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Leafs fire GM Kyle Dubas after five seasons to end stunning, roller-coaster week
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Brendan Shanahan started the week wanting to keep Kyle Dubas in the fold. A stunning, roller-coaster five days culminated with the Toronto Maple Leafs now in the market for a new general manager ahead of what could be a defining summer for the success-starved Original Six franchise. Shanahan, the team’s president, fired his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Stampeders get on with season prep while waiting for the smoke to clear
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
CALGARY – Smoke in the air threw a wrench into the early days of Calgary Stampeders’ training camp, but there were still jobs to be earned and important pre-season reps to accomplish. “When it comes down to it, stuff has to get done,” defensive end James Vaughters said Friday. “It isn’t always convenient.” Monday’s pre-season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2023
CLEVELAND (AP) – Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2023
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal look to get back to winning against New York Red Bulls
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
MONTREAL – Despite losing 3-0 to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, CF Montreal is staying positive heading into Saturday’s road match against the New York Red Bulls. “We’re going to stay calm, we’re going to keep working,” said Montreal head coach Hernan Losada on Thursday. “There are some positives to take away, and in two days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Bouchard retires from Firenze Open quarterfinal against Errani
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
FLORENCE, Italy – Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Firenze Ladies Open after she retired from her quarterfinal match against Italy’s Sara Errani. Bouchard, took three medical timeouts during the match before retiring with Errani leading 6-3, 1-0. The reason for Bouchard’s decision not to continue was not immediately clear, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five-minute intervals have Roughnecks a win away from National Lacrosse League final
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
You can set your watch to the Calgary Roughnecks’ playstyle. In fact, they do. Captain Jesse King and his teammates break every National Lacrosse League game into five-minute sections and focus on winning each one. That strategy has taken them to a do-or-die Game 3 against the Colorado Mammoth on Saturday in the best-of-three Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Marlies cut loose entire coaching staff
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies won’t be renewing the contracts of head coach Greg Moore and assistants A.J. MacLean and John Snowden, the club announced Friday. The move by the top affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs came less than 24 hours after the club was eliminated from the American Hockey League playoffs in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Olympic sprinter Donovan Bailey joins Neko Sparks bid to buy Senators
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Former Canadian Olympic sprinter Donovan Bailey is joining the bid led by Los Angeles-based producer Neko Sparks to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, the 55-year-old announced on Twitter. Bailey won gold medals in the men’s 100-metre dash and the 4×100-metre relay at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He joins rapper Snoop Dogg on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC travels to Texas with holes in its roster but hope of a turnaround
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Going through the health of Toronto FC players has become a ritual of late at coach Bob Bradley availabilities. It usually takes a while. “Who are we thinking about?” Bradley said in the buildup to Saturday’s game at Austin FC. “It’s easier if you give me a name.” There’s a lot to remember. Toronto (2-4-7) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyle Dubas out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after five seasons
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Kyle Dubas is out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team said Friday it is “parting ways” with the 37-year-old executive, whose contract was scheduled to expire June 30. The Leafs won a playoff series for the first time in nearly two decades this spring when they defeated the Tampa ... Read More »
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