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Little big men: Flames’ smaller players continue to make huge impact

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5096668.1555103801!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/avalanche-flames.jpg Being a smaller player used to be an obstacle in the NHL, but the Calgary Flames have turned that notion upside down.The five-foot-nine, 165-pound Johnny Gaudreau led the Western Conference's top team in scoring this season with 99 points.Centre Derek Ryan had a breakout season for the Flames with 13 goals and 25 assists, and is only slightly taller at five foot 10.Ryan was undrafted despite being an outstanding player in junior, at the university level and then with several

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Some experts say it’s time for a different approach when it comes to athletes and domestic violence

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5096429.1555099520!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/25-sep-14-508217545cp00076-los-angele.jpg What to do with Slava Voynov?The NHL announced this week the disgraced defenceman's suspension has been extended through the end of next season. But after that, should a team wish to sign him, he can return to the NHL.The move has again ignited debate over how professional leagues treat both players charged or convicted of domestic abuse and their victims.Some point to the graphic facts in the Voynov case as reason to move towards a zero-tolerance policy or lifetime ban

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Canadian Andrew Nembhard declares for NBA draft

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5096012.1555089607!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/andrew-nembhard-declares-for-draft.jpg Florida point guard Andrew Nembhard has entered the NBA draft without hiring an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning for his sophomore season.The Canadian started every game for the Gators in 2018-19, finishing with the fourth-most single-season assists (196) in school history. The player from Aurora, Ont., averaged 8.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. He ranked fifth in the Southeastern Conference with 5.4 assists a game and third with a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.Nembhard says "playing in the NBA has been

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How the Olympics took the loyalty out of curling

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5095944.1555088570!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/canada.jpg For more than three decades Canadian skip Glenn Howard has been curling at the highest level, and for so many of his most dominant stretches of curling he had the same team."I grew up my entire career with loyalty. You had your four buddies together, you had some fun and obviously they were still great curlers," Howard said.The familiar foursome of Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing and Craig Savill went to Brier after Brier together and were always around come

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Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby undergoes emergency appendectomy

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5095942.1555087824!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/og-anunoby-raptors.jpg Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby has undergone an emergency appendectomy after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis.The Raptors said the surgery, performed Thursday evening at Mount Sinai Hospital, was successful but gave no timeline for Anunoby's return.The Raptors open their first-round playoff series against the visiting Orlando Magic on Saturday.The 21-year-old Anunoby averaged 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 20.2 minutes per outing in 67 games this season. He scored in double figures 15 times, with two 20-point games.The six-foot-eight, 232-pounder, in

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Carruthers drops match against Mouat in extra end at Players’ Championship

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5095794.1555085956!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cur-brier-20180308.jpg Scotland's Bruce Mouat caught a piece of the button with his final throw for a 6-5 win over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers on Friday morning at the Players' Championship.Mouat improved to 1-3 in the Pool A round-robin standings while Carruthers fell to 2-2. It was the lone men's game of the morning draw at the Grand Slam event.Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones edged Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 5-4 in an extra end and Satsuki Fujisawa topped Sayaka Yoshimura 7-6 in a battle of Japanese

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Ryan Fry weighs in on season, future at Players’ Championship

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5097069.1555129426!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cur-players-championship-20190412.jpg Ryan Fry leans on a wall near the Mattamy Athletic Centre locker-room, his broom in one hand and a water bottle in the other, and tilts his head to the side as he thinks about what he's learned during an unforgettable curling season.What flowed out of Fry during the long chat that followed only seemed to scratch the surface.He has experienced a lot in recent months and seems richer for it. Fry is capping a long run with Team Brad

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Olympian Krista DuChene explains why the Boston Marathon is so special

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5094697.1555103388!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/krista-duchene.jpg In 2018, Krista DuChene ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 13 years. At 42 years old the former Olympian was hoping to be top three in the Masters (40+) age category. Instead, she came in third overall.In her episode of Inside an Athlete's Head, DuChene talks about balancing parenthood and competition, fighting through injury, and how the hardest part of a marathon isn't running, but managing your own mind.CBC: Pressure is a constant for a high-level athlete.

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Jays’ prospect Vlad Guerrero Jr. makes smashing 2019 Triple-A debut

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5095610.1555082482!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/blue-jays-preview-baseball.jpg Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made his debut with Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday and showed why many think he is already ready to join the big league club.The third baseman, who is the son of Hall of Fame member Vladimir Guerrero, had a walk, a double and a three-run home run, finishing the night 2-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs.Guerrero, 20, was sidelined this spring with a left oblique strain and was sent to rehab the injury

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McGill dumps Redmen team name after calls from Indigenous community

https://i.cbc.ca/1.4886327.1541014081!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/redmen-protest.JPG McGill University has announced it will change the name of its men's varsity sports teams — the Redmen — after calls from Indigenous students, faculty and staff saying the name is discriminatory.Suzanne Fortier, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill, announced the decision via an email to students Friday morning, saying that it was based on new principles of commemoration and renaming that the university established in December."Today, 'Redmen' is widely acknowledged as an offensive term for Indigenous peoples, as evidenced by major

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