National Sports

REGINA — Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje hope a page from their past will help them climb the Olympic podium.

Michael Linklater remembers the day he fell in love with the game. His elementary school in Saskatoon had just laid a new asphalt basketball court, and a group of older boys playing pick-up had drawn a crowd during recess.

BRUSSELS — The European Union's top court ruled Thursday on a topic that vexes sports fans and card players alike: Is a game like bridge a sport? The answer: When it comes to taxes, no sweat, no sport.

SALZBURG, Austria — A Slovenian biathlete was the only competitor who failed doping retests from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Former Canada captain Al Charron is headed to the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The 51-year-old Ottawa native won 76 caps for Canada, a national record that stood for 14 years until broken by Aaron Carpenter in June.

ADELAIDE, Australia — Cate Campbell set a world short-course record with a time of 50.25 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle at the Australian short-course championships on Thursday. Campbell took .

LOS ANGELES — George Springer screamed with joy as he circled the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the 11th inning.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have lived and died off set pieces in 2017. A clinical performance Wednesday helped the franchise to its first-ever playoff victory.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The defending NBA champions are working to rediscover their defence . Not to mention their basic rebounding fundamentals of boxing out and ability to avoid silly fouls.

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