National Sports
CFL rushing title would be special accomplishment for Riders’ Morrow
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
Make no mistake, doing his part to secure the Saskatchewan Roughriders a Grey Cup title remains Jamal Morrow’s top priority. But as a running back, winning the CFL rushing title also has its appeal for the 28-year-old Californian. “It’s something I do want,” Morrow said recently. “It would be something super cool just to have. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays ready for MLB draft despite losing second-round pick after Bassitt signing
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays will have a long wait between picks when Major League Baseball holds its draft this weekend. Shane Farrell, the team’s director of amateur scouting, believes the Blue Jays are prepared for that big gap. Toronto has the 20th overall pick on Sunday and won’t go again until Monday’s third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Diversity Alliance feels betrayed, says NHL ‘late to party’ in launching inclusion coalition
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on July 5th, 2023
Akim Aliu and his fellow members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they feel betrayed and confused by the NHL’s decision to launch – or as far as the HDA is concerned, re-launch – an inclusion committee to diversify the sport and make hockey more welcoming. Whatever happened, Aliu wondered, to the league announcing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Canadian amateur Monet Chun one of four Canucks at U.S. Women’s Open
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
Monet Chun knows she’s good. This week, she’ll get to see just how good. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., is one of four Canadians who will tee off at the U.S. Women’s Open, the third major of the women’s golf season. World No. 11 Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., is the top-ranked Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defensive back Robertson Daniel among five Argos to earn CFL weekly honours
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Defensive back Robertson Daniel, who had three interceptions and a pick-six in Toronto’s 45-24 home win over the B.C. Lions on Monday night, was among five Argonauts recognized Wednesday in the CFL’s weekly honour roll. Players in nine specific positions are highlighted on a weekly basis as per data points registered and compiled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaching and motherhood the new frontier in Canada’s high-performance coaching ranks
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
When Shannon Winzer moved back to Canada from Australia to take an assistant coaching job with Volleyball Canada, her heart pounded when she asked head coach Tom Black if she could arrive an hour late on her first day in order to get her children settled in school. “I was so nervous,” Winzer recalled. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB’s domestic violence policy
By The Associated Press on July 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero was suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday for violating the sport’s domestic violence policy. MLB said the 31-year-old right-hander accepted the suspension and will miss the season’s final 76 games and the postseason. Cordero was 3-2 with a 3.86 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Raonic a winner in Grand Slam return, beats Novak in Wimbledon opener
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
LONDON – Milos Raonic made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis on Wednesday with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Austria’s Dennis Novak in first-round action at Wimbledon. The hard-serving Canadian fired 28 aces in his first match at a tennis major since losing to Novak Djokovic in the round of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran quarterback Masoli to make his first start of the season for Redblacks
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
It’s been a long road back for Jeremiah Masoli. The veteran quarterback will get the start Saturday when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It will come a year to the day when Masoli suffered a season-ending fractured leg versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Masoli’s return in Hamilton is appropriate given he played there from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens sign top draft pick David Reinbacher to three-year, entry-level contract
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens signed fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 194-pound defenceman from Austria, had 22 points (three goals, 19 assists) in 46 games for EHC Kloten of Switzerland’s top professional league last season. By going fifth overall, Reinbacher tied longtime NHL winger Thomas Vanek ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for July 4, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 4 Chicago White Sox 3 N.Y. Yankees 8 Baltimore 4 Texas 6 Boston 2 Minnesota 9 Kansas City 3 Oakland 1 Detroit 0 (10 innings) National League Cincinnati 8 Washington 4 Pittsburgh 9 L.A. Dodgers 7 Miami 15 St. Louis 2 N.Y. Mets 8 Arizona 5 Chicago Cubs 7 ... Read More »
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