CTV Sports was the division of the CTV Television Network responsible for sports broadcasting. The division existed in its own right from 1961 to 2001; between 1998 and 2001, CTV Sports also operated a cable sports channel, CTV Sportsnet, now owned by Rogers Media and known simply as Sportsnet. Network sports programming aired since September 2001 has no longer carried any specific branding.
Since CTV's purchase of the more established sports channel TSN in 2001 (which in turn caused the sale of Sportsnet to Rogers), TSN has assumed responsibility for the remaining sports programming on the main network, and CTV airs few sports broadcasts, aside from U.S. simulcasts such as the NFL, and major events such as the Olympic Games. CTV also carries SportsCentre at Noon local time on weekends, and as pre- and post-game shows for its NFL coverage.
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