National Sports
Kyle Dubas out as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager following early playoff exit
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Kyle Dubas is out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team said Friday that it is “parting ways” with the 37-year-old, 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 »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Roughriders sign decorated Australian punter Korsak
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Australian punter Adam Korsak on Friday. The six-foot, 185-pound Korsak was Saskatchewan’s first pick, third overall, of the 2023 CFL global draft. The Australian joins the Riders after attending rookie minicamps with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Korsak, 25, captured the Ray Guy award last season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL will live stream exhibition, regular-season games for first time in 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
TORONTO – The CFL will live stream both exhibition and regular-season games starting in 2023. The league announced Friday that fans in Canada will have free access to exhibition contests not being carried by both TSN and RDS. American and international viewers will be able to watch regular-season games not carried by the CBS Sports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Intentional Grounding: CFL coverage to take hit with fewer reporters on the road
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
When sports writer Darrell Davis was on the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat in his early days at the Regina Leader-Post, he felt like he was “on top of the world” as a journalist. “It was a small newspaper but the Roughriders were so important, we went to everything,” he said. “I went to every Roughrider game: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Kia Nurse makes WNBA return in new setting, joy but with familiar face
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
The 2023 WNBA season brings along new threads, teammates and joy for Kia Nurse. The six-foot guard from Hamilton will be suiting up for the Seattle Storm Saturday when they take on the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. It will be Nurse’s first season in the WNBA since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After back-to-back losses, Vancouver Whitecaps take on conference-leading Sounders
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
VANCOUVER – After going unbeaten in eight Major League Soccer matches, the Vancouver Whitecaps have now lost two straight heading into a match Saturday against the Western Conference-topping Seattle Sounders. Vancouver lost 2-1 to FC Dallas on Wednesday night despite initially taking the lead through midfielder Pedro Vite. It followed a 3-1 loss to Portland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘That sucked’: Players from teams that got close reflect on Canada’s Cup drought
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Shawn Horcoff remembers a pat on the back as he was pumping gas. Wade Redden will never forget the throngs of fans waiting at the airport. Jannik Hansen couldn’t walk down a grocery store aisle without getting an appreciative nod or a few words of encouragement. Playing for a Canadian NHL team is a different ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tkachuk ends 6th-longest game in NHL history, Panthers outlast Hurricanes 3-2 in 4th OT
By Aaron Beard, The Associated Press on May 19th, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Matthew Tkachuk beat Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes early Friday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. Tkachuck took a feed from Sam Bennett after Florida won a battle for the puck as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thursday’s sports scores for May 18, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Florida 3 Carolina 2 (4OT) (Florida leads the best-of-seven series 1-0) — World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Riga, Latvia Czechia 6 Slovenia 2 Switzerland 4 Slovakia 2 At Tampere, Finland Sweden 7 Hungary 1 Germany 6 Denmark 4 — NBA Playoffs Conference Finals Denver 108 L.A. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge hits fourth homer of the series to lead Yankees over Blue Jays 4-2
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe hit home runs and Yankees starter Nestor Cortes worked into the seventh inning as New York defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Thursday night at Rogers Centre. Judge belted a no-doubt two-run blast off Jose Berrios in the first inning after Gleyber Torres led off the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeChambeau resurfaces at Oak Hill and leads PGA Championship
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on May 18th, 2023
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – Bryson DeChambeau was back on a major stage Thursday. No longer the incredible bulk, he still lashed away with speed and strength that carried him to a 4-under 66 at tough Oak Hill and the early lead in the PGA Championship. DeChambeau kept the ball in play for most of the ... Read More »
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