National Sports
Women in Motorsports program gives Chip Ganassi Racing a competitive edge
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
TORONTO – Chip Ganassi Racing has been at the forefront of hiring women to its IndyCar Racing team, a strategy that has helped put two of its drivers atop the season’s standings. Anna Chatten, a gearbox mechanic for Ganassi, said that hiring women has created a more diverse range of voices on the team and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Win or lose, Redblacks rookie quarterback Crum is about to make history
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Dustin Crum is going to make history Saturday afternoon, whether he wins or loses. The Redblacks rookie will become his team’s fourth different starting quarterback this season when Ottawa (1-3) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. No other team has ever had four different starting QBs in its first five games. To recap: Nick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIS removes tentative men’s downhill races at Lake Louise from calendar
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
CALGARY – The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has removed a tentative men’s downhill at Lake Louise, Alta., from next season’s calendar. The governing body of skiing initially had the men competing Nov. 22-26 at the ski resort in Banff National Park, but with a “to be confirmed” designation. But Alpine Canada said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Wimbledon final
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on July 14th, 2023
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – This was the moment. If Novak Djokovic was going to be stopped in the Wimbledon semifinals, if his much younger and harder-hitting opponent, Jannik Sinner, was going to turn things around Friday, the monumental comeback required would need to start immediately. Djokovic knew it. Sinner knew it. The 15,000 or so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scott Dixon ready to defend title at Honda Indy Toronto, his ‘home’ race
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
Toronto just feels like home to Scott Dixon. The New Zealander often jokes that as the only IndyCar race in a Commonwealth country, the Honda Indy Toronto is essentially his backyard. He’s also won four times on the street course around Exhibition Place, including a dominant performance in 2022, for the second-most victories in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal hosts Charlotte looking to salvage points from crucial week
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
MONTREAL – An offensively stunted CF Montreal is desperately looking to get any points out of this crucial week in the Major League Soccer season when it hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday evening. Montreal (8-12-2) has faltered over a sequence of games that could have gone a long way in cementing its place in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s McIntosh ready for showdown with Ledecky and Titmus at worlds in Japan
By Vicki Hall, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
To hear her tell the story, Canadian swim sensation Summer McIntosh is like any other teenager looking to make the most of an all-too-short summer. “I’m pretty much the most, like, basic 16-year-old girl you can think of,” McIntosh told reporters via video conference on Thursday night from Tokyo. “I’ll just hang out with my ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan is Canada’s undisputed No. 1 at the Women’s World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
Canada has a proud record of goalkeeping excellence, from Karina LeBlanc, Erin McLeod and Stephanie Labbe to Craig Forrest, Pat Onstad, Paul Dolan and Milan Borjan. Kailen Sheridan continues the Canadian tradition of safe hands. The 27-year-old from Whitby, Ont., who plays her club football for the NWSL’s San Diego Wave, is Canada’s undisputed No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ties England 0-0 in a closed-door match, its final World Cup warmup
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
BOKARINA, Australia – Canada tied England 0-0 in a closed-door match Friday, its last outing before the July 20 kickoff of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The game at Queensland Sports Stadium was deemed a training fixture, not an official game, with no caps awarded. It featured two 45-minutes halves and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With TFC aimless, Dunfield turns to CFL legend Pinball Clemens for inspiration
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
TORONTO – Interim head coach Terry Dunfield turned to a different kind of back-field player, hoping to turn around the miserable season for his Toronto FC. Before his club hit the pitch Thursday for its final training session in preparation for TFC’s next outing against the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field on Saturday, Dunfield invited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thursday sports scoreboard for July 13, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 13th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 37 Edmonton 29 — MLB No games scheduled (All-Star break) &#... Read More »
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