National Sports
Bayern Munich crashes out of German Cup. De Ligt hurt ahead of ‘Klassiker’ with Dortmund
By The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
SAARBRUECKEN, Germany (AP) – Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in a 2-1 loss to third-division Saarbruecken on Wednesday as coach Thomas Tuchel said defender Matthijs de Ligt suffered a “very painful” knee injury ahead of the weekend’s “Klassiker” against Borussia Dortmund. Bayern seemed set to cruise through the second-round game when Thomas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
By Michael Marot, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight’s family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night. He was hospitalized with an illness in April and had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four Winnipeg Jets players practise with neck guards in wake of Adam Johnson’s death
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Winnipeg Jets forwards Vladislav Namestnikov, Rasmus Kupari, Cole Perfetti and Nikolaj Ehlers wore neck guards during practice on Wednesday in the wake of former NHL player Adam Johnson’s tragic death. Johnson, a 29-year-old from Minnesota, died in hospital after being cut in the neck by the skate blade of an opponent during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western Hockey League makes neck guards mandatory following death of Adam Johnson
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
CALGARY – Neck guards will be mandatory for Western Hockey League players starting Friday, or as soon as teams can get the protective equipment. The change to the league’s protective equipment policy comes after hockey player Adam Johnson died after his neck was cut by an opponent’s skate blade during a game in England on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men make two changes to roster for four-team tournament in Spain
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
Fullback Cooper Coats and hooker Austin Creighton have replaced Ciaran Breen and Dewald Kotze on Canada’s roster for La Vila International Rugby Cup in Spain. The 23rd-ranked Canadians play No. 19 Spain on Nov. 11 while the 18th-ranked U.S. take on No. 26 Brazil. The winners will face off for the title on Nov. 18 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to doubles semis at year-ending WTA Finals
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
CANCÚN, Mexico – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the semifinals of the doubles event at the season-ending WTA Finals with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over sixth seeds Laura Siegemund of Germany and Vera Zvonareva of Russia on Wednesday. The match was a rematch of the U.S. Open women’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to return to Olympic team show jumping with Pan American Games silver
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
SANTIAGO – Canada will return to Olympic team showing jumping next year in Paris. Canada’s riders and horses earned the team silver medal Wednesday at the Pan American Games to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. Mario Deslauriers (Emerson), Tiffany Foster (Figor), Amy Millar (Truman) and Beth Underhill (Nikka vd Bisschop) finished behind victor United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Tough to describe’: NHL players weigh in on what defines ‘hockey sense’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
Tage Thompson had one definition. Leon Draisaitl offered a slightly different interpretation. The same went for Troy Terry, Jack Hughes and a host of other NHL players. Ask a locker room to define “hockey sense” – the nebulous term often thrown around to describe elite talent – and there’s likely going to be a wide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Player’s death from a skate cut to the neck in England leads to more NHL talks on cut protection
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in the NHL and other leagues. Commissioner Gary Bettman and Players’ Association executive director Marty Walsh touched based Sunday in the immediate aftermath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dorion out as general manager of Ottawa Senators, Staios takes over on interim basis
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Pierre Dorion is out as general manager of the Ottawa Senators. The NHL team made the announcement this afternoon at a press conference at Canadian Tire Centre. Steve Staios, the team’s president of hockey operations, will take over as interim GM. The move comes after the league docked the Senators a first-round draft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hughes, Pettersson, Pastrnak named NHL’s three stars for October
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
NEW YORK – New Jersey centre Jack Hughes, Vancouver centre Elias Pettersson and Boston right-wing David Pastrnak have been named the NHL’s three stars of October. Hughes led the NHL with 13 assists and 18 points in eight games last month. It’s the most points by a Devils player through his first eight appearances of ... Read More »
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