National Sports
Canada’s Tuttosi scores in losing cause as Exeter loses English women’s rugby final
By The Canadian Press on June 24th, 2023
GLOUCESTER, United Kingdom – Canadian international hooker Emily Tuttosi scored in a losing cause Saturday as the Exeter Chiefs were beaten 34-19 by Gloucester-Hartpury in the Allianz Premier 15s women’s rugby final. Canadian prop DaLeaka Menin also started for Exeter, which lost last year’s final 43-21 to Saracens. The Chiefs had hoped for a league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winless Elks face stiff test against reigning Grey Cup champion Argos
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on June 24th, 2023
EDMONTON – It might be a stretch to call a team that finished 4-14 last season and hasn’t won a home game in more than two seasons the biggest disappointment so far in the young CFL season. After all, the bar isn’t set very high for the winless Edmonton Elks, who host the Grey Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, June 23, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
Friday’s Games (All times Eastern) CFL Montreal 38, Hamilton 12 — MLB American League Tampa Bay 11, Kansas City 3 Minnesota 4, Detroit 1 Seattle 11, Baltimore 1 Texas 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Oakland 5, Toronto 4 Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 1 National League Cincinnati 11, Atlanta 10 Pittsburgh 3, Miami 1 Philadelphia 5, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton face boos as Alouettes win Tiger-Cats home opener 38-12
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
HAMILTON – Cody Fajardo rushed for a score and connected with receiver Austin Mack for two more touchdowns to help the Montreal Alouettes to a 38-12 victory against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. The 31-year-old Fajardo signed a two-year free-agent contract with Montreal in the off-season and now has the Alouettes (2-0) off to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Langeliers’s ninth-inning homer lifts lowly Athletics over Blue Jays 5-4
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – Shea Langeliers hit a go-ahead ninth-inning homer as the Athletics edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday to snap Oakland’s eight-game losing skid. JJ Bleday had a two-run homer in the first and a sacrifice fly in the fifth for Oakland (20-58). Langeliers also had an RBI single in the first. James ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schneider: No timeframe for Alek Manoah’s return to Blue Jays rotation
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – There’s no firm date for pitcher Alek Manoah’s return to the Blue Jays starting rotation. Toronto manager John Schneider says that Manoah has been making progress in his minor-league stint. The 25-year-old right-hander was demoted from the majors on June 6 after going 1-7 with a 6.36 earned-run average over 13 starts. Schneider ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gabriel Diallo rising up the rankings, ready for Wimbledon qualifiers
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
At six foot eight with a long wingspan to match, Canadian tennis player Gabriel Diallo can be a handful for his opponents. The 21-year-old has made big strides as he continues his first full season as a pro. Diallo will look to take another step next week in the Wimbledon qualifiers. “Just from the momentum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gayle Force: Cricket great Chris Gayle to throw opening pitch at Blue Jays game
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Universe Boss is embracing his role as an ambassador for the sport of cricket. Chris Gayle will be throwing out the opening pitch at Rogers Centre on Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays host the Oakland Athletics. The 43-year-old Jamaican all-rounder said that as his playing days are winding down he wants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL partnership with PFF took years to finalize
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
Cris Collinsworth was ahead of the game on analytics, buying Pro Football Focus in 2014. The Emmy Award-winning football analyst says it wasn’t until 2018, however, that he really started believing in the numbers. That’s when the Philadelphia Eagles routinely bucked conventional thinking and went for it on fourth down en route to winning a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter Smith returns to Montreal Force bench
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Peter Smith will return as head coach of the Premier Hockey League’s Montreal Force next season and the club has signed free-agent goaltender Lauren Bench. Katia Clement-Heydra also returns as Smith’s assistant coach and Olivier Gervais joined the team as goaltender coach, the Force announced Friday. Smith coached Montreal to an 8-14-2 record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former NFL star Collinsworth nearly began pro career in CFL
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
It took 42 years, but Cris Collinsworth is finally part of the CFL. Earlier this month, the CFL announced a partnership with Pro Football Focus. The sports analytics company is owned by Collinsworth, NBC’s Emmy Award-winning football analyst and a former NFL receiver. In 1981, after being drafted in the second round by the Cincinnati ... Read More »
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