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Former Canadian Olympic athlete wanted in U.S. for murder, drug charges
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
American authorities say a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder is wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring and several murders in Ontario. Ryan James Wedding is one of 16 defendants named in an indictment filed in California, which details an operation that allegedly moved large ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former Canadian Olympic athlete wanted in U.S. for murder, drug charges
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
American authorities say former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding is wanted in the U.S. for multiple felony charges involving alleged drug trafficking and alleged murders in Ontario, in a case that includes 15 other defendants. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors point guard Quickley questionable ahead of final pre-season game vs. Nets
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Immanuel Quickley is questionable for the Toronto Raptors final pre-season game. The guard has missed Toronto’s first four tune-up games with a sprained thumb. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says that Quickley has been cleared for all practice and team activities but that the team would be cautious about putting him into an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian veteran midfielder Desiree Scott to retire at end of NWSL season
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. The 37-year-old from Winnipeg, known as the Destroyer for her hard tackling, has spent seven pro season in Kansas City, for both FC Kansas City and Kansas City Current. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL says it will co-operate with an investigation into sexual assault allegation
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League says it is taking recent sexual assault allegations against eight former players “very seriously” and will co-operate with any police investigation into the claims. A woman alleged in a CTV report that aired Wednesday that she was sexually assaulted by eight OHL players in November 2014 at a house ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buhai, Green and Shin lead in South Korea after 8-under 64s in first round
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
PAJU, South Korea (AP) – Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa, Hannah Green of Australia, and Jenny Shin of South Korea each shot 8-under 64s to top the leaderboard after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday. The field is loaded with eight of the LPGA Tour’s top 10 players. It also includes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s richest family shaking up soccer with planned purchase of second-tier Paris FC
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – France’s richest family, the Arnaults of luxury empire LVMH, announced the planned purchase of second-division soccer club Paris FC on Thursday. It’s a major shakeup for the sport in France, putting vast wealth behind a potential challenger to the dominant French team of recent years, Qatar-funded Paris Saint-Germain. A statement from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs winger Bobby McMann finding game after opening-night scratch
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Bobby McMann watched from the press box on opening night. Just over a week later, the Maple Leafs winger took a twirl as the first star. McMann went from healthy scratch to unlikely offensive focal point in just eight days, putting up two goals in Toronto’s 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The Rings: Curling Canada still looking for Canadian Curling Trials title sponsor
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
With the Canadian Curling Trials just over a year away, Curling Canada is still looking for a title sponsor for the showcase event that determines this country’s representatives at the Winter Olympics. Tim Hortons served as title sponsor of both the trials and the national men’s championship — now called the Montana’s Brier — from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins’ stars reach career milestones in OT win over Sabres
By The Associated Press on October 16th, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal at 1:38 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Wednesday night. Evgeni Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to score 500 career goals and Crosby became the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 regular-season points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 6 Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 6 Buffalo 5, OT Boston 5 Colorado 3 Anaheim 5 Utah 4, OT — AHL Hershey 3 Bridgeport 2 Calgary 3 Coachella 1 — MLB Playoffs Championship Series National League Los Angeles 8 New York 0 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 2-1) — NBA Pre-season Philadelphia ... Read More »
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