Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is an attitude that strives for fair play, courtesy toward teammates and opponents, ethical behaviour and integrity, and grace in victory or defeat.

Cheating

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.

Doping and drugs

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

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.

Spectator involvement

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.

samedi 31 octobre 2015

Michael Frolik, Flames sink Oilers with last-second goal

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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.



World Series: Royals take commanding lead over Mets

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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.



Jets knock off Blue Jackets

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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.



Red Wings cruise past Senators

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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.



Leafs blanked by Penguins in Phil Kessel's return

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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.



Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson wins Hank Aaron award

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Josh Donaldson is the American League's winner of the 2015 Hank Aaron award.



Canada wins gold in women's team pursuit at track cycling worlds

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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.



4 women share uneven bars gold at gymnastics worlds

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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.



American Pharoah wins Breeders' Cup Classic in last event

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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.



Stampeders crush Roughriders

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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.



Ashley Wagner wins ladies' singles gold at Skate Canada

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American Ashley Wagner has won gold in ladies' singles at Skate Canada International.



Canada's St-Gelais, Boutin win silvers in short track World Cup

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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.



Canadian Jason Roberts wins discus bronze at IPC worlds

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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 defeats Australia to win Rugby World Cup

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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 taken to hospital after fall at Masters curling event

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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.



Road to the Olympic Games

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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.



Kessel returns to Toronto for first time as Pens visit Leafs

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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.



World Series: Mets try to even series with Royals in Game 4

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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.



World Cup short track speed skating from Montreal

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Watch live Saturday at 1 p.m. ET as the World Cup short track speed skating season opens in Montreal.



Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling: The Masters

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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 wins Grand Prix diving medal in Australia

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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.



vendredi 30 octobre 2015

Canucks spread the scoring around in win over Coyotes

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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 gets 1st career hat trick as Canadiens defeat Flames

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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.



Mets rough up Royals to cut World Series deficit in half

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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.



Patrick Chan's return is main event on opening day of Skate Canada

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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 leads Raptors past Celtics

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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.



Lions spoil Ricky Ray's return to Argos

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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.



9 Canadians qualify at World Cup short track event in Montreal

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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.



Maple Leafs fall to Mats Zuccarello, Rangers

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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.



CBC Sports Plays of the Week

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A look at some of the best plays in the world of sports.



Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling: Gushue, Koe undefeated

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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 resigns from ANOC executive council: report

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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 tops short program at Skate Canada

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Ashley Wagner topped the women's short program Friday at Skate Canada International, while Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond sits in fourth.



NHL stars get into the Halloween spirit

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Halloween is a time for spooky scares, sugar comas and apparently for hockey's biggest and brightest to play dress up.



Canada's Weaver and Poje lead after short dance at Skate Canada

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Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are the leaders after the short program at Skate Canada International.



Japan's Kohei Uchimura soars to 6th world gymnastics title

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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.



4 things sports fans are talking about tonight

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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 skier Dustin Cook, facing surgery, seeks teammates' advice

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Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook has never had surgery before, but advice from his teammates helps him to find positivity in a negative situation.



Habs look to salvage Western road trip with win in Calgary

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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.



World Series: Arms giving Royals upper hand over Mets

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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.



jeudi 29 octobre 2015

Brady throws 4 TD passes in Pats' 7th straight win

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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.



Oilers' Draisaitl scores 2 goals in win over Habs

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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.



Canucks blow 3-1 lead, suffer 1st road loss of season

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Jamie Benn scored midway through overtime and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday night.



Jets' Hutchinson stays unbeaten against Blackhawks

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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.



Jays' LaCava among candidates to replace GM Anthopoulos

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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?



Montreal Impact oust Toronto FC from MLS playoffs

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The Montreal Impact have advanced to the semifinals of the Major League Soccer playoffs after defeating Toronto FC 3-0 on Thursday.



Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling: Homan remains undefeated

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Ottawa's Rachel Homan remains undefeated after nine draws of round-robin play at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters tournament.



Rockies decline 2016 option on Canada's Morneau

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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.



Jets owners now banning fake headdresses at games

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Winnipeg Jets officials are retracting an earlier statement about not banning fake headdresses to home games.



Tigers lefty Norris says he's cancer-free after surgery

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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.