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Canada is not ruling out Sidney Crosby for its semifinal or the rest of the Olympics

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Canada is not closing the door on the possibility of Sidney Crosby playing Friday against Finland in the semifinals at the Olympics after leaving the team's quarterfinal game with an apparent right-leg injury that is still being evaluated. Crosby, Canada's 38-year-old captain, did not take part in an optional practice Thursday. “Sid is by no means ruled out of the tournament,” coach Jon Cooper said.

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Connor McDavid is ready to take Canada's leadership mantle from Sidney Crosby

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Sidney Crosby scored one of the biggest goals in Canada's hockey history to win gold on home ice at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. For a long time the best hockey player in the world, winning the Stanley Cup three times and the gold medal at the Olympics twice, Crosby has since been passed for that distinction by Connor McDavid, now his teammate at the Games in Milan. Crosby was more than willing to let McDavid wear the “C” over him, but Hockey Canada chose to stick with the respected elder ...

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Cavs vs. Nets: How to watch, odds, and injury report

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Updated Feb 19, 1:33 PM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers have one of the easiest schedules in the league after the All-Star break, but they have a tough stretch to start things off. They play five games in seven nights, and they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons (twice), and the Boston Celtics over the next two-and-a-half […]

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