National Sports
Canada’s Auger-Aliassime ends ATP Tour losing streak with win over Fucsovics
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
ANTWERP, Belgium – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s losing streak on the ATP Tour came to an end Wednesday with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 win over Marton Fucsovics in second-round action at the European Open. Auger-Aliassime’s last tour victory was on Aug. 16, a 6-3, 6-1 win over Casper Ruud in the second round of the Cincinnati ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors all-star Barnes ready for regular-season return after nearly eight months off
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
TORONTO – It’s been the better part of eight months since Scottie Barnes was in a regular-season NBA game. A week away from the Toronto Raptors’ home opener, he feels he’s ready. The 23-year-old Barnes broke a bone in his hand on March 1, missing the final 22 games of last season after he had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tomorrow’s Golf League modernizes sport for prime time television
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
The future of golf might be arriving as soon as 2025. That’s when Tomorrow’s Golf League, an arena-based, team version of the 600-year old sport, will launch at the purpose-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach, Fla. TGL chief executive officer Mike McCarley, who founded the league with golf greats Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Evan Kung qualifies to compete on Elite Series in 2025
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
The second time was the charm for Evan Kung. The 25-year-old Pickering, Ont., resident was 28th on Saturday in the final Bassmaster Open event at Alabama’s Lake Martin. That earned Kung enough points to finish ninth in the overall standings and qualify to compete on the Elite Series next season. “It’s still kind of shocking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argos can cement East Division home playoff game with win over Redblacks
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts can complete the East Division’s playoff picture. The Argos (9-7) host Ottawa (8-7-1) on Saturday afternoon. They can clinch second in the East Division with a win and gain home-field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs versus the Redblacks. The Montreal Alouettes (12-3-1) have already clinched first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair leads B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Former Canada soccer captain Christine Sinclair is headed to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., who added to her distinguished resume with a goal in the Portland Thorns’ 6-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in CONCACAF W Champions Cup play Tuesday at B.C. Place Stadium, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men to face Suriname in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
Canada will face Suriname in next month’s two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal. Suriname, ranked 138th in the world by FIFA, advanced by finishing second to Costa Rica in Group A of League A play. The 38th-ranked Canadian men, along with No. 17 Mexico, the 18th-ranked U.S. and No. 37 Panama, received a bye into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argonauts players Kelly, McManis earn CFL top performer awards
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Quarterback Chad Kelly and linebacker Wynton McManis of the Toronto Argonauts were named the CFL’s top offensive and defensive performers Wednesday. Kelly earned a grade of 90.4 for his play in Toronto’s 14-11 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kelly completed 16-of-23 passes for 208 yards and a TD while rushing nine times ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jonathan Osorio leads the way at Toronto FC, on and off the football pitch
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
TORONTO – As another Toronto FC season slipped away, veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio showed he is the conscience of the MLS club – as well as its captain. Beaten 4-1 by the visiting New York Red Bulls on Oct. 2 in TFC’s penultimate regular-season outing, a loss that all but ended the team’s slim playoff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Routliffe through to semifinals in Japan with win over Aoyama, Hozumi
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
OSAKA, Japan – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the women’s doubles semifinals at the Japan Open with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi on Wednesday. The top-seeded duo of Dabrowski and Routliffe made big shots when they needed them, saving 10 of 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diana Matheson added to interim coaching staff for Canadian women’s soccer team
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
It will be coach by committee for the Canadian women’s soccer team’s upcoming friendly with Spain, in the absence of suspended coach Bev Priestman. Former Canadian international Diana Matheson joins returning assistant coaches Andy Spence, Jen Herst and Neil Wood in the coaching ensemble for the Oct. 25 game in Almendralejo, Spain Matheson, co-founder of ... Read More »
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