National Sports
Whitecaps-Rapids game postponed due to severe weather in Colorado
By The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Wednesday night’s game between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Rapids was postponed due to severe weather in Colorado. The game will be replayed at a later, yet-to-be-announced date. The teams delayed until just before midnight local time before postponing the game, which was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Multiple tornadoes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, June 21, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard MLB Interleague Toronto 6 Miami 3 Houston 10 N.Y. Mets 8 L.A. Dodgers 2 L.A. Angels 0 American League Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 2 Detroit 9 Kansas City 4 N.Y. Yankees 4 Mariners 2 Cleveland 7 Oakland 6 Minnesota 5 Boston 4 Texas 6 Chicago White Sox 3 National League Chicago Cubs 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal make it eight in a row at home with 1-0 win over Nashville SC
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal won their eighth consecutive home game in all competitions, beating Nashville SC 1-0 at Stade Saputo on Wednesday night. Bryce Duke scored the lone goal for Montreal (7-9-1) in the 27th minute, ending Nashville’s 10-game unbeaten run. Nashville (10-3-5) began the game in its standard low block, deploying two banks of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FC Cincinnati downs Toronto FC, enters MLS record book with 10th straight home win
By The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
CINCINNATI – League-leading FC Cincinnati entered the MLS record book Wednesday, defeating Toronto FC 3-0 to run its home record to 10-0-0 this season. Santiago Arias, Luciano Acosta and Dominique Badji scored for Cincinnati, which joined the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes as the only team to win its first 10 home games of the season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks defend Ekman-Larsson buyout; aim to fill spot in draft, free agency
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The decision to buy out the contract of defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was “too good to pass up” and offered the Vancouver Canucks a chance to move on from a player whose performance didn’t fit his cost, general manager Patrik Allvin said. The Swedish blueliner had four years and US$29 million remaining on an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Bombers, Lions aim to stay unbeaten in West Division clash
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
WINNIPEG – Veteran receiver Drew Wolitarsky is confident his Winnipeg Blue Bombers won’t be shut out by the visiting B.C. Lions on Thursday. The Lions blanked the Edmonton Elks 22-0 last week en route to a 2-0 season start, but Winnipeg is also 2-0 scoring a combined 87 points in those two wins. “We watched ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Henderson, Szeryk aiming for major title at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
Already the winningest player in Canadian golf history, Brooke Henderson wants more. Henderson and fellow Canadian Maddie Szeryk have their sights set on bringing home a title when they tee off Thursday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which is the second major of the women’s golf season. Henderson has 13 career wins, including the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women want agreement on World Cup participation sorted before leaving
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
Players on the Canadian women’s soccer team have told Canada Soccer they want the issue of remuneration at the World Cup settled before they board the plane to Australia. There is not much time. The Canadian women are scheduled to report to a pre-tournament camp in Australia’s Gold Coast on June 28. “We’re not at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Six sign Breanne Wilson-Bennett to contract extension
By The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
TORONTO – The Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six have signed Breanne Wilson-Bennett to a one-year contract extension. The 27-year-old forward from Markham, Ont., scored the second of Toronto’s four goals in a 4-3 win over Minnesota in the Isobel Cup final March 26 in Tempe, Ariz. Wilson-Bennett scored seven goals and had five assists in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chapman homers and Gausman throws 6 solid innings as Blue Jays beat Marlins 6-3
By The Associated Press on June 21st, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Matt Chapman homered and doubled, Kevin Gausman pitched six-plus innings of three-run ball and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Wednesday. Cavan Biggio stepped in for late scratch Bo Bichette and doubled and singled for the Blue Jays. Bichette, who leads the American League in hits with 101 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henrik Lundqvist, Caroline Ouellette among Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2023
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Henrik Lundqvist and Caroline Ouellette headline the Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2023. Lundqvist, a former star goaltender for the New York Rangers, got the nod in his first year of eligibility. Ouellette, who won four Olympic gold medals with Canada’s women’s team, will enter after she was passed over last year. ... Read More »
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