Andre Iguodala snapped a tie game with five straight points in the final 90 seconds to help the Philadelphia 76ers storm back from 15 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 92-83 on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Henrik Samuelsson broke a tie 13:42 into the third period as the Edmonton Oil Kings downed the host Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 in a wild opening game of the Mastercard Memorial Cup on Friday night.

J.P. Arencibia and Rajai Davis each hit two home runs to lead Toronto’s power surge Friday as the Blue Jays demolished the New York Mets 14-5 to open their 2012 interleague schedule.

Even the wind co-operated at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.

Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden moved on to the K1 1,000-metre final as five boats from the Canadian CanoeKayak team advanced at the season-opening Sprint World Cup event.

Even though the Vancouver Canucks have been on the sidelines for a month now, they can take solace in a couple of matters that have transpired since the Los Angeles Kings eliminated them in the first round.

Fred Winters of Victoria scored the winning point in all three sets as Canada made a successful return to the FIVB World League men’s volleyball circuit on Friday.

New Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin vowed that his search for a head coach would be confidential and he kept to his word when he arrived at the Mastercard Memorial Cup on Friday night.

Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk and Travis Zajac’s line produced no even-strength goals in Game 2, but the New Jersey Devils won anyway and are sticking to their winning lineup formula for Game 3 Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 1 p.m. ET).

CBCSports.ca wants you to debate the question: Who would make the better mime – Rangers coach John Tortorella or late French actor Marcel Marceau?

CBCSports.ca recaps the Stanley Cup playoffs, from No. 8 seeds knocking off No. 1 seeds, to marathon matches ending with wild finishes and everything in between.

Steve Spott will be Canada’s head coach at the next world junior hockey championships.

The Women’s Professional Soccer league has folded after three seasons following the cancellation of the 2012 season in January amid a legal dispute with an ousted owner.

Canada’s Dylan Armstrong begins his quest to defend his Diamond League shot put title on Saturday in Shanghai, where the meet will also feature a 110m hurdles showdown between Olympic champion Jason Richardson and runner-up Liu Xiang.

Now in his 34th season at Kent State, Herb Page of Markham, Ont., has recruited and coached several top Canadian amateurs in building a successful collegiate golf program.

This season, Adam Lind has gone from the cleanup spot in the Toronto Blue Jays’ batting order, to being pinch hit for in the late innings, to the eighth hole and, on Thursday, shipped to the minor leagues.

CBC Sports soccer contributor Ben Rycroft explains the Canadian women’s soccer team’s novel approach to tackling the enormity of the challenge facing it at the London Olympics.

Keegan Bradley returns Thursday to defend the Byron Nelson Championship he won last year at TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas.

The New York Yankees are hardly free of question marks in their struggling starting rotation. They’re hoping Phil Hughes is no longer one of those as he’ll attempt a third consecutive quality start Thursday night in the series finale at Toronto.

The Phoenix Coyotes don’t need shades, but they do need to keep their cool in Los Angeles for Game 3 against a Kings squad that is rolling along.