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The Toronto Raptors once prided themselves on being among the best finishers in the league, and a team that was rarely outworked.

TORONTO — Canadian forward Cyle Larin added to his goals total in the Turkish Super Lig on Thursday scoring in league-leading Besiktas' 4-1 win at Fatih Karagumruk. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Canada's long-track speedskating team has entered a Dutch "bubble" to compete in its first international races in over 10 months.

VANCOUVER — Lining up to face Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price in a shootout Wednesday night, Bo Horvat's approach was simple. "Basically close my eyes and shoot. I’m not thinking too much," the Vancouver Canucks captain said.

Wednesday's Games NHL Vancouver 6 Montreal 5 (SO) Edmonton 3 Toronto 1 San Jose 2 St.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is stepping down at the end of June, ending an 11-year tenure in which the conference landed a transformational billion dollar television deal but struggled to keep up with some of its Power Five peers when it came to

TORONTO — A mouth-watering matchup featuring some of hockey's most gifted players fell far short of expectations Wednesday. And that suited the Oilers just fine.

TAMPA, Fla. — If there's a silver lining to the Toronto Raptors' sluggish 111-102 loss to Miami on Wednesday, it's that they'll get another crack at the Heat on Friday.

VICTORIA — An investigation report says a Canadian BMX riding champion who died in a workplace accident at a Vancouver Island fish farm lacked proper training to safely do his job.

CALGARY — Just three games into a condensed season, the Calgary Flames are already on a break.