CBC Sports Online - Sports Digest - 2015-03-08

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Davis Cup: Raonic can't clinch tie in match with Nishikori Sun, 8 Mar 2015 19:33:24 EDT Kei Nishikori defeated Milos Raonic in five sets on Sunday as Japan forced a fifth and deciding match against Canada in Davis Cup action. Read More Laycock wins Brier bronze in extra end over Gushue Sun, 8 Mar 2015 15:19:24 EDT Saskatchewan's Steve Laycock defeated Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador 7-5 to win the bronze medal Sunday at the Tim Hortons Brier. Read More Maple Leafs' Kadri sent home after missing team meeting Sun, 8 Mar 2015 13:11:00 EDT The bizarre Toronto Maple Leafs season continued Sunday when forward Nazem Kadri was sent home before practice for missing a team meeting. Read More Nathan Smith leads a medal-filled week Sun, 8 Mar 2015 16:07:24 EDT Canada's athletes had another strong week of competition with Nathan Smith's historic biathlon medal, podium finishes in seven disciplines and a curling sweep in junior action. Read More Sven Kramer crowned allround king of speed skating Sun, 8 Mar 2015 19:32:39 EDT Sven Kramer once again proved he's the best all-around speed skater in the world. It was a record seventh men's title for the 28-year-old Dutch skater, who missed last year's allround championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands with a respiratory ailment that eventually required a pair of surgeries. Read More More Headlines Alexander Semin invents new way to score Hurricanes storm back to beat Oilers Canada's Petitclerc recognized by IPC on International Women's day Rocque helps Canada to double curling gold at jr. worlds Canada's Dustin Cook takes bronze in World Cup super-G Jays' Aaron Sanchez hurls 3 hitless innings vs. Pirates Canadian MLS teams using common sense for 2015 season What should Canucks do with Zack Kassian? Johnson, Holmes each sink hole-in-one Brier: Team Canada into final with win over Newfoundland