National Sports
Canada’s Mitton looking for another big showing at nationals with worlds in sight
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
Sarah Mitton is back where she had her best performance, and she’s looking to do it again. The Brooklyn, N.S., native will be competing in women’s shot put at the Canadian track and field championships, which go from Thursday to Sunday in Langley, B.C. Mitton set her personal best and a Canadian record with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qualtrough returns as Canada’s sports minister, replaces St-Onge
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed sports ministers again and amid a Canadian safe-sport crisis with Wednesday’s cabinet shuffle. Pascale St-Onge, appointed to the sports portfolio in October 2021, was shifted to heritage minister and replaced by Carla Qualtrough, who had been Trudeau’s employment minister since 2019. Qualtrough, a former Paralympic swimmer, previously served ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson lead Canada at Montreal beach volleyball tournament
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – Canada’s best shot at a beach volleyball gold medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics is through a new team with a lot of history. Longtime friends Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson officially joined forces in October and head into this week’s Montreal Elite16 tournament as the top-ranked Canadian team. The two Olympians from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andreescu, Wozniacki to begin National Bank Open play on Aug. 8
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki will begin their National Bank Open campaigns on Aug. 8. Tennis Canada made the announcement Wednesday. Andreescu, who won the event in Toronto in 2019, will play her opening-round match during the night session. The former U.S. Open champion is coming off a third-round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rallies to defeat Ireland and boost its chances of advancing at World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
PERTH, Australia – Canada survived an early Katie McCabe wonder goal Wednesday, climbing out of a deep hole to defeat Ireland 2-1 and boost its hopes of advancing at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Canadians seemed dead and buried for most of the first half after McCabe scored directly off a corner in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s McIntosh claims bronze in 200m freestyle at World Aquatics Championships
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan – Canada’s Summer McIntosh earned a bronze medal and set a new world junior record in the women’s 200-metre freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday. The 16-year-old from Toronto completed the distance in one minute and 53.65 seconds. However, her performance was overshadowed by that of Australian Mollie O’Callaghan, who set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Captain Christine Sinclair starts on bench for Canada against Ireland at World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
PERTH, Australia – Captain Christine Sinclair, the world’s all-time leading scorer with 190 goals, did not make the starting lineup for Canada’s game against Ireland at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Wednesday. The 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., was among the substitutes at Perth Rectangular Stadium. Prior to Wednesday, Sinclair had started all 22 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Stouffer relies on fitness to continue domination of amateur golf world
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
Shelly Stouffer has prioritized her fitness to stay atop North America’s amateur golf world. Stouffer, from Nanoose Bay, B.C., won five amateur golf championships in 2022, including the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, the Canadian Women’s Senior Championship and the Canadian Women’s Mid-Master Championship. She hopes to defend her crown at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jays blow 7-3 lead in ninth, lose 8-7 in 10 innings to Dodgers
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – James Outman’s double in the 10th inning scored Chris Taylor with the winning run and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The Dodgers trailed 7-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth, but sent the game into extra innings with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for July 25, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Philippines 1 New Zealand 0 Switzerland 0 Norway 0 — MLB Interleague L.A. Dodgers 8 Toronto 7 (10 innings) Boston 7 Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 4 Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 9 N.Y. Yankees 3 Chicago Cubs 7 Chicago White Sox 3 San Francisco 2 Oakland 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Tech hires Carleton’s Smart to be assistant basketball coach
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
LUBBOCK, Texas – Dave Smart, who earned the U Sports coach of the year award a record 10 times, is headed to Texas Tech. The coach of Carleton University men’s basketball program for the past 18 seasons has been hired by the Red Raiders to be an assistant bench boss for head coach Grant McCasland. ... Read More »
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