National Sports
Milan Borjan and Cloé Lacasse honoured as Canada Soccer Players of the Month
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
Goalkeeper Milan Borjan and forward Cloé Lacasse have been named Canada Soccer’s Players of the Month for April. Borjan won his sixth Serbian League title with Red Star Belgrade while Lacasse hoisted her third Taça da Liga Feminina (League) cup with Portugal’s Benfica via a 3-1 win over Braga. The 35-year-old Borjan, who grew up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes’ coach fashioned solid CFL career after being drafted last in ’08
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – Luc Brodeur-Jourdain understands and appreciates where Anthony Vandal is. Vandal, a six-foot-three, 290-pound offensive lineman at Sherbrooke, was the last player taken in the 2023 CFL draft Tuesday by the Toronto Argonauts. That could suggest Vandal is a longshot to crack the defending Grey Cup champions’ roster but Brodeur-Jourdain is living proof draft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mooseheads player favours a swig of mustard on the bench to ward off leg cramps
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
QUEBEC – Sitting on the Halifax Mooseheads’ bench Sunday during a playoff game, Zachary L’Heureux grimaced as he squeezed a bright yellow mustard bottle and took a swig. Since the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League posted a video Tuesday on Twitter of the 19-year-old left-winger and his unusual snack, it has attracted nearly 100,000 views ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays’ Chapman named AL player of the month after batting .384 in April
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman has been named the American League player of the month for April after putting up impressive offensive numbers in the first month of the season. Chapman hit .384 (38-for-99) with 15 doubles, five home runs, 21 runs batted in, 14 walks and 17 runs scored as the Blue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez advances to women’s doubles semifinals at Madrid Open
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
MADRID – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advanced to the women’s doubles semifinals at the Madrid Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Czechia’s Barbora Srtycova on Wednesday. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., and Townsend racked up three breaks on six chances and won 63.2 per cent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Players urge Canada Soccer members to vote for leadership change at annual meeting
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
The Canadian men’s and women’s soccer teams are urging change in Canada Soccer’s leadership at the governing body’s annual meeting this week in Saint John, N.B. In a letter to presidents of the provincial federations, the players say soccer in Canada is at “an inflection point, and we are deeply concerned about the ability of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leeds hires Sam Allardyce as manager after firing Gracia
By The Associated Press on May 3rd, 2023
LEEDS, England (AP) – Sam Allardyce made an unlikely return to the Premier League on Wednesday when the 68-year-old former England coach was hired by Leeds until the end of the season after the relegation-threatened club fired manager Javi Gracia. Allardyce’s last coaching role was at West Bromwich Albion for the second half of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gourde gets OT winner, Kraken beat Stars 5-4 despite Pavelski’s 4 goals
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 3rd, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – Yanni Gourde scored 12:17 into overtime with a quick shot after regathering a loose puck and the Seattle Kraken beat Dallas 5-4 in Game 1 of their second-round series Tuesday night, even as Joe Pavelski scored all four Stars goals in his return to their lineup. Gourde was on the edge of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gourde scores OT goal, Kraken beat Stars despite Pavelski’s 4 goals
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – Yanni Gourde scored 12:17 into overtime and the Seattle Kraken beat Dallas 5-4 in Game 1 of their second-round series Tuesday night, even as Joe Pavelski scored all four Stars goal in his return to their lineup. Pavelski, at 38 years and 295 days old, became the oldest player ever with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for May 2, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Florida 4 Toronto 2 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 1-0) Seattle 5 Dallas 4 (OT) (Seattle leads best-of-seven series 1-0) — NBA Playoffs Second Round New York 111 Miami 105 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1) L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10 p.m. (Game 1 of best-of-seven series) — MLB ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL playoffs: ICE one win away from eliminating Blades
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
SASKATOON – The visiting Winnipeg ICE scored three unanswered goals in the first period and then coasted to a 5-1 win over the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday night to grab a commanding 3-0 lead in their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference final series. Matthew Savoie, Zach Benson, Evan Friesen, Connor McClennon and Owen Pederson scored ... Read More »
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