National Sports
Golden Knights scorch Stars 6-0, advance to Stanley Cup final
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup final with a 6-0 rout Monday night over the Dallas Stars, who had extended the Western Conference final to six games after losing the first three. William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar and Michael ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat dunk Celtics 103-84 in Game 7, advance to NBA Finals
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to help the Miami Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback. The Heat recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caleb Martin helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to help the Miami Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback. The Heat recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights crush Stars 6-0, advance to Stanley Cup final
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup final with a 6-0 rout Monday night over the Dallas Stars, who had extended the Western Conference final to six games after losing the first three. William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar and Michael ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blazers defenceman Masters out of hospital, will miss remainder of Memorial Cup
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Kamloops Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says defenceman Kyle Masters has been released from hospital and will miss the rest of the Memorial Cup with a lower-body injury. Clouston updated Masters’s status a day after the player was taken off the ice on a stretcher during the Blazers’ 10-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Philadelphia 76ers hired coach Nick Nurse on Monday, following his exit from Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the team had not announced the move. Nurse led the Raptors to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg’s Katona looks to get back in UFC via a second go on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
Brad (Superman) Katona earned his way into the UFC by winning Season 27 of “The Ultimate Fighter” in 2018. One win and two losses later, the Winnipeg bantamweight was released by the mixed martial arts promotion. In order to get back in, Katona has returned to the reality TV show for Season 31, which debuts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski a perennial contender in doubles
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
A decisive doubles victory in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers last month helped Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski carry “a pretty good level” into her tournaments leading up to the French Open. Now she’s hoping to build on it at the second Grand Slam of the tennis season. Dabrowski, ranked 18th in the world in doubles, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC, no stranger to drama and power struggles, looks for wins and some harmony
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
Toronto FC is no stranger to drama or power struggles over the years. In 2014, the MLS club fired manager Ryan Nelsen and virtually his entire coaching staff in the wake of Nelsen’s public dressing down of then-general manager Tim Bezbatchenko. The dismissal, with unhappy star striker Jermain Defoe in the background, was effectively engineered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sail Canada says coach fired because lack of money, not pregnancy
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
Lisa Ross wants her job back. The two-time Olympic sailor for Canada was named to the national sailing team’s coaching staff three years ago. Nine days after telling Sail Canada in March that she was pregnant and would take maternity leave later this year, Ross was fired. Ross was in Andora, Italy, where she’d been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Shapovalov advances; Auger-Aliassime and Marino ousted at French Open
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
PARIS – Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round, while fellow Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Rebecca Marino each earned early exits at the French Open on Monday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., struggled at times but outlasted unseeded American Brandon Nakashima to post a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 opening-round win. Shapovalov, the No. 26 ... Read More »
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