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LeBron James scored 24 points for his first win in five finals-game appearances, Dwyane Wade added 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 in Game 1 of the title series Tuesday night.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2011/05/31/sp-mavericks-heat-game1.html?ref=rss

Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow gave up six runs on nine hits over six innings while striking out nine as Toronto had their four-game winning streak come to an end with a 6-3 home loss to the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2011/05/31/sp-indians-jays.html?ref=rss

The acting president of CONCACAF says he has fired Chuck Blazer, whose bribery allegations touched off a corruption scandal that has shaken FIFA.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/05/31/sp-blazer-fired.html?ref=rss

As the city of Winnipeg officially returned to the NHL fold and became Canadas seventh team, former Ottawa Senators owner Bruce Firestone ruminated on a time when the league may even add two more Canadian hockey clubs.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/05/31/sp-firestone-winnipeg.html?ref=rss

Reds defender Adrian Cann on Tuesday was ruled out for the remainder of the 2011 Major League Soccer season with a torn ACL.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/05/31/sp-cann-tfc.html?ref=rss

Vancouver Canucks centre Manny Malhotras inspirational comeback was put on hold Tuesday, raising questions about whether he will be able to compete in the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/story/2011/05/31/sp-malhotra-practice.html?ref=rss

Defenceman Hal Gill has reportedly signed a one-year contract to stay with the Montreal Canadiens.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/story/2011/05/31/sp-gill-contract-habs.html?ref=rss

The road to the return of NHL hockey to Winnipeg ran from Atlanta, but with a detour in Arizona.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/story/2011/05/31/sp-waddell-thrashers.html?ref=rss

Both the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins have made effective use of trades to get to the brink of a Stanley Cup championship.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/story/2011/05/30/sp-finalist-rosters.html?ref=rss

Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker Sandro DeAngelis, who last season turned in a career-low 76.2 per cent success rate on field goal attempts, reportedly has signed on with the Montreal Alouettes one week before training camp.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2011/05/31/sp-deangelis-alouettes.html?ref=rss