Ottawa Sports News

Rowing Canada chief executive officer Terry Dillon will step down next month ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Dillon has been CEO of the country's governing body of the sport for the past seven years.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the top-ranked Canadian women's 3-on-3 basketball team's attempt to win a spot in the Paris Games.

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper opened his end-of-season news conference Wednesday apologizing for making what he called an inappropriate analogy of putting skirts on goalies.

Felix Auger-Aliassime has caught another break due to opponent injury and will advance to the semifinals at the Madrid Open. Italy's Jannik Sinner, scheduled to play the Canadian in quarterfinal action on Thursday, has withdrawn due to a hip injury.

German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found on Wednesday he had done "all that he reasonably could do" to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds.

Josh Morrissey initially struggled to put his thoughts together after the Winnipeg Jets' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday. He stared down, contemplating a reporter's question about the feeling before offering one word: "Terrible."

Tyler Black of Stouffville, Ont., was summoned from triple-A Nashville ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers game Tuesday against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to add some punch to a struggling offence. He came off the bench and delivered two hits in an 8-2 win.

In our weekly Olympic update, we cover recent Canadian qualifications in Canoe Sprint, along with updates on basketball player Aaliyah Edwards and para swimmer Shelby Newkirk's Olympic preparations.

The Nashville Predators kept their season alive with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday.

The Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday night, falling 6-3 in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche.

Kayla Vespa scored a go-ahead goal in the second period and New York rallied to beat Ottawa 4-3 on Tuesday night to secure the first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL draft.

The Edmonton Elks selected linebacker Joel Dublanko first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night. Edmonton had the first selection after finishing last in the West Division with a 4-14 record.

The Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination in a 2-1 victory in the team's pivotal Game 5 matchup against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Relay stars like Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown will be on hand for Canada at the World Athletics Relays in Bahamas May 4-5, but outside of the big names is Canada lacking depth? Host Devin Heroux and Certified Track Nerd Morgan Campbell get into on this episode of Athletics North.

In January 2023, the province figured it would cost about $230 million, but at the time, Vancouver was expected to host just five games. The cost estimate has more than doubled with an additional two games, as the province now expects costs could be anywhere from $483 million to $581 million.

Andre De Grasse has his fastest 200m season-opener yet in his 2 win weekend, while Sarah Mitton threw to a 2nd place finish at Diamond League Suzhou. All this and more in Athletics North.

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open Masters-level tennis tournament Tuesday with an impressive 6-4, 7-5 win over fifth seed Casper Ruud of Norway.

This is a big year for Canadian basketball star Aaliyah Edwards, from going to the NCAA Final Four with her UConn team, to being drafted in the WNBA, to representing Canada at the Paris Olympics this summer.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you caught up on the top performances by Canada's Olympic athletes, including a pair of victories for the country's biggest track star.

Join host Rob Pizzo and PWHL analyst Hanna Bunton as they break down the final week of the inaugural PWHL season.