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‘Disappointing’: McDavid no fan of NHL’s move on themed jerseys after Pride refusals
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Connor McDavid isn’t a fan of the NHL’s new policy on themed warm-up jerseys. The league decided last week teams won’t wear special pre-game threads next season – the result of a handful of players refusing to sport rainbow-coloured Pride jerseys in 2022-23, which in turn caused unwelcome distractions. “It’s disappointing to see,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, June 26, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Detroit 7 Texas 2 L.A. Angels 2 Chicago White Sox 1 National League Milwaukee 2 N.Y. Mets 1 Interleague Atlanta 4 Minnesota 1 Baltimore 10 Cincinnati 3 Seattle 8 Washington 4 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers captain Connor McDavid wins Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Connor McDavid already had two trophies to take home. Then he added another. And another. The sublimely skilled, lightning-fast captain of the Edmonton Oilers dominated the NHL regular season from start to finish. He did the same at Monday’s awards ceremony. McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP thanks to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor McDavid dominates NHL awards
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Connor McDavid dominated the NHL season. The Edmonton Oilers captain did the same at the league’s awards ceremony on Monday. McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on the heels of a 153-point campaign – the most in the NHL since Mario Lemieux’s 161 in 1995-96. The 26-year-old started the night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Herdman: Solutions needed quickly for financially troubled Canada Soccer
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian men’s soccer coach John Herdman says Canada Soccer needs to find solutions to its financial troubles. With a World Cup coming in three years, he adds it has to happen quickly. Herdman spoke to reporters today at BMO Field on the eve of Canada’s Gold Cup match against Guadeloupe. He was asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Six sign Emma Woods to contract extension; 12th player under contract
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – The Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six have signed Emma Woods to a one-year contract extension. Woods, from Burford, Ont., had 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games last season – the best of her Premier Hockey Federation career to date. The forward also scored the overtime winner against Connecticut in the second ... Read More »
1 responseRaptors first-round 2023 draft pick talks family, desire to work and Fred VanVleet
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Gradey Dick moved his dad to tears on Monday. The newest Toronto Raptors sharpshooter, chosen 13th overall in the NBA Draft last Thursday, visited his new basketball home over the weekend and was grilled by reporters after a morning workout with head coach Darko Rajaković at the team’s practice facility. The 19-year-old Dick ... Read More »
1 responseReal Valladolid picks up option to sign Canadian striker Larin till 2025
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
VALLADOLID, Spain – Spanish soccer club Real Valladolid say they have signed Canadian forward Cyle Larin until June 30, 2025. Larin, 28, was playing on loan for Valladolid from Belgian team Club Brugge. The Canadian joined Valladolid in January, making 19 appearances scoring eight times. The club was relegated at the end of the season ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Leylah Fernandez rolls to first-round victory at Bad Homburg Open
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
BAD HOMBURG, Germany – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany’s Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only 54 minutes to complete the victory at the WTA Tour 250-level event. She will play Anna Blinkova in the second round. The ninth-seeded ... Read More »
1 responseDiallo wins, Pospisil loses on opening day of qualifying at Wimbledon
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
LONDON – Canada’s Gabriel Diallo defeated Turkey’s Cem Ilkel 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in first-round qualifying play Monday at Wimbledon. Diallo, the world No. 140 from Montreal, will face Matteo Gigante in the next round. The 254th-ranked Italian defeated Britain’s Harry Wendelken 6-3, 7-6 (6) to advance. The six-foot-eight Diallo is seeded 29th in the qualification ... Read More »
1 responseToronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield interim coach
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Bob Bradley ran out of time with Toronto FC. And president Bill Manning ran out of patience. Anxious to halt a slide down the standings that Bradley has been unable to correct, the MLS club fired its head coach/sporting director on Monday. Terry Dunfield, a former TFC player and Canadian international, has been ... Read More »
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