Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury wins 89th World Cup title
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury added two more Crystal Globes to his trophy case by winning his 89th World Cup title with a dual moguls victory on Saturday. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que, beat local favourite Pavel Kolmakov, of Kazakhstan, in the final to secure the season title in dual moguls. He also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians claim silver medal after losing to Brazil in Elite 16 beach volleyball
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
DOHA, Qatar – Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are taking home the silver medal at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The pair fell today’s final of their first Elite 16 tournament of the year after losing 0-2 (18-21,18-21) to Brazil’s Bárbara Seixas and Carol Salgado. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson beat Brazil’s Eduarda Santos Lisboa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen reaches semifinal of Canadian men’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen advanced to the semifinal of the Canadian men’s curling championship with a 6-5 win over Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone. McEwen stole a single point in the fifth and sixth ends to lead 5-1, but gave up single steals in the eighth and ninth to be tied coming home with hammer. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insigne’s long-range rocket lifts Toronto FC past Charlotte FC in home opener
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
TORONTO – Lorenzo Insigne’s spectacular long-range strike in the 80th minute gave Toronto FC a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC in its home opener Saturday. It was a trademark Insigne goal. The Italian star came off the left flank and kept moving until he had a clear shot at goal, roofing a rocket past diving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall of Fame CFL head coach Dave Ritchie dead at age 85
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
Dave Ritchie, the Hall of Fame former CFL head coach, has died. He was 85. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers confirmed Ritchie’s death Saturday. The cause was not immediately divulged. Ritchie amassed a 52-41-1 regular-season record as a head coach with Winnipeg. That left him fourth overall in club history behind Bud Grant (102), current head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabres overcome 2-goal deficit and disallowed OT goal in 3-2 shootout win over Oilers
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on March 9th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Alex Tuch scored the decisive shootout goal and the Buffalo Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit and a disallowed overtime goal in a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Jacob Bryson scored the tying goal with 8:21 remaining and Tage Thompson scored 15 1/2 minutes into the first period as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!anadians claim silver medal after losing to Brazil in Elite 16 beach volleyball
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
DOHA, Qatar – Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are taking home the silver medal at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The pair fell today’s final of their first Elite 16 tournament of the year after losing 0-2 (18-21,18-21) to Brazil’s Bárbara Seixas and Carol Salgado. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson beat Brazil’s Eduarda Santos Lisboa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marner to miss Toronto Maple Leafs game against Montreal Canadiens due to injury
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner will miss tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens due to a lower-body injury. Marner, 26, has 25 goals and 76 points in 62 games this season. Due to Marner’s absence, William Nylander is slated to play alongside Auston Matthews against the Habs. The game comes a day after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sporting Gijón official apologizes for Women’s Day video of girl cleaning lines off soccer field
By The Associated Press on March 9th, 2024
MADRID (AP) – An official at Spanish soccer club Sporting Gijón has apologized for a video meant to commemorate International Women’s Day that sparked widespread criticism. The club’s short video featured a young girl painting a woman symbol on its field. But the opening sequence showed the girl on her hands and knees removing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
By Barbara Surk, The Associated Press on March 9th, 2024
NICE, France (AP) – The French government will offer bonuses to civil servants deployed across the capital during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes during the events this summer, the country’s Minister for Transformation and Public Administration, Stanislas Guerini, said Saturday. Eligible employees will get a bonus ranging from 500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Alphonso Davies leaves Bayern Munich game after taking boot to the face
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2024
MUNICH – Canadian star Alphonso Davies’ first start since a knee injury lasted just 14 minutes Saturday when he took a boot to the face in Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga game against Mainz. Davies was clipped in the face by Swiss defender Silvan Widmer’s boot as they came together in a challenge for a high ball ... Read More »
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