National Sports
Canadians Sow, Robinson and Brown taken on final day of ’23 NFL draft
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A record NFL draft for Canadian football. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Illinois running back Chase Brown, of London, Ont., in the fifth round Saturday. Brown became the fifth Canadian taken in the draft, the most ever. Brown was the third Canadian picked Saturday. The New England Patriots took Eastern Michigan offensive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sweeps gold at senior world curling championship
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Canada won gold in both the men’s and women’s tournaments at the senior world curling championship Saturday in South Korea. Sherry Anderson’s Saskatoon rink beat Scotland’s Jackie Lockhart 8-4 in the women’s final. Howard Rajala’s foursome from Ottawa topped former world champion Graeme Connal’s Scottish rink 7-2 on the men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Sow, Robinson selected in fourth round of NFL draft
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The New England Patriots selected Canadian offensive lineman Sidy Sow in the fourth round of the NFL draft Saturday. The Patriots took the six-foot-four, 329-pound Sow, of Bromont, Que., with the 15th pick of the round, No. 117 overall. Sow, who played his college football at Eastern Michigan, became the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe mum on any potential Game 6 lineup changes
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. – Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe is keeping any potential lineup changes ahead of tonight’s Game 6 between Toronto and the Tampa Bay Lightning close to his vest. Keefe declined to take questions on his roster following the team’s optional morning skate at Amalie Arena, citing some injury-related question marks. Leafs winger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men in group with France, Latvia, Lebanon at 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
MANILA, Philippines – The Canadian men’s basketball team will play France, Latvia and Lebanon in Group H at the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer. Canada, which is 15th in the FIBA world rankings, qualified for the World Cup back in November after securing first place in qualification. France is ranked fifth in the world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New England Patriots select Canadian Sow in fourth round of NFL draft
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The New England Patriots selected Canadian offensive lineman Sidy Sow in the fourth round of the NFL draft Saturday. The Patriots took the six-foot-four, 329-pound Sow, of Bromont, Que., with the 15th pick of the round, No. 117 overall. Sow, who played his college football at Eastern Michigan, became the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Serbian Dusan Lajovic at Madrid Open
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
MADRID – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open singles tournament after losing to Dusan Lajovic in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5), in the Round of 64 on Saturday. Lajovic handily won the first set, but Auger-Aliassime responded with a comfortable win of his own in the second. Lajovic then took the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rider Derek Gee to make Grand Tour debut in Giro d’Italia
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
Canadian Derek Gee has been named to Israel-Premier Tech’s team for the Giro d’Italia, the first Grand Tour of the cycling season. The 25-year-old from Ottawa, who came fifth in the team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics, will support Italian Domenico Pozzovivo in his general classification campaign. Gee won the 2022 Canadian time trial national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Pretty surreal:’ Canada’s Keishana Washington looking forward to WNBA opportunity
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
The moment has sunk in for Keishana Washington. The Pickering, Ont., native arrived in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday to begin a new chapter in her basketball career. Washington, who recently closed out her NCAA career at Drexel University, signed a training camp deal with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx on April 14. She is now set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champ Avs force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Kraken
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) – It took six games of these playoffs for the Colorado Avalanche to finally look the part of a defending Stanley Cup champion. Colorado’s reward? A trip back home for Game 7 and the chance to dispatch the pesky Seattle Kraken. Mikko Rantanen scored his seventh goal of the playoffs, Artturi Lehkonen scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friday’s sports scoreboard for April 28, 2023
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
Friday’s scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Carolina 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT) (Carolina wins best-of-seven series 4-2) Dallas 4 Minnesota 1 (Dallas wins best-of-seven series 4-2) Florida 7 Boston 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) Colorado 4 Seattle 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) — AHL Calder Cup Playoffs Calgary 4 Abbotsford 3 (OT) (Calgary leads best-of-five ... Read More »
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