National Sports
BC Hockey offering support to youth players following BCHL break away announcement
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
SAANICHTON – The president of B.C. Hockey says his organization is disappointed but not surprised by the British Columbia Hockey League’s decision to leave Hockey Canada. Cam Hope, the president of the organization that manages youth hockey across the province, says the news is fresh but his organization is committed to helping local players who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP source: Grizzlies have no plans to bring back Canadian Dillon Brooks
By Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
The Memphis Grizzlies have no plans to bring Dillon Brooks back to the team when he hits free agency this summer, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont., was offered an extension last year but turned it down. The Grizzlies have since decided that he won’t be in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Game 2 of second-round series between Golden Knights and Oilers pushed back a day
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK – The NHL has rescheduled Game 2 of the second-round playoff series between the Oilers and Golden Knights, a move that would affect fans that had already made arrangements to travel from Edmonton to Las Vegas for the game. The league announced its full second-round schedule on Tuesday, which included moving the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports: PSG suspends Messi 2 weeks for Saudi Arabia trip
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Messi would miss PSG’s next two games and comes at a delicate time as the French club hopes to extend the Argentine star’s contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports: PSG suspends Messi for 2 weeks for trip to SArabia
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Messi would miss PSG’s next two games and comes at a delicate time as the French club hopes to extend the Argentine star’s contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forge FC promotes Jelani Smith as it continues to revamp front office structure
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
HAMILTON – Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations. The former Canada youth international has served as the Canadian Premier League team’s club’s manager of soccer operations since the franchise’s inception in 2018. On Monday, Forge announced Bobby Smyrniotis was getting a four-year contract extension in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida Panthers coach Maurice reflects on Toronto tenure 15 years later
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Paul Maurice was driving home from the rink one day. Then came an epiphany. In the pressure cooker of hockey’s most intense media market, the then-head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs had just conducted a series of interviews and was concerned about his messaging. Maurice decided, in that moment, enough was enough. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers’ offence, Knights’ balance headline second-round playoff clash
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
The first ever playoff confrontation between the Oilers and Golden Knights pits Edmonton’s explosive offence against one of the best two-way teams in the NHL. Vegas (51-22-9) got it done at both ends of the ice to rank first in the Western Conference, two points up on Edmonton (50-23-9). The Knights were among the league’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s bid to make 2024 Copa America as guest team will involve just one opponent
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Canada will need to dispatch just one opponent to qualify for the 2024 Copa America as one of CONCACAF’s six guest teams. Under guidelines released Tuesday by CONCACAF, the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica and Canada – as the top four teams in the region according to the March 31 CONCACAF rankings – will get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime ousted in Madrid doubles quarterfinals
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
MADRID – Canadians Gabriela Dabrowski, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov were eliminated from doubles competition in quarterfinal action Tuesday at the Madrid Open. Ottawa’s Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani, who were seeded sixth in women’s doubles competition in Madrid, fell 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 to the top-seeded American duo of Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Honorary ‘C’: Late singer Lightfoot served as honorary Leafs captain in 1991-92
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – When Maple Leafs brass held a meeting ahead of the NHL’s 75th anniversary season, several big names – John Candy, Anne Murray and Mike Myers to name a few – were considered for the honour of serving as Toronto’s honorary captain for the 1991-92 campaign. “A lot of the U.S. (teams) went for ... Read More »
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