National Sports
Redblacks host Alouettes as Bob Dyce looks for players to perform
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks management and its coaching staff have liked what they’ve seen from training camp, but are excited to see what its players can do in game action. After two weeks of training camp Bob Dyce and the Ottawa Redblacks are ready to put the plan into action. The Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes Friday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi to take personal leave of absence
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Swimming Canada chief executive officer Ahmed El-Awadi will take a personal leave of absence starting Monday, the organization said. Suzanne Paulins, director of operations and sport development, has been appointed acting CEO. Swimming Canada’s board of directors made the announcement to staff and key partners Thursday, the organization said in a release. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All-star kicker Rene Paredes combines football and firefighting this CFL season
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
CALGARY – Rene Paredes is the most veteran player in the Calgary Stampeders’ locker room and a rookie at the fire station. The six-time CFL all-star kicker and two-time Grey Cup winner with the Stampeders has a hybrid season ahead of him combining football with firefighting. The 2022 season would have been the last for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swimming Canada CEO to take personal leave of absence
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Swimming Canada says chief executive officer Ahmed El-Awadi will be taking a personal leave of absence starting Monday. The organization’s board of directors made the announcement to staff and key partners earlier today. Suzanne Paulins, who currently serves as director of operations and sport development, has been appointed acting CEO. The announcement comes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC’s injury list shorter for game against D.C. United but still holes to fill
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
Toronto FC’s injury list is a little shorter this week but the slumping MLS club still has holes to fill for Saturday’s game against visiting D.C. United. Listed as out on TFC’s injury list Thursday were defenders Sigurd Rosted and Shane O’Neill, midfielders Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio, Alonso Coello and Victor Vazquez and forwards Adama ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eflin gets 7th win, Rays beat struggling Manoah and Blue Jays 6-3
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on May 25th, 2023
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Zach Eflin became major leagues’ third seven-game winner, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat struggling Alek Manoah and Toronto 6-3 on Thursday to take three of four from the Blue Jays. Eflin (7-1) allowed one run and six hits in seven innings as the major league-leading Rays (37-15) stole seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rider Derek Gee records his fifth top-five finish at Giro d’Italia
By The Associated Press on May 25th, 2023
VAL DI ZOLDO, Italy – Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth in Stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday, his fourth top-five finish in his first Grand Tour event. The 25-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, also has three second-place finishes and another fourth in the 21-stage, 3,489.2-kilometre race that ends Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada beats host Finland 4-1 to reach semifinals at world hockey championship
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
TAMPERE, Finland – Canada is moving on to the semifinals at the world hockey championship. Jack Quinn, Samuel Blais, Michael Carcone and Tyler Toffoli scored as Canada defeated Finland 4-1 today at the Nokia Arena. Teemu Hartikainen tallied for the host team with just over three minutes left in the third period. Toffoli answered less ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime questionable for French Open after withdrawing from Lyon quarters
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
PARIS – Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open on Thursday, casting some doubt on his participation in the upcoming French Open. He withdrew from his match against up-and-coming French teen Arthur Fils with a shoulder injury shortly after the French Open draw was announced. Main draw action at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Familiar foe Tsitsipas could await Canada’s Auger-Aliassime at French Open
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
PARIS – Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime may need to get past a familiar foe to secure a breakthrough run at the French Open. The 10th seed from Montreal was drawn into a bracket at the clay-court Grand Slam that could include a fourth-round matchup against No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. The two young ... Read More »
1 responseLake Louise men’s downhills tentatively on next season’s racing schedule
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
CALGARY – Men’s World Cup downhill ski races are tentatively scheduled to return to Lake Louise, Alta., this year and continue over 30 years of racing there. The international governing body of skiing’s calendar has the men competing Nov. 22-26, 2023, at the ski resort in Banff National Park, but with a “to be confirmed” ... Read More »
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