Winter Sports News

Governor General David Johnston, right, presents the decoration of Bravery to Brian McRae of Calgary during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Gary Dzen has covered one Celtics championship run and one 18-game losing streak.

Sizzling acts like Justin Timberlake, Jessie J and Bruno Mars may have been the hottest tickets in town - but they've been chilling at Sheffield Motorpoint Arena, writes Graham Walker.

Yuzuru Hanyu, who has become the Olympic and world champion less than four years after his senior debut, expects a fresh shakeup in men's figure skating towards the next Winter Games.

When the IRONMAN World Championship Triathlon rolls around on Oct. 11, storied Olympic short track champion Apolo Ohno will be among the mass of talented athletes positioned at the starting line.

"To all of you, we are incredibly proud of you, and I'm incredibly proud to be your governor," Peter Shumlin said of the 19 athletes with ties to Vermont who competed.

Canada's Patrick Chan reacts in the kiss and cry zone the Men's Figure Skating Free Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 14, 2014.

But rather than compete in the high-profile 100-meter hurdles, Jones will make her transition from the bobsled back to the blue oval in a much more relaxed event.

Yes, that Patrick Marleau. The one doubters have said over the years didn't have what it takes to perform under Stanley Cup pressure.

According to TSN on Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 to sweep the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series 4-0.

Slightly more than half of the people who watched the Sochi Olympics on NBC also used a computer, tablet or smartphone to get information about the games while the TV was on, the network said Wednesday.

This Feb. 17, 2014 file photo shows Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States compete in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals during the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.

The late freestyle skier Sarah Burke, women's hockey legend Geraldine Heaney and Olympic figure skating silver medallist Elizabeth Manley headline the list of athletes headed to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS KID? HE IS LIGHTING UP THE INTERNET ALL BECAUSE OF HIS PENGUINS PRIDE.

SPECIAL VISITOR: Olympic medallist Michelle Kwan , during her recent visit with students at Holliman Elementary.

"Sometimes you have to go with the circumstances, but it is important to hold a strong focus on the goals that matter most," says Noelle Pikus Pace, Silver Medal winner in the Skeleton race at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Kirill Pilipenko scored in the shootout to earn Russia a 3-2 win over Canada, the defending champions' first defeat at the event.

Skip Kevin Martin smiles during the first end of the men's semi-final against John Morris at the 2013 Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg on December 7, 2013.

Richard 'Chuckie' Smith was seriously injured in a snowmobiling accident April 13. Family and friends are raising funds to support his family.

San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau fights for the puck against Los Angeles Kings' Mike Richards in the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, April 20, 2014.