National Sports
Rick Campbell returns to Ottawa Redblacks as special-teams co-ordinator
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
OTTAWA – Rick Campbell is back with the Ottawa Redblacks. Campbell was named Ottawa’s special-teams co-ordinator Thursday. He served as the Redblacks first head coach from 2014-19, leading the franchise to a Grey Cup title in 2016 after being named the CFL’s coach of the year the previous season. Campbell, 54, spent the last four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Rise add veteran NWSL midfielder Nikki Stanton to inaugural roster
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Rise continue to build out their roster ahead of the inaugural National Super League season, signing veteran midfielder Nikki Stanton on Thursday. Stanton joins the Rise following nine seasons in the National Women’s Soccer League, including the last three with the Seattle Reign. The 34-year-old from North Bend, Wash., helped Seattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Striking ski patrollers at the biggest US resort return to work claiming victory
By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2025
Two hundred Utah ski patrollers returned to work Thursday after voting to accept a new labor contract and end a nearly two-week strike that closed many trails and caused long lift lines at the ones that remained open during a busy time of year at the country’s biggest ski resort. The Park City Ski Professional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vonn 10th fastest in practice for her first World Cup downhill in 6 years
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2025
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) – Ski great Lindsey Vonn was 10th fastest in a training run on Thursday for her first World Cup downhill in six years. Three weeks after her World Cup comeback with a titanium knee at age 40 in a super-G, Vonn completed the two-kilometre Karl Schranz course 2.55 seconds behind Federica ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women drawn with Britain, Fiji and U.S. for HSBC SVNS stop in Perth
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
PERTH, Australia – The Canadian women have been drawn in Pool B alongside Britain, Fiji and the U.S. at the HSBC SVNS Perth in Australia later this month. The Perth event, the third round of the seven-stop rugby sevens season, runs Jan. 24-26 at HBF Park. Canada stands seventh in the overall standings after finishing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northleaf Capital Partners joins with Altor Equity Partners in CCM Hockey deal
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
TORONTO – Canadian investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has partnered with Swedish private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to invest in CCM Hockey. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Altor, which owns ski maker Rossignol Group, announced last year it had signed a deal to acquired a “significant” majority stake in CCM from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA’s Toronto Tempo joins forces with Sephora Canada in first sponsor partnership
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch believes the WNBA expansion team has found a kindred spirit in Sephora Canada as the basketball franchise’s “founding partner and official beauty partner.” “It really hits home because Sephora’s slogan is ‘We belong to something beautiful.’ And that’s what we’re trying to create. And that’s what I think we are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Ham hires former Chelsea coach Graham Potter
By James Robson, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – West Ham hired Graham Potter as manager on Thursday, a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge. Potter takes over a team that has won only three of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s just special’: Vancouver PWHL game unique experience for players, coaches
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
VANCOUVER – Memories of the 2010 Olympics came rushing back for Marie-Philip Poulin as she stepped onto the ice at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. It was nearly 15 years since the hockey legend helped Canada win gold at the Vancouver Games and while a lot has changed, some things have stayed the same – including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals beat Canucks 2-1 in overtime
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Wednesday night despite another sluggish performance. Dubois ended it with 40.3 seconds left in the 3-on-3 OT, long after scoring on Lankinen with 32.7 seconds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2025
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 2 Vancouver 1 (OT) Chicago 3 Colorado 1 Florida 4 Utah 1 Calgary at Los Angeles (postponed) — PWHL Minnesota 2 Boston 1 (OT) Montreal 4 Toronto 2 — AHL WB/Scranton 6 Toronto 3 Manitoba 4 Milwaukee 3 (OT) Utica 5 Syracuse 1 Texas 4 Rockford 1 Ontario 2, Henderson 1 ... Read More »
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