National Sports
Connor McDavid dominates NHL awards
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Connor McDavid dominated the NHL season. The Edmonton Oilers captain did the same at the league’s awards ceremony on Monday. McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on the heels of a 153-point campaign – the most in the NHL since Mario Lemieux’s 161 in 1995-96. The 26-year-old started the night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Herdman: Solutions needed quickly for financially troubled Canada Soccer
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian men’s soccer coach John Herdman says Canada Soccer needs to find solutions to its financial troubles. With a World Cup coming in three years, he adds it has to happen quickly. Herdman spoke to reporters today at BMO Field on the eve of Canada’s Gold Cup match against Guadeloupe. He was asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Six sign Emma Woods to contract extension; 12th player under contract
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – The Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six have signed Emma Woods to a one-year contract extension. Woods, from Burford, Ont., had 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games last season – the best of her Premier Hockey Federation career to date. The forward also scored the overtime winner against Connecticut in the second ... Read More »
1 responseRaptors first-round 2023 draft pick talks family, desire to work and Fred VanVleet
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Gradey Dick moved his dad to tears on Monday. The newest Toronto Raptors sharpshooter, chosen 13th overall in the NBA Draft last Thursday, visited his new basketball home over the weekend and was grilled by reporters after a morning workout with head coach Darko Rajaković at the team’s practice facility. The 19-year-old Dick ... Read More »
1 responseReal Valladolid picks up option to sign Canadian striker Larin till 2025
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
VALLADOLID, Spain – Spanish soccer club Real Valladolid say they have signed Canadian forward Cyle Larin until June 30, 2025. Larin, 28, was playing on loan for Valladolid from Belgian team Club Brugge. The Canadian joined Valladolid in January, making 19 appearances scoring eight times. The club was relegated at the end of the season ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Leylah Fernandez rolls to first-round victory at Bad Homburg Open
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
BAD HOMBURG, Germany – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany’s Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only 54 minutes to complete the victory at the WTA Tour 250-level event. She will play Anna Blinkova in the second round. The ninth-seeded ... Read More »
1 responseDiallo wins, Pospisil loses on opening day of qualifying at Wimbledon
By The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
LONDON – Canada’s Gabriel Diallo defeated Turkey’s Cem Ilkel 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in first-round qualifying play Monday at Wimbledon. Diallo, the world No. 140 from Montreal, will face Matteo Gigante in the next round. The 254th-ranked Italian defeated Britain’s Harry Wendelken 6-3, 7-6 (6) to advance. The six-foot-eight Diallo is seeded 29th in the qualification ... Read More »
1 responseToronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield interim coach
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Bob Bradley ran out of time with Toronto FC. And president Bill Manning ran out of patience. Anxious to halt a slide down the standings that Bradley has been unable to correct, the MLS club fired its head coach/sporting director on Monday. Terry Dunfield, a former TFC player and Canadian international, has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Post-Connor Consolation: Plenty of talent available after Bedard at NHL draft
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
Connor Bedard and the 2023 NHL draft were mentioned in the same breath long before the phenom played a single shift in junior hockey. The 17-year-old’s path to the stage at Bridgestone Arena has been dotted by big goals, clutch performances and memorable moments in a young career poised to enter its next phase. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield assistant coach
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Struggling Toronto FC has fired Bob Bradley, who doubled as the MLS team’s head coach and sporting director. Mike Sorber, assistant coach and technical director, was also relieved of his duties. Toronto is mired in 14th place in the Eastern Conference at 3-7-10. Terry Dunfield, a former TFC player and Canadian international, has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left-fielder Daulton Varsho fitting in seamlessly with Blue Jays teammates
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on June 26th, 2023
TORONTO – All it takes is 30 seconds in Toronto’s clubhouse to see that Daulton Varsho has fit right in with the Blue Jays. Sitting in front of his corner locker at Rogers Centre, he can be found quietly chuckling along as fellow outfielders George Springer and Whit Merrifield gently rib the 26-year-old Varsho. “It’s ... Read More »
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