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Toronto Blue Jays add sensory room, infant-feeding room to Rogers Centre
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
TORONTO – A new sensory room and infant-feeding room have been added to Rogers Centre as the Toronto Blue Jays work toward making their ballpark more accessible. The new rooms are part of the ongoing renovations to the Blue Jays’ downtown stadium and are free to use for all fans attending a game. The sensory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Maple Leafs hire Brad Treliving as GM at a critical juncture for the team
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Brad Treliving has a new gig. And the Maple Leafs have a new plan. Treliving was named Toronto’s general manager Wednesday, less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas. The 53-year-old Treliving left the Calgary Flames back in April following nine seasons that included five playoff appearances and two 100-point campaigns. “Brad brings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers acquire rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe from Rangers for fifth-round pick
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers traded a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft to the New York Rangers for the rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe. Grubbe, 20, has 39 goals and 95 assists in 194 Western Hockey League games, serving as the Red Deer Rebels captain for the last three seasons. The six-foot-three, 203-pound forward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, Alcaraz awaits
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
PARIS – Canada’s Denis Shapovlaov has advanced to the third round at the French Open for the first time with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi. To go any further, he’ll need to get past world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. Shapovalov wrapped up Wednesday’s win with his fifth break of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal introducing a women’s program to its academy
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal is introducing a women’s program to its academy, the club announced Wednesday. The CF Montreal Academy is taking over the Women’s Excel Program, a Soccer Quebec national development centre based in Laval, Que. The program is one of three Excel Super Centres in Canada for the best 15- to 18-year-old women ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans will be able to play so-called Hole Zero at upcoming RBC Canadian Open
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
Fans will be able to play a hole at Oakdale Golf and Country Club when it hosts the RBC Canadian Open next week. The unique spectator experience is possible because the club in Toronto’s northwest corner has 27 holes on its property, but the PGA Tour event needs just 18 of them. “It’s going to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Six re-sign all-star defender Saroya Tinker to one-year contract
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Six have re-signed all-star defender Saroya Tinker to a one-year contract, the Premier Hockey Federation club announced Wednesday. The team did not disclose additional terms of the deal. The Oshawa, Ont., product led the PHF in blocked shots for the second straight season in 2022-23, totalling 32 in 34 games. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as coach a day after firing John Hynes
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach on Wednesday, a little over 12 hours after the team announced that John Hynes was fired. The moves are the first being made by incoming general manager Barry Trotz and come about six weeks after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL free-agent frenzy: Some of the players poised to hit the open market July 1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
The NHL’s free-agent frenzy is back in its regular time-slot. After three years of schedule disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the league’s signing period returns to July 1. And while there might not be as many big names on the board as usual, general managers looking to upgrade or round out rosters should still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games
By Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2023
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Olympic sports bodies were meeting Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) comes more than two months after the IOC detailed advice on how individual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2023
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon. The playoff beard rub might have started last month by accident. Go back to April 26, when the Florida Panthers staved off elimination by beating ... Read More »
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