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Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are in podium position at the world figure skating championships. The Canadian pair finished third in the short program with a personal-best score of 75.52 in their romantic routine to “Say You Love Me” by Jessie Ware. CBC | Sports News
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MLB season opens with Yankees beating Giants, debut of robot umpire
The New York Yankees beat San Francisco Giants 7-0 Wednesday night as the major league season began. Jose Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball’s so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by Logan Webb in the fourth inning. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ann-Renee Desbiens, Victoire blank Frost to sweep season series
Hayley Scamurra and Lina Ljungblom each scored, Ann-Renee Desbiens earned her fifth shutout, and the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 3-0 on Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn., to sweep the season series. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WNBA sets April 3 expansion draft for Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire
The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for its new franchises in Portland and Toronto on April 3, the league announced Wednesday. A coin toss will be held Friday, with the winning franchise getting to choose either the first pick in the expansion draft or the No. 6 pick in the college draft on April 13. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Increasing funding a first step in addressing sport issues, Canadian Olympic Committee CEO says
The final report from the Future of Sport in Canada Commission found significant issues with the Canadian sport system, including lack of funding, fragmentation, and persistent discrimination and abuse. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The last 6 spots in the World Cup are up for grabs
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter breaks down the final qualifying tournaments for this summer’s World Cup, including one that will determine who Canada plays in its opening match. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tempo opts for familiarity in hiring 2-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as assistant coach
The Toronto Tempo has added two-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emotional Atle Lie McGrath captures his first World Cup slalom season title
Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath secured the World Cup slalom title on home snow Wednesday to conclude the season on a positive note after losing his temper at the Olympics when he squandered a big first-run lead. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Valérie Grenier wins World Cup giant slalom, Mikaela Shiffrin claims overall title
Canada’s Valérie Grenier wrapped up the World Cup alpine skiing season with a win in the giant slalom on Wednesday in Lillehammer, Norway. Meanwhile, American Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women’s overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher. CBC | Sports News
Read More »For many in sports system, validation of sport report’s findings just the start of work ahead to fix it
Those involved in the Canadian amateur sport scene have long known what the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s final report laid bare on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
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