Canada’s Christopher Morales Williams sets world indoor 400m record over weekend
By The Canadian Press on February 26th, 2024
Christopher Morales Williams continued raising his profile on the U.S. university track scene this weekend. The 19-year-old Vaughan, Ont., native set a world indoor record in the men’s 400 metres with a time of 44.49 seconds to win the NCAA Southeastern Conference indoor championships on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark. If ratified, he tops the mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case
By Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press on February 26th, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – Four appeals filed at sport’s highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it registered three appeals from Russia and one from Canada, to challenge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Argonauts sign veteran American receiver Rasheed Bailey
By The Canadian Press on February 26th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts signed free-agent receiver Rasheed Bailey on Monday. The 30-year-old American joins the Argos after four CFL seasons with Winnipeg. The six-foot-one, 217-pound Bailey had 46 catches for 508 yards and six TDs in 18 regular-season games with the Blue Bombers. Bailey had 180 catches for 2,072 yards and 20 TDs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everton’s points deduction for breaching financial rules reduced from 10 to 6 after an appeal
By The Associated Press on February 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Everton’s points deduction for a breach of the Premier League’s financial rules has been reduced from 10 to six following an appeal, the competition said Monday. Everton appealed against the initial decision of an independent commission that was made in November last year. The league says an independent appeals board upheld two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jones bids bittersweet farewell in her last Canadian women’s curling championship
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 26th, 2024
CALGARY – Jennifer Jones bid a reluctant goodbye to a curling stage where she’s performed brilliantly in her career. Her Manitoba team’s exit in Sunday’s 5-4 loss to Rachel Homan in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final marked the end of an era in women’s curling. The 49-year-old from Winnipeg declared before the Canadian women’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
By The Canadian Press on February 25th, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Arizona 3 (OT) Columbus 4 N.Y. Rangers 2 Detroit 3 Chicago 2 (OT) Buffalo 3 Carolina 2 (SO) Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 6 Nashville 4 Anaheim 2 — PWHL Boston 2 Minnesota 0 — AHL Charlotte 6 Lehigh Valley 3 Bridgeport 5 Springfield 3 Providence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rachel Homan back on top at Hearts, wins Canadian women’s curling championship
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 25th, 2024
CALGARY – Rachel Homan reclaimed the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones on Sunday. Homan and longtime teammate Emma Miskew won their fourth titles and lead Sarah Wilkes her second. It was the first for Homan’s third Tracy Fleury. “Unbelievable,” Homan said. “Tracy Fleury is an unbelievable competitor and so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Chadwick helps Hurricanes whip Hitmen 9-2
By The Canadian Press on February 25th, 2024
CALGARY – Noah Chadwick scored twice and added two assists as the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes whipped the Calgary Hitmen 9-2 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Logan Wormald scored twice, while Miguel Marques, Carter Dereniwsky, Brayden Edwards, Kash Andresen and Hayden Pakkala netted singles for the Hurricanes (26-26-5-0), who led ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homan wins Canadian women’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on February 25th, 2024
CALGARY – Rachel Homan has won the Canadian women’s curling championship with a dramatic 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones. Homan and teammates Emma Miskew claimed the fourth Scotties Tournament of Hearts victories of their careers, but first since 2017. Jones, needing to draw to the button on her final rock, came up just short, allowing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Blue Jackets end Rangers’ 10-game win streak with 4-2 victory
By The Associated Press on February 25th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Jack Roslovic scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 victory over New York on Sunday night, snapping the Rangers’ 10-game franchise record-tying win streak. Dmitri Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko each had a goal and an assist, Ivan Provorov also scored, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Filak goals help Sting slip past Battalion 6-5
By The Canadian Press on February 25th, 2024
SARNIA, Ont. – Zach Filak’s second goal of the game, scored on the power play at 13:18 of the third period, proved to be the winner as the Sarnia Sting slipped past the visiting North Bay Battalion 6-5 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena.’ Tyson Doucette, Sean Doherty, Marko ... Read More »
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