National Sports
Mike Benevides returns to Lions as B.C. announces changes to coaching staff
By The Canadian Press on May 30th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Former B.C. Lions head coach Mike Benevides is returning to the team as a special teams consultant. The Lions also announced that special teams co-ordinator Don Yanowsky will not be with the team this season due to unexpected family matters. Benevides spent 12 years with the Lions, starting as a special teams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open’s No. 2 seed, Daniil Medvedev, loses to 172nd-ranked qualifier, Thiago Seyboth Wild
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev was stunned in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, losing in five sets to Thiago Seybolt Wild, a 23-year-old from Brazil who is ranked just 172nd and was playing only his second match in the main draw of any Grand Slam tournament. Seybolt Wild needed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Stanley Cup Final between Vegas and Florida will end with a first-time NHL champion
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2023
Jon Hamm is excited for this Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights. “Stoked, man,” the actor and noted hockey fan said. “I live in L.A., so that’s a half-hour flight away for me.” The NHL is pumped, too. Even though the ratings will likely sag without big markets involved, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spencer Carbery hired as Capitals coach after 2 seasons as Maple Leafs assistant
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on May 30th, 2023
The Washington Capitals have hired Spencer Carbery as their next coach, bringing back a favorite of the organization to fill the job he was envisioned to get years ago. The team announced the move Tuesday, bringing Carbery back into the fold after he spent the past two seasons as an assistant for the Toronto Maple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Daly confirms participation in Calgary’s 2023 Shaw Charity Classic
By The Canadian Press on May 30th, 2023
CALGARY – Two-time major championship winner John Daly has confirmed he will play in the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic from Aug. 14-20, the tournament announced Tuesday. Daly, who won the PGA Championship in 1991 and the U.S. Open in 1995, will make his third appearance at Canada’s lone event on the PGA Tour Champions circuit. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal focuses on becoming road warriors for a week
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on May 30th, 2023
MONTREAL – With one of the worst road records in Major League Soccer, CF Montreal is about kick off a potentially season-defining trip when the squad takes on D.C. United at Audi Field on Wednesday night. Montreal (6-8-0) will travel to play United (5-6-4), the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, and then the Vancouver Whitecaps in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday’s sports scoreboard for May 29, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Vegas 6 Dallas 0 (Vegas wins best-of-seven series 4-2) — AHL Calder Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Hershey 4 Rochester 2 (Hershey leads best-of-seven series 3-1) Western Conference Final Milwaukee 3 Coachella Valley 1 (Coachella Valley leads best-of-seven series 2-1) — Memorial Cup At Kamloops, B.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Butler helps Heat beat Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 to net spot in NBA Finals
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is going to prevent these Miami Heat from playing for the NBA title. Eastern Conference finals Most Valuable Player Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the eighth-seeded Heat beat Boston 103-84 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rochette scores twice as Remparts edge T-Birds 3-1 at Memorial Cup
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The first three games of the 2023 Memorial Cup championship produced 32 goals. So when Theo Rochette of the Quebec Remparts scored 54 seconds into Monday’s fourth preliminary round game at the Sandman Centre, fans expected there’d be much more to come. Thanks to William Rousseau’s 35 saves in Quebec’s net, they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights reach 2nd Stanley Cup Final after Game 6 win over Stars
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – William Karlsson, William Carrier and Jonathan Marchessault are finally getting another chance in the Stanley Cup Final, after the first one that came so quick for the Vegas Golden Knights. They are going back after making sure they didn’t need another game against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final. Karlsson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada crushes Korea 15-1 in world para hockey championship opener
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Dominic Cozzolino had five goals and eight points, while James Dunn added three goals as Canada opened the World Para Hockey Championship on Monday night by crushing Korea 15-1 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. Captain Tyler McGregor chipped in with two goals and three assists for Canada, while singles were ... Read More »
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