Michael Frolik scored three times, including the winner with 8.7 seconds remaining, as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Saturday.
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.
Michael Frolik scored three times, including the winner with 8.7 seconds remaining, as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game winless skid by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Saturday.
The Kansas City Royals keep finding new ways to win this October. And now with one more victory in November, they will be World Series champions.
Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist, helping the Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night.
Tomas Tatar, Gustav Nyquist and Danny Dekeyser each had a goal and an assist Saturday as the Detroit Red Wing went into Ottawa and beat the Senators 5-3.
Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his 40th career shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins handily defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 Saturday night in Phil Kessel's return to the Air Canada Centre.
Canada won gold in the women's team pursuit event at the UCI Track World Cup and also secured the white jersey as the UCI World Cup leaders in Cali, Colombia on Saturday.
China's Fan Yilin, Russia's Viktoria Komova and Daria Spiridonova and Madison Kocian of the U.S. made history on Saturday at the world gymnastics championships, tying for gold in the uneven bars when the judges awarded each the same score.
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah took charge out of the gate, winning the $5 million US Breeders' Cup Classic by 6 1/2 lengths Saturday in his final race before retirement.
The Calgary Stampeders stayed in the race for first place in the CFL's West Division for at least another day, as the defending Grey Cup champions improved to 13-4 after a 42-19 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.
Canada's Marianne St-Gelais and Kim Boutin won silver medals at the short track speed skating World Cup on Saturday in Montreal. St-Gelais's silver was in the 1000 metre discipline, while Boutin finished silver in the 1500 metre race.
Canada's Jason Roberts won a bronze medal in the men's discus throw on the final day of competition at the IPC world championships in Doha on Saturday.
New Zealand became the most successful team in the history of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday, defeating rival Australia by a score of 34-17. The title is the All Black's third all-time, while Australia has won two.
Brad Gushue slipped and fell on the ice during his team's quarter-final match against Steve Laycock at the Grand of Curling Masters tournament in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our new weekly show spotlighting Canada's top athletes, Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. This week's edition features coverage of the artistic gymnastics world championships and World Cup short track speed skating from Montreal.
Phil Kessel will make his first return to Toronto as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight since being dealt by the Maple Leafs in July. Pittsburgh comes in having won four games in a row, while the Leafs are winless in five.
Will the ghosts of 1986 help the Mets as they attempt to even the World Series with a second straight victory over the Royals on a Saturday All Hallows Eve? We'll find out at 8 p.m. ET.
Watch live Saturday at 1 p.m. ET as the World Cup short track speed skating season opens in Montreal.
Watch live action from the Masters, the second leg in the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling, as our coverage begins with the men's quarter-finals Saturday at noon ET and continues with the men's final Sunday at noon ET.
Canada's Celina Toth opened a new international diving season with a silver-medal performance in the platform event at the FINA Grand Prix stop at Gold Coast, Australia.
Rookie Jared McCann scored the first of two quick goals in the opening period and Vancouver held on for a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night.
Dale Weise recorded the first hat trick of his career Friday night as the Montreal Canadiens returned to the win column with a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
David Wright and Curtis Granderson homered, rookie Noah Syndergaard pitched six effective innings and the New York Mets roughed up the Kansas City Royals 9-3 Friday night, cutting their World Series deficit to 2-1.
Pj Kwong offers her analysis on Patrick Chan's much anticipated return to competition as he faced off against reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and Terrence Ross had 13 of his 21 in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Raptors took command in the second half and beat the Celtics 113-103 on Friday night in Boston.
Jonathan Jennings threw two TD strikes and a two-point convert as the B.C. Lions took advantage of Toronto penalties and held on for a wild 27-25 road win over the Argos on Friday night to spoil Ricky Ray's 2015 starting debut.
Sasha Fathoullin was one-of-nine Canadians to earn elimination round races on Friday at the ISU World Cup short-track speedskating event in Montreal.
Mats Zuccarello's hat trick sent the New York Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Brad Gushue and Kevin Koe will head into quarter-final action at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling in Truro, N.S. as the only two undefeated skips on the men's side after finishing round-robin play on Friday with victories.
Marcel Aubut, the former head of the Canadian Olympic Committee, has resigned from his position on the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) executive council, according to a report by Inside the Games on Friday.
Ashley Wagner topped the women's short program Friday at Skate Canada International, while Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond sits in fourth.
Halloween is a time for spooky scares, sugar comas and apparently for hockey's biggest and brightest to play dress up.
Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are the leaders after the short program at Skate Canada International.
Japan's Kohei Uchimura breezed to his record sixth world gymnastics championship title Friday in Glasgow, Scotland, putting together a series of nearly flawless routines to continue his long run of dominance.
Here's what Canadian sports fans are talking about for Friday night, including the return of Patrick Chan, Game 3 of the World Series and a heavy dose of NHL games.
Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook has never had surgery before, but advice from his teammates helps him to find positivity in a negative situation.
After dropping the first two games of their Western Canada road swing, the Montreal Canadiens hope their final contest against the Calgary Flames on Friday night (9 p.m. ET) puts them back on the winning track.
The Mets were touted as the pitching-rich club heading into the World Series, but the Royals staff has turned the tables to stake Kansas City to a two games to none lead heading into Game 3 on Friday night in New York.
Tom Brady threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns, two to Julian Edelman, and the Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins 36-7 on Thursday night to become the first of the NFL's five unbeaten teams to reach seven wins.
Leon Draisaitl had a pair of goals in his first game of the season, including the winner, as the Edmonton Oilers came from behind for a 4-3 victory over the league-leading Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Jamie Benn scored midway through overtime and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday night.
Michael Hutchinson stopped 45 shots and Bryan Little set up a pair of goals as the Winnipeg Jets halted the Chicago Blackhawks' four-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Thursday.
Alex Anthopoulos has resigned as GM of the Toronto Blue Jays, despite the team’s strong playoff run. So, who steps in? Tony LaCava or Andrew Tinnish who work in the team's front office? Or those working under incoming team president Mark Shapiro in Cleveland?
The Montreal Impact have advanced to the semifinals of the Major League Soccer playoffs after defeating Toronto FC 3-0 on Thursday.
Ottawa's Rachel Homan remains undefeated after nine draws of round-robin play at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters tournament.
The Colorado Rockies have declined a $9 million US mutual option on Justin Morneau and bought out the Canadian first baseman for $750,000. Morneau hit .310 in an injury plagued season that limited the native of New Westminster, B.C., to 49 games.
Winnipeg Jets officials are retracting an earlier statement about not banning fake headdresses to home games.
Detroit Tigers left-hander and former Toronto Blue Jays prospect Daniel Norris says he's had successful surgery on the cancerous growth on his thyroid.