Josh Hamilton returned to the place where he's enjoyed his greatest baseball success and in a four-game series in Arlington, Texas proved he's still a baseball force for the Rangers.
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Sportsmanship is an attitude that strives for fair play, courtesy toward teammates and opponents, ethical behaviour and integrity, and grace in victory or defeat.
Key principles of sport include that the result should not be predetermined, and that both sides should have equal opportunity to win. Rules are in place to ensure that fair play to occur, but participants can break these rules in order to gain advantage.
The competitive nature of sport encourages some participants to attempt to enhance their performance through the use of medicines, or through other means such as increasing the volume of blood in their bodies through artificial means.
Violence in sports involves crossing the line between fair competition and intentional aggressive violence. Athletes, coaches, fans, and parents sometimes unleash violent behaviour on people or property, in misguided shows of loyalty, dominance, anger, or celebration.
The competition element of sport, along with the aesthetic appeal of some sports, result in the popularity of people attending to watch sport being played. This has led to the specific phenomenon of spectator sport.
Josh Hamilton returned to the place where he's enjoyed his greatest baseball success and in a four-game series in Arlington, Texas proved he's still a baseball force for the Rangers.
Alberto Contador clinched his second Giro d'Italia title on Sunday, and immediately turned his attention to fulfilling his aim of becoming the first cyclist since 1998 to win the Italian classic and the Tour de France in the same year.
Anthony Cirelli's second goal of the game at 1:28 of overtime lifted the Oshawa Generals to a 2-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets in the Mastercard Memorial Cup final on Sunday night.
Ellie Black edged Isabela Onyshko to claim her third straight women's all around senior title on Sunday at the Canadian gymnastics championships.
Meaghan Benfeito and Vincent Riendeau claimed the silver medal on Sunday in the mixed synchro event to conclude the sixth and final stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit at Merida, Mexico.
Canadian athletes won six medals during competition over the weekend at the canoe sprint World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.
It'll be Tampa Bay vs. Chicago in the best-of-seven series that begins Wednesday night, with the tradition-rich Blackhawks aiming for a third title in six years. There's no argument, though, over whether the Lightning belong.
Sebastien Bourdais raced to his first IndyCar victory of the season Sunday, outlasting Takuma Sato in a caution-filled ending at Belle Isle. Bourdais held on in his No. 11 Chevrolet in a race that was shortened from 70 laps to 68 because of a two-hour time limit.
Canada's Paula Findlay, Amelie Kretz and Tyler Mislawchuk all finished in the top 10 on Sunday at the ITU World Triathlon Series.
Oakland A's catcher Stephen Vogt gave viewers of the MLB Network's Intentional Talk show a special taste of his unique brand of humour Friday.
Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer, Torii Hunter had a go-ahead double in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday.
A 92-year-old cancer survivor has rocked her way into the record books, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon. Harriette Thompson of Charlotte, North Carolina, completed Sunday's Rock 'n' roll Marathon in San Diego in a little more than 7 hours and 24 minutes.
Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man in more than 80 years to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open as he breezed past Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia.
Olympian Curt Harnett says he was honoured to bring the Pan Am torch relay to his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ont. on Sunday as the flame begins its 41-day journey back to Toronto for the launch of the Pan Am Games on July 10.
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., headlines the four athletes named to Canada's golf team on Sunday for the upcoming Pan American Games.
Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Canada improved her personal best heptathlon score by 167 points to dominate the Hypo Meeting on Sunday.
CBC's Hockey Night in Canada is home to the 2015 Stanley Cup final, which begins Wednesday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET.
A pair of teams that have been on the short end of a number of Game 7's met in the Western final Saturday as the Blackhawks played the Ducks in Anaheim. Chicago's stars shone brighter in their 5-3 win. Here are 3 stories from Game 7.
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Ducks in Game 7 in Anaheim to win the Western Conference final. They will meet the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final beginning Wednesday, June 4. MORE TO COME
Cristian Techera scored his first goal for Vancouver on Saturday as the Whitecaps downed the Real Salt Lake 2-1.
