National Sports
Schneider: No timeframe for Alek Manoah’s return to Blue Jays rotation
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – There’s no firm date for pitcher Alek Manoah’s return to the Blue Jays starting rotation. Toronto manager John Schneider says that Manoah has been making progress in his minor-league stint. The 25-year-old right-hander was demoted from the majors on June 6 after going 1-7 with a 6.36 earned-run average over 13 starts. Schneider ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gabriel Diallo rising up the rankings, ready for Wimbledon qualifiers
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
At six foot eight with a long wingspan to match, Canadian tennis player Gabriel Diallo can be a handful for his opponents. The 21-year-old has made big strides as he continues his first full season as a pro. Diallo will look to take another step next week in the Wimbledon qualifiers. “Just from the momentum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gayle Force: Cricket great Chris Gayle to throw opening pitch at Blue Jays game
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Universe Boss is embracing his role as an ambassador for the sport of cricket. Chris Gayle will be throwing out the opening pitch at Rogers Centre on Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays host the Oakland Athletics. The 43-year-old Jamaican all-rounder said that as his playing days are winding down he wants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL partnership with PFF took years to finalize
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
Cris Collinsworth was ahead of the game on analytics, buying Pro Football Focus in 2014. The Emmy Award-winning football analyst says it wasn’t until 2018, however, that he really started believing in the numbers. That’s when the Philadelphia Eagles routinely bucked conventional thinking and went for it on fourth down en route to winning a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter Smith returns to Montreal Force bench
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Peter Smith will return as head coach of the Premier Hockey League’s Montreal Force next season and the club has signed free-agent goaltender Lauren Bench. Katia Clement-Heydra also returns as Smith’s assistant coach and Olivier Gervais joined the team as goaltender coach, the Force announced Friday. Smith coached Montreal to an 8-14-2 record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former NFL star Collinsworth nearly began pro career in CFL
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
It took 42 years, but Cris Collinsworth is finally part of the CFL. Earlier this month, the CFL announced a partnership with Pro Football Focus. The sports analytics company is owned by Collinsworth, NBC’s Emmy Award-winning football analyst and a former NFL receiver. In 1981, after being drafted in the second round by the Cincinnati ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Flames name Lambert, Savard assistant coaches to Ryan Huska
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have hired Dan Lambert and Marc Savard to be assistants to new head coach Ryan Huska. Lambert spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators. Savard, who played 221 of his 800 career NHL games with the Flames from 1999 to 2003, spent the last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reign of world’s largest hockey stick coming to an end as Duncan, B.C., holds survey
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
The world’s largest hockey stick survived Expo ’86, a move to Vancouver Island, the wrath of Canadian winters and even woodpeckers, but time is catching up with the monument to Canada’s game attached to an ice arena in Duncan, B.C. The 28,118-kilogram stick was built to mark the entrance to the Canada pavilion at Vancouver’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deguchi beats fellow Canadian Klimkait to win gold at Grand Slam judo event
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Christa Deguchi clamied the women’s under-57 kilogram gold medal at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam judo tournament Friday with a win over fellow Canadian Jessica Klimkait. Deguchi, the reigning world champion from Lethbridge, Alta., clinched the gold medal by biding her time and forcing Klimkait to make errors. Klimkait, received two penalties in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC in hostile territory as it looks for first road win of the MLS season
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
After losing 3-0 midweek at league-leading FC Cincinnati, Toronto FC finds itself in equally hostile territory Saturday when it visits New England. Cincinnati (13-1-4) entered the MLS record books with Wednesday’s victory, tying the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes in winning the first 10 home games of the season. Now Toronto (3-6-10) faces a New England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor Bedard’s NHL draft journey nearly complete: ‘Hard to wrap your head around it’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
Connor Bedard was about to jet off to a sunny destination. He wasn’t happy about it. With minor hockey tryouts just around the corner, Bedard – the projected No. 1 pick at next week’s NHL draft, but at the time a just youngster with big dreams – begrudgingly agreed to his family’s Hawaiian vacation. There ... Read More »
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