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Dunfield has one more outing as interim coach before handing TFC keys to Herdman
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
TORONTO – When Terry Dunfield was named interim coach of Toronto FC in the wake of Bob Bradley’s June 26 firing, team president Bill Manning said the assignment would last just four games. On Saturday, Dunfield will be in charge of his 15th and final TFC game, running the sideline at the New York Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian wide receiver Chase Claypool traded from Bears to Dolphins
By Alanis Thames, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Chicago traded Canadian wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player’s brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears. The Dolphins will also receive a 2025 seventh-round pick in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick. The move comes after Claypool expressed frustration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBPA, Raptors donate $10,000 to striking SFU support workers
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
BURNABY – The National Basketball Players Association and its members on the Toronto Raptors are donating $10,000 to fund striking support workers at Simon Fraser University. NBPA vice-president and Raptors guard Garrett Temple said in a statement that the donation to the Simon Fraser’s Teaching Support Staff Union’s strike fund is to help workers in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada women to play Brazil in Montreal, Halifax soccer friendlies later this month
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Canada Soccer confirmed Friday that the Canadian women will play Brazil later this month in Montreal and Halifax during the FIFA international window. The friendlies, scheduled for Oct. 28 at Montreal’s Saputo Stadium and Oct. 31 at Halifax’s Wanderers Grounds, follow the Canadian women’s 4-1 aggregate victory over 37th-ranked Jamaica last month in a two-legged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlantic Division rivals ready for another NHL season of attrition: ‘It’s like hell’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Dylan Larkin paused for a moment to ponder the question. What, the Detroit Red Wings captain was asked, is it like to play in the Atlantic Division night in, night out? “It’s like hell,” Larkin finally began. That description of running what might be the NHL’s most challenging gauntlet is hard to argue. The Tampa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will start for Tiger-Cats in Regina
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who suffered a broken leg earlier this season, will get the start against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Saturday. Mitchell, 33, was placed on the six-game injury list after undergoing surgery to repair a lower-leg fracture he sustained in Hamilton’s 16-12 home win over Ottawa on July 28. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal faces crucial game against visiting Portland Timbers
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – After managing to steal a point in a game against Houston earlier this week with a goal deep into added time, CF Montreal now faces a must-win scenario against the Portland Timbers on Saturday night at Stade Saputo. Montreal (11-16-5) currently sits in ninth place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More awareness needed on sports gambling influence on youth: advocates, researchers
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Sheldon Irwin was 13 years old when he placed his first bet. It came at a nearby barbershop in his Montreal neighbourhood, where the barbers let him build up losses at poker without calling those losses in. Two years into his life of gambling and skipping school, he went to the barbershop and met a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WR Chase Claypool traded from the Chicago Bears to the Miami Dolphins
By Alanis Thames, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Chicago traded wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player’s brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears. The Dolphins will also receive a 2025 seventh-round pick in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, the teams announced. The move comes after Claypool ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson, Gushue to represent Canada at Pan Continental Curling Championship
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue will skip Canada’s teams at the upcoming Pan Continental Curling Championships. The announcement from Curling Canada was expected after Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L. won a second consecutive Canadian men’s curling title earlier this year while Einarson, of Gimli, Man., won her fourth straight Canadian women’s title. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!You Can Play supports Hockey Canada’s dressing room policy
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
The You Can Play Project, which advocates for LGBTQ participation in sports, has come out in support of Hockey Canada’s new dressing room policy. Hockey Canada has implemented a new dressing room policy for the 2023-24 minor hockey season, including a “minimum attire rule,” with the goal of respecting privacy and making dressing environments more ... Read More »
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