Homan, Jones each one win away from Hearts final after playoff victories
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
CALGARY – Ontario’s Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones won their playoff games Friday at the Canadian women’s curling championship to accelerate their bids for a title. Homan extended her run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary to 9-0 with an 8-4 win over defending champion Kerri Einarson. Homan and Jones clash in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming MLB’s first female umpire
By The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years. The 47-year-old from New Jersey will work the bases during Houston’s exhibition against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Bombers sign veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to one-year contract
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed Sergio Castillo to a one-year contract as the veteran kicker looks to build on an outstanding 2023 CFL campaign. Castillo joined the Bombers for a third stint in May after being released by the Edmonton Elks. He went on to set a club record by converting 90.2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal enters MLS season with some new faces, and a new play style
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
CF Montreal is heading into the Major League Soccer season with plenty of intrigue. With new faces on the team sheet and a new head coach working to implement an exciting play style, Laurent Courtois’s squad hopes to give fans more to cheer about after Montreal missed the playoffs in an offensively challenged past season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at Toronto FC ahead of 2024 Major League Soccer season opener
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – A look at Toronto FC as it prepares to kick off the 2024 MLS season Sunday at FC Cincinnati: LAST YEAR: Finished 4-20-10, last in the league. ROAD WOES: TFC failed to win on the road in league play last season at 0-13-4. OUT: Michael Bradley, Themi Antonoglou, Cristian Gutierrez, Franco Ibarra, Tomas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC has many questions to answer as it gears up for new MLS season
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Heading into the MLS regular season, Toronto FC is akin to a restaurant undergoing a makeover with time running out before the reveal. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes and no guarantee it will be ready in time. Last year’s league-worst team at 4-20-10, TFC has been slow to bring in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming first MLB female umpire
By The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years. The 47-year-old from New Jersey will work the bases during Houston’s exhibition against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sei Young Kim is among three tied for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament
By The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) – Former Women’s PGA Championship winner Sei Young Kim moved from second place into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament on Friday. After sailing through the first 11 holes with four birdies and an eagle, Kim had two bogeys on Nos. 13 and 17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Routliffe lose semifinal match to Siniakova, Hunter in Dubai
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand lost their women’s doubles semifinal match at the Dubai Tennis Championships 6-4, 6-4 to Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova and Australia’s Storm Hunter on Friday. Dabrowski and Routliffe, seeded second at the WTA 1000 event, were broken five times by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming first MLB woman umpire
By The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years. The 47-year-old from New Jersey will work the bases during Houston’s exhibition against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Championship draw produces local matchups in preliminary round
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2024
Friday’s Canadian Championship draw produced a slew of local matchups with the defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps and 2023 runner-up CF Montreal watching from the sidelines at the start. Both MLS teams get byes to the quarterfinals of the 14-team, five-round competition that runs through September with the winner hoisting the Voyageurs Cup and qualifying for ... Read More »
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