National Sports
Star quarterback Collaros happy to see familiar faces back with Bombers
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on June 7th, 2023
WINNIPEG – When Zach Collaros looks around the Winnipeg locker room, he gets a good feeling of déjà vu. The Blue Bombers have returned 47 players who suited up for at least one game last season. It was a campaign that featured the CFL club setting a franchise record for wins (15-3) before losing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps wary of CF Montreal ahead of Canadian Championship final
By The Canadian Press on June 7th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps say they cannot underestimate their Canadian Championship opponents heading in to tonight’s cup final match. Vancouver will face off against CF Montreal in the final at B.C. Place in the second meeting between the teams this season. The Whitecaps previously beat Montreal 5-0 in Major League Soccer regular-season action. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for June 6, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 5 Houston 1 Boston 5 Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 0 Chicago White Sox 3 N.Y. Yankees 2 National League Arizona 10 Washington 5 Cincinnati 9 L.A. Dodgers 8 Atlanta 6 N.Y. Mets 4 San Francisco