved her into sole possession of third place on the career wins list.

Howard was on the ice for a win and a loss Saturday. His mixed rink thrashed rising Swedish star Niklas Edin 18-2 for a win in skins play.

Valerie Maltais and Charles Hamelin each earned gold in women's and men's 500-metre final at the Canadian Open short-track championship.

Muhammad Ali soaked in familiar cheers and chants as friends and admirers celebrated the boxing champ's coming 70th birthday.

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno speaks for the first time since being fired two months ago.

Robert Stieglitz retained the WBO super-middleweight title with a unanimous decision over German countryman Henry Weber on Saturday.

Emerging freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury is off to a strong start at this weekend's Canada Post Grand Prix at Ski Mont Gabriel.

Canada's Alex Gough came up just shy in her bid for a third consecutive medal Saturday after posting a track record in a World Cup event.

Canada's Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden raced to a silver medal in a two-man bobsled World Cup missing gold by three-tenths of a second.

Italian veteran Daniela Merighetti earned the long-awaited first World Cup victory of her career Saturday in front of home fans.

Switzerland's new skiing star Beat Feuz won the World Cup downhill on the Lauberhorn course Saturday in his home course.

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remained in critical condition Friday after a successful operation to repair a tear to an artery.

Three Canadian bobsledders injured in a Jan. 5 crash have all been released from hospital.

Light-welterweight Amir Khan was granted a rematch against Lamont Peterson Friday after several irregularities in their Dec 10 fight.

Canada's Kaillie Humphries and Emily Baadsvik won a silver medal Friday in a women's bobsled World Cup event.

Canada's Olympic moguls champion Alex Bilodeau will compete in this weekend's Canada Post Grand Prix at Ski Mont Gabriel.

Canadian Mellisa Hollingsworth won a bronze medal Friday at a skeleton World Cup.

Buffalo Bills receivers coach Stan Hixon is returning to college to become the lead assistant under new Penn State coach Bill O'Brien.

Lindsey Vonn led the opening training session for a World Cup downhill Thursday, showing that she has recovered from the stomach illness that slowed her last week.

Ontario's governing Liberals say preparations for the 2015 Pan Am Games are moving ahead on time and on budget.

Manny Pacquiao's camp says there is no economic sense in setting up a bout with Floyd Mayweather on May 5.

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was still in a coma Wednesday after suffering a serious injury while training on a superpipe.

The man accused of interfering with judges during Amir Khan's loss to Lamont Peterson in a controversial light-welterweight title fight will explain his actions at an IBF hearing next week

Canada's men's gymnastic team narrowly missed out on a berth in the 2012 London Olympics.

Jay Paterno is leaving Penn State's coaching staff after spending 17 years as an assistant under his father, Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. took to Twitter on Tuesday and issued a challenge to fellow boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao.