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Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.

The Blackhawks used a dominant final two periods to beat the Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday night, shutting down Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen. Detroit will need more from them in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 1 p.m. ET)

Sidney Crosby propelled the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Don Cherry weighed in on the Raffi Torres suspension. All of that and more in Friday's Stanley Cup Stories.

Down 2-0, the Ottawa Senators need to find a way to push themselves back in their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and they hope it starts when they return home on Sunday, writes Tim Wharnsby.

Pittsburgh Penguins sniper Sidney Crosby's second career playoff hat trick was nearly all his team would need in edging the Ottawa Senators 4-3 in Game 2 Friday night for a 2-0 series advantage.

Nikita Zadorov scored on the power play in the third period Friday as the London Knights defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 3-2 in the opening game of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup.

The Senators were hungry to tie up the series against the Penguins in Game 2 and hockey fans were tweeting along with the action. Ottawa put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell 4-3 to Pittsburgh. Here are some of the best tweets from Friday night's matchup.

The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda silenced a Toronto Blue jays offence that had scored 33 runs in its previous three games, tossing a two-hitter over eight scoreless innings in a 5-0 New York win Friday night.

San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson said Friday that the organization strongly disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.

While some may disagree with the six-game suspension handed San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres for an illegal check against Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings, Don Cherry says Torres is a marked man and "does stupid things" to upset the NHL.

The TELUS Break Away Cam follows the player or camera angle you want to watch during featured Hockey Night in Canada games. Check out tonight's Senators-Penguins game on 2nd Screen and follow Sidney Crosby in the third period.

Unlike the first round, Bradley didn't set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead. Bradley started and ended his round Friday with those bogeys, part of a 1-under 69 that got him to 11-under 129, the lowest 36-hole total at the Nelson since 2001.

Olympic bronze medallist Mark Oldershaw has advanced to the final of the C1 1,000-metre event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Racice, Czech Republic.

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist reminded the world Thursday night that he is not fully responsible for his 3-11 career record in overtime. It's a fair point that should be made by others.

Watch live and interact as the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins clash in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal (CBC, CBCSports.ca, live now).

Longtime legendary coach and CBC track and field commentator Geoff Gowan passed away Friday in Halifax at the age of 83. The member of the Order of Canada died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.