National Sports
Defending champion Canada to face Jamaica in Olympic women’s soccer qualifier
By The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
TORONTO – The Canadian women’s soccer team will face Jamaica in a two-game series in September with a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada, the defending Olympic champion, will travel to Kingston, Jamaica, for the opening match on Sept. 22 and will host the second leg in Toronto four days later. The winner of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rugby women look forward to rare home game as Ottawa hosts Pacific Four Series
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
A rare home game for the Canadian women’s rugby team could be a record-breaker Saturday. Rugby Canada expects the test match against world champion New Zealand to draw a crowd of more than 7,500 to Ottawa’s TD Place, which will be the largest audience for an international women’s 15s contest in Canada. The fourth-ranked Canadians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors confirm centre Jakob Poeltl will return on multi-year deal
By The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have made one of their big off-season moves official by announcing that centre Jakob Poeltl has signed a multi-year contract with the NBA club. The Raptors did not disclose terms of the deal, but reports last week had the contract at US$80 million over four years. The seven-foot-one Austrian averaged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Denis Shapovalov and Bianca Andreescu advance at Wimbledon
By The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
LONDON – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov defeated Gregoire Barrere of France 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in second-round men’s singles play Thursday at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, the No. 26 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., needed one hour 52 minutes to complete the victory. He’ll next face either fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway or British wild-card entry Liam Broady. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prepping the body for the bucking; more rodeo athletes buckle down
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
CALGARY – Coy Robbins once thought running long distances was good training for riding a bull. When he attended a spring training camp organized by the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team, the 24-year-old from Camrose, Alta., learned endurance running was the opposite of what he should be doing. Social media is full of images ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Work just beginning for the point man of new women’s professional hockey league
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
A league name and logo, cities where teams will be located and a game schedule top Stan Kasten’s to-do list. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ president, whose boss and Dodgers owner Mark Walter is the financial backer of a new professional women’s hockey league, is the point man getting the women’s league up and running for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wednesday’s sports scoreboard for July 5, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto (BerrÃos 8-6) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 5-8), PPD Oakland 12, Detroit 3 Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 4, Texas 2 Minnesota 5, Kansas City 0 National League Miami 10, St. Louis 9 Cincinnati 9, Washington 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 3 N.Y. Mets 2, Arizona 1 L.A. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL-er Michael Stone retires, joins Calgary Flames in player development role
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
CALGARY – Canadian hockey player Michael Stone has retired and joined the Calgary Flames as a staff member. Calgary says Stone has joined as the newest member of their player development team. Stone, 33, had played for the Flames from 2016 to the end of the 2022-23 season. He ends his career with 145 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays-White Sox game postponed, to be made up Thursday as part of doubleheader
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – The scheduled game between the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays was postponed because of rain and is set to be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday. Toronto’s José BerrÃos (8-6, 3.74 ERA) and Chicago’s Lance Lynn (5-8, 6.47) will meet in Game 1 after having their scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets sign defenceman Samberg to two-year contract
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan Samberg to a two-year, US$2.8-million contract. The 24-year-old from Hermantown, Minn., had two goals and six assists in 63 regular-season games with the Jets last season. He also appeared in five playoff games. Samberg was selected by the Jets in the second round, 43rd overall, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosper leads Canada over Dominican Republic at Women’s AmeriCup hoops tournament
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
LEÓN, Mexico – Cassandre Prosper had 13 points as Canada downed the Dominican Republic 88-48 on Wednesday at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup basketball tournament. Prosper shot 75 per cent from the floor and was one of four Canadians to score in double digits, along with Yvonne Ejim (11 points) and Aaliyah Edwards and Aislinn Konig ... Read More »
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