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Red Sox manager John Farrell said Friday that he had a "highly curable" form of cancer and would take a medical leave for the rest of the season to deal with lymphoma.

We scoured the Twitter-verse to find the moments that made us go "awww," "cool," "wow," "neat," "funny," and "whoa." Here we share them with you!

Each day our field reporters Caroline Calve and Jacqueline Doorey learn something they didn't know before as they cover the Parapan Am games. Here they share it with you!

Thanks to a Reddit user, we’ve been given a glimpse into the past at what some saw as the future of hockey.

Jay Triano called it the most talented group of Canadian basketball players ever assembled under one roof.

International superstar Wyclef Jean, who opened the Panamania arts and culture festival last month, returns to Nathan Phillips Square Saturday to perform at the closing ceremony.

Serena Williams has won the first three Grand Slams of the season and will be a good bet to make it a sweep at the U.S. Open if her play at this week's Rogers Cup is any indication. She continued her run of strong form Friday night with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Roberta Vinci.

Second seed Simona Halep advanced to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament with a three-set victory over No. 6 Agnieszka Radwanska on Friday in Toronto.

Serena Williams has won the first three Grand Slams of the season and will be a good bet to make it a sweep at the U.S. Open if her play at this week's Rogers Cup is any indication. She continued her run of strong form Friday night with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Roberta Vinci.

Watch the women's semifinals at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto live at 1 p.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET right here and on CBC-TV.

Watch the women's semifinal at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto live

Watch the women's semifinals at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto live.

Watch the men's semifinals at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal live at 3 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET right here and on CBC-TV.

Watch the men's semifinals at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal live here and on CBC-TV, featuring Andy Murray versus Kei Nishikori.

The early wake-up call was well worth it for Matt Jones, who made two birdie putts in pristine conditions at Whistling Straits on Saturday morning to complete a 7-under 65 and build a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship.

Jordan Spieth knocked in a 5-foot putt for his sixth birdie of the second round of the PGA Championship to get to 6 under par with three holes to play. He's tied with Dustin Johnson and David Lingmerth.

A strong storm hit Whistling Straits on Friday afternoon, suspending the second round of the PGA Championship for the day with Australians Jason Day and Matt Jones tied for the lead at 9-under par.

Sprinting icon Usain Bolt returns to Beijing's Bird's Nest next Saturday for the start of the track and field world championships — helping the largely underused stadium brush off some cobwebs while possibly shedding some positive light on a sport that has been dogged, yet again, by ugly news on the doping front.

Could the next Usain Bolt be lurking at the track and field world championships next week in Beijing? Here's a look at some athletes who could be names to know a year from now at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro:

Could the next Usain Bolt be lurking at the track and field world championships next week in Beijing? Here's a look at some athletes who could be names to know a year from now at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro:

The new-look Toronto Maple Leafs have added decades of hockey experience by hiring Jacques Lemaire as special assignment coach.

Tess Routliffe and Sarah Mehain finished 1-2 again as Canadian swimmers picked up three more medals Friday morning at the Parapan Am Games in Toronto.

Canada's wheelchair rugby team defeated the U.S. in the gold-medal game at the Parapan Am Games on Friday night. The victory clinched Canada's spot in next summer's Rio Paralympics.

Quebec's Aurelie Rivard was considered a favourite heading into the 2015 Parapan Am Games and she has delivered on those expectations as well as the goal she set for herself.

The acquisition of left-hander David Price has been among the big reasons for the stunning turnaround in the Toronto Blue Jays, who take an 11-game winning streak into Friday's showdown with the visiting New York Yankees (7:07 p.m. ET).

With the Toronto Blue Jays riding a thrilling 11-game winning streak that has propelled them into first place in the American League East as the division-rival Yankees come to town, fans from coast to coast to coast are falling back in love with the rejuvenated team.

A female manager with the Pan and Parapan American Games alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday that she was sexually harassed by former Ontario premier and TO2015 chairman David Peterson.

Grant Shaw kicked a last-second field goal as the Edmonton Eskimos posted a 15-12 comeback victory over the Montreal Alouettes in a defensive CFL battle Thursday night.

Kia Nurse scored 14 points to lead Canada to a 92-43 victory over Cuba on Thursday to finish the FIBA Americas women's basketball championship round robin with a perfect record.

Thursday was another great day at the Parapan Am Games, with a number of special moments shared on social media.

Thursday was another great day at the Parapan Am Games, with a number of special moments shared on social media.

Top-seeded Serena Williams of the United States earned a straight-sets victory 6-3, 6-2 over 16th-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany in the evening draw of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Thursday.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman and captain Andrew Ference posted a letter to Twitter on Thursday that he faxed to every NHL general manager after being snubbed by Central Scouting in 1997.

Nelya Stary Schasfoort won a silver medal at the 2015 Parapan Am Games on Thursday — but she won't be celebrating her accomplishment with a glass of champagne.

The relationship between a para-athlete and her guide involves a delicate balance of efficiency while being to handle the pressure of the moment. Read how Canadian cyclist Robbi Weldon found her pilot in Audrey Lemieux.