Edmonton Sports News

With top-tier pro leagues dealing with a mounting series of gambling-related scandals, it raises the question of what, if anything, can be done to limit future episodes of this nature.

Twin sisters Kim and Michelle Krezonoski are recovering from running the gruelling Boston Marathon after topping Canadian female finishers. Now living in Toronto, they grew up near Thunder Bay and say the pomp and circumstance of the Boston event is a far cry from their humble beginnings training on dirt roads in northern Ontario.

Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team is Paris bound. The group punched its ticket to the 2024 Paralympics by routing Algeria 88-30 on Friday at a qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan.

Federal transportation officials in the U.S. are investigating an unauthorized in-flight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight last week from Denver to Toronto.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the NHL playoffs, including the four clubs in the hunt for Canada's first Cup in 31 years.

More than 21,000 fans are expected at Saturday's Montreal-Toronto game, which you can watch at 1 p.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC Gem, the CBC Sports app and CBCSports.ca.

The Colorado Avalanche are the 2022 Stanley Cup champions, with a lineup that features superstars Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. But the Winnipeg Jets have home-ice advantage, the league's best goaltender and a dominant 3-0 record against their first-round opponents.

There are a few sure signs of spring in Alberta. The snow turns to slush, the Canada geese return to the ponds, lakes and streams, and the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings face each other in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs.

Two of Canada's biggest stars are all-in for Team Canada at this summer's Paris Olympics and are keen to tell the stories of the homegrown athletes who will be competing there.

Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team is one win away from qualifying for the Paris Paralympics. The Canadians beat France 76-40 on Friday to finish the group stage a perfect 3-0 at their qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan.

Olympic organizers unveiled their plans Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology.

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's weekly roundup of the things that struck her from the week that was.