March 29th, 2024

National Sports

Five Canadians to watch in NCAA women’s basketball tournament

By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

There are a few Canadian women with sights set on leaving their imprint at March Madness. The NCAA women’s basketball tournament begins Wednesday with two First Four games, followed by 32 first-round games on Friday and Saturday. The Final Four will be in Cleveland, Ohio on April 5, with the title game being on April ... Read More »

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‘A heart of gold’: Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon dead at age 52

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

Chris Simon, once one of the hockey’s most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52. The NHL Players’ Association confirmed the news via Simon’s family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn’t provided. The six-foot-three, 232-pound forward from Wawa, Ont., amassed 1,824 penalty minutes in 782 games with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, ... Read More »

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Toronto FC’s Richie Laryea expected to be out three months after hamstring surgery

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

Toronto FC’s injury concerns grew Tuesday with news that Canadian international fullback Richie Laryea will be out for three months following hamstring surgery. The MLS club says Laryea will undergo surgery Saturday in London, England, with Fares Haddad, a hip and knee reconstructive surgeon at University College Hospitals, doing the procedure. Former Toronto captain Michael ... Read More »

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CFL officials take different philosophies into league’s national combine

By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

They’re the glamour events of any football combine but neither the bench press nor the 40-yard dash are major points of emphasis in Chris Jones’s evaluation of a pro prospect. The Edmonton Elks head coach/GM feels the vertical and broad jumps provide more telling measurables. “I think those are two real big indicators of explosiveness ... Read More »

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Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget

By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is set to release its 2024 budget Wednesday, a day expected to be overshadowed by teacher protests and heightened hullabaloo over the fate of Hoopla. Hoopla, the provincial high school basketball championship tournament, is one of Saskatchewan’s signature sports events, drawing hundreds of students and thousands of fans every year. ... Read More »

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Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon dead at age 52

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

Chris Simon, once one of the hockey’s most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52. The NHL Players’ Association confirmed the news via Simon’s family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn’t provided. The six-foot-three, 232-pound forward from Wawa, Ont., amassed 1,824 penalty minutes in 782 games with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, ... Read More »

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Rick Nash named Canada’s general manager for men’s world hockey championship

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

CALGARY – Rick Nash will lead Canada at the men’s world hockey championship. The former NHLer and two-time Olympic gold medallist was named general manager Tuesday by Hockey Canada for the tournament set to run May 10 to 26 in Czechia. The 39-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was an assistant GM when the Canadians won silver ... Read More »

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Five things to know for the figure skating world championships in Montreal

By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

MONTREAL – The world’s best figure skaters descend on Montreal this week for the 2024 International Skating Union world championships. The competition goes Wednesday through Saturday at the Bell Centre, home of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. Here’s a look at five things to know heading into the event: BACK IN MONTREAL Four years later, the ... Read More »

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Canada’s basketball teams set for Paris Olympics, group foes revealed

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

MIES, Switzerland – The Canadian men’s and women’s basketball teams can now begin their preparations for the Paris Olympics this summer knowing who they may be up against. Canada’s seventh-ranked men’s team will be in Group A alongside fifth-ranked Australia, the winner of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Spain and the winner of the Olympic ... Read More »

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Darko Rajakovic, Raptors host open practice for Toronto-area coaches

By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

TORONTO – Darko Rajakovic remembers what it’s like to be an eager young basketball coach, trying to absorb as much as possible from more experienced teachers. Now that he’s the head coach of the Toronto Raptors, he’s happy to impart as much as he can to the next generation of young coaches. The Raptors held ... Read More »

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