Carlos Munoz understands that his first IndyCar victory comes with a footnote. Munoz won Saturday at Belle Isle when the race was called because of rain after 47 laps
Erie Otters star and projected No. 1 overall NHL draft pick Connor McDavid walked off with three Canadian junior hockey awards Saturday, including player of the year.
The San Jose Earthquakes are the latest team undone by Sebastian Giovinco. The Italian dynamo set up two goals and played a key part in the other as Toronto FC downed San Jose 3-1 Saturday to end the Quakes' unbeaten streak at five games.
The C-2 duo of Ben Russell, of Dartmouth, N.S. and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, from Trois-Rivieres, Que. raced to a silver medal at the Copenhagen World Cup in the third and final canoe-kayak sprint World Cup of the season Saturday in Denmark.
The Toronto Argonauts signed four players on Saturday, including former National Football League defensive lineman Dontay Moch.
In case there was any doubt, Barcelona FC's Lionel Messi gave another example of his excessive talent on the soccer pitch with a masterfully executed goal against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Ray final Saturday.
Brian Dozier drove in the tiebreaking run with a triple in the seventh inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins past the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday.
The Tampa Bay Lightning's run to the Stanley Cup Finals is especially thrilling for one B.C. family.
Canadian soccer star Dwayne De Rosario has officially called it a career. The Toronto-area native announced on Saturday that he is retiring after 18 seasons of professional soccer — 14 of which were played in the MLS.
Top-seeded Serena Williams won the final six games and 10 of the last 12, coming back to beat Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday in a third-round French Open match filled with momentum swings and a contentious exchange between the two players.
Theo Walcott ended a frustrating season by scoring the first goal as Arsenal won a record 12th FA Cup title Saturday with a dominant 4-0 victory over Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Canada's men's volleyball team remained undefeated in 2015 FIVB world league play by beating Bulgaria 3-1 on Saturday.
Canada's Ryder Hesjedal finished second for the second consecutive day at the Giro d'Italia on Saturday.
Invigorated by his FIFA election win, Sepp Blatter dismissed any suggestion Saturday that the American investigation into soccer corruption could yet lead to his door.
Wondering who will take Saturday's Game 7 between the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks? Here are three reasons why each team might win.
Canada's women's national basketball team showed grit in their exhibition loss to third-ranked Spain. The experienced Spanish squad claimed a 68-57 victory, but team Canada saw a vast improvement over their previous meeting.
Novak Djokovic breezed into the fourth round of the French Open, easily dispatching of the 84th-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis.
The Pan Am Games torch will begin its epic relay on Saturday with a parade through downtown Toronto.
Cam Levins established a new Canadian record in the 10,000m track and field event at the 2015 Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore. on Friday.
Just before the start of Friday's Game 7 between Tampa Bay and New York, one Lightning fan provided some pre-game entertainment during an interview with reporter Scott Oake.
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers 2-0 in Game 7 on Friday to distinguish themselves as Eastern Conference champions and earn a trip to the Stanley Cup final.
Chris Colabello hit a two-run tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning against former teammate Glen Perkins, giving Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-4 victory over the Twins on a soggy Friday night, stopping Minnesota's five-game winning streak.
Justin Kirkland and Rourke Chartier each scored twice as the Kelowna Rockets downed the host Quebec Remparts 9-3 in the semifinal at the Memorial Cup on Friday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will play for the Stanley Cup, winning their third straight game at Madison Square Garden 2-0 on Friday night to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals in seven games.
Connor McDavid was impressed with potential future teammate Kelowna Rockets star Leon Draisaitl while watching the Memorial Cup semifinal Friday night at the Pepsi Colisee.
Sophie Schmidt scored a highlight-reel goal midway Canada into the Women's World Cup on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over England in a friendly Friday.
A pair of Canadians are sitting inside the top six heading into weekend play at the Shoprite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.
How do you say "foul" in italian? Former NBA player Metta World Peace, also known as Ron Artest, and currently known as The Panda's Friend surely understands the translation well after being called for five fouls within a minute on Wednesday.
A person familiar with the situation says Tom Brady's appeal of his suspension in the deflated footballs scandal will be on June 23.
Tim Leiweke will continue as president and chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment as the organization continues its search for his replacement.