National Sports
Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy highlights Canadian Open field
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Rory McIlroy will look for a record third straight Canadian Open title when the national golf championship tees off next week. The world No. 3 was part of the full field of competitors announced Friday by Golf Canada and event sponsor RBC for the June 8-11 PGA Tour event at Toronto’s Oakdale Golf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver look to turn previous chaos in to organized performance against Kansas
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps are coming off what head coach Vanni Sartini called a “chaotic” 6-2 win over the Houston Dynamo but now have to face one of the most in-form teams in the Western Conference. Vancouver (5-5-5) will take on Sporting Kansas City (4-8-4) on Saturday night looking to continue their strong home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women lose a heartbreaker to Mexico in CONCACAF under-20 semifinal
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Alice Soto scored in the 92nd minute to send Mexico to next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Canada in semifinal action Friday at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship. The goal came on a counter-attack with Hailey Gordon’s cross finding Soto at the top of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcaraz dominant in third-round win over Canada’s Shapovalov at French Open
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
PARIS – Playing on his preferred surface, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz proved to be too much for Canada’s Denis Shapovalov at the French Open. Alcaraz cruised to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over the 26th-seeded Canadian, whose occasional flashes of brilliance were undone by unforced errors. Shapovalov showed a lot of fight in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Remparts set sights on Memorial Cup crown to cap dominant season
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The turning point that led to the Quebec Remparts’ dominant season dates back just over a year. Head coach Patrick Roy pointed to last season’s Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff semifinal loss to eventual league champion Shawinigan Cataractes on June 1. Quebec fell 3-2 in the five-game series after having held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TFC sees positive news on injury front and a less congested schedule in weeks ahead
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
While Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley says there is positive news when it comes to the club’s lengthy injury list, squad rotation remains a luxury as TFC prepares for Saturday’s game at Minnesota United. “In a perfect world rotation would be nice, a nice consideration,” Bradley said with a wry smile. “But obviously we have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal heads to Philadelphia hoping to duplicate last year’s road resurgence
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal had a difficult start on the road last year before embarking on a trip that defined its season. Montreal was 0-4-1 away from Stade Saputo before consecutive comeback road wins in early April against Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls. Those results sparked a change of mentality for Montreal and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Fernandez headed for third-round women’s doubles showdown at French Open
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
PARIS – Canadians Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez are headed for a third-round showdown in the women’s doubles draw at the French Open. Ottawa’s Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani, the eighth-seeded team at Roland Garros, advanced with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Hungary’s Dalma Galfi and Katarzyna Piter. Serving was the difference, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticats one of many CFL teams that will have different starter in 2023
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Bo Levi Mitchell tops the changing quarterback landscape in the CFL this season. The veteran quarterback enters his ninth season as a league starter but first with Hamilton. The Tiger-Cats signed Mitchell to a three-year deal shortly after acquiring his rights from the Calgary Stampeders, the team he’d been the starter with since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Canadiens re-sign winger Michael Pezzetta to two-year contract extension
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have signed winger Michael Pezzetta to a two-year, $1.625-million contract extension, the club announced Friday. The Toronto native had seven goals and 15 points in 63 games with the team in 2022-23 – his first full NHL season. Pezzetta, 25, led Montreal in hits with 239, while his 77 penalty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Jamaican Olympian Ricardo (Big 12) Brown headlines Victoria boxing card
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
Giant heavyweight Ricardo (Big 12) Brown, a former Jamaican Olympian now fighting out of Toronto, looks to add to his 7-0-0 pro record Saturday when he takes on Mexican boxer Miguel Angel Flores Gomez in Victoria. The fight headlines the “Round 3″ card at the Victoria Conference Centre at the Empress Hotel. At six foot ... Read More »
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