National Sports
Ismael Kone, Jade Rose named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2023
Ismael Kone and Jade Rose have been named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year. Canadian national team coaches also chose Samuel Charron as Para Soccer Player of the Year and Safwane Mlah as Futsal Player of the Year. Canada’s Male and Female Players of the year are expected to be named later this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Toronto FC fullback Steven Beitashour calls time on 14-year MLS career
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2023
Former Toronto FC fullback Steven Beitashour, part of TFC’s treble-winning championship team in 2017, has announced his retirement after 14 years in Major League Soccer. “It’s never easy to say goodbye “¦ but it’s time to say goodbye to the beautiful game and hang up my boots,” The 36-year-old American-born Iranian international said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani to be introduced at Dodger Stadium on Thursday after record $700 million deal
By The Associated Press on December 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers called a Thursday news conference to introduce Shohei Ohtani, who has not answered questions from reporters in more than four months. The two-time AL MVP agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract last weekend, a deal that the team announced Monday and provides that 97% of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanford receiver Ayomanor captures 2023 Jon Cornish Trophy
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Stanford Cardinal receiver Elic Ayomanor is the 2023 Jon Cornish Trophy winner. The six-foot-two, 210-pound sophomore from Medicine Hat, Alta., captured the honour Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football and named after former running back Jon Cornish, a native of New Westminster, B.C., who played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule
By John Raby, The Associated Press on December 13th, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition, for now, after a federal judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Wednesday against the NCAA. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in northern West Virginia issued the order against the NCAA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor placed on injured reserve with knee injury
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have placed leading scorer Kyle Connor on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday and did not provide a timetable for the forward’s return to action. The team said forward Dominic Toninato was called up from the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani to be introduced at Dodger Stadium on Thursday
By The Associated Press on December 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers will officially introduce Shohei Ohtani at a news conference on Thursday. The two-time AL MVP agreed to a record-setting $700 million, 10-year deal last weekend. Ohtani will address the media at Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza during an outdoor afternoon news conference. A unique two-way superstar as both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister doesn’t yet know cost to replace deteriorating Montreal Olympic Stadium roof
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2023
Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says she’s not able to say how much it would cost to replace the deteriorating roof of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Proulx said today cabinet will study the issue in January, declining to comment on a report in Montreal’s La Presse that said replacing the roof will cost at least $750 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics
By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press on December 13th, 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Two of Russia’s top swimmers have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023, part of a larger trend in the country that adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the IOC’s decision to allow some Russian athletes to compete next year at the Paris ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wizards, Capitals would move to Virginia in tentative deal, Youngkin says. Mystics would stay in DC
By Sarah Rankin And Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press on December 13th, 2023
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new “visionary sports and entertainment venue” in northern Virginia. The proposal, which would need the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes extend Grey Cup hero Tyson Philpot through 2025 CFL season
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Canadian wide receiver Tyson Philpot, who caught the winning touchdown pass in this year’s Grey Cup, has signed a one-year contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes. Philpot, who was under contract for the upcoming CFL season, is now signed with the club through 2025. The 23-year-old from Delta, B.C., caught a touchdown pass ... Read More »
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