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Seattle Kraken to be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of upper body injury
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
TORONTO (AP) – The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of an upper body injury, the team said Friday. Schwartz was injured during Seattle’s loss at Chicago on Tuesday night. He took one shift early in the third period and did not return to the game, and did not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB, union say there was 1 positive test among record 11,783 drug scans in the last year
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – There was just one positive test resulting in discipline from among a record 11,783 samples collected by Major League Baseball and the players’ association in the year ending with the 2023 World Series. Therapeutic use exemptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder dropped for the 10th straight year. There were 61 exemptions, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks’ Bedard named NHL’s rookie of the month, Canucks’ Hughes third star
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
NEW YORK – Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month while Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes was named the league’s third star for November. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov and Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar were named first and second star respectively. Bedard, the first-overall pick at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard named NHL’s rookie of the month
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
NEW YORK – Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month for November. Befard, the first-overall pick at the 2023 NHL draft, led all rookies last month with 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 12 games. The 18-year-old had at least a point in all five of Chicago’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue over ‘G0BLUE’: University of Michigan grad sues after losing license plate
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. (AP) – A passionate University of Michigan graduate is booing the state – and suing – over the loss of his revered “G0BLUE” car license plate. Joseph Hardig III said the plate has been on family vehicles for years. But he was told it was assigned to another car owner when he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Roughriders head coach Mace looking to flip the script in Regina
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
REGINA – Corey Mace says he’s confident he can help get the Saskatchewan Roughriders back to winning. Mace said Friday at his introductory press conference as Saskatchewan’s head coach that he knows what the expectations are in a market that loves CFL football, and that he and the team will “get it done.” The Roughriders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant, police said. Dallas police confirmed that the 34-year-old Miller surrendered to police in the suburb of Glenn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mont-Tremblant World Cup ‘a dream come true’ for local favourite Valérie Grenier
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – Valérie Grenier was so young the first time she snowploughed down the trails at Mont-Tremblant, she can’t even remember it. Grenier was only two years old when her parents put her on skis, since then she’s piled up countless memories while learning to master the mountain. This weekend, the 27-year-old is Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No fan of the spotlight, Sinclair tries to make the best of retirement attention
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
LANGFORD, B.C. – As the clock counts down on Christine Sinclair’s international career, her teammates and coach say their intensely private captain is trying to make the best of being squarely in the spotlight. “She doesn’t love the attention. That’s not her personality,” said veteran midfielder Sophie Schmidt, a longtime friend and oft roommate on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Montembeault to three-year extension
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a three-year contract extension with goaltender Samuel Montembeault on Friday. The contract, which runs until the end of the 2026-27 season, has an annual average value of US$3.15 million The 27-year-old Montembeault, of Bécancour, Que, has appeared in 10 games this season, boasting a record of 5-3-1 with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nick Taylor’s putter drop immortalized in new RBC Canadian Open logo
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2023
Nick Taylor’s epic putt to win the RBC Canadian Open this summer was already iconic. Now it’s been incorporated into an icon. Golf Canada, title sponsor RBC, and tournament organizers announced Friday a tweak to the event’s logo for 2024, featuring Taylor’s silhouette. The previous logo had an old-school golfer wearing a newsboy cap replacing ... Read More »
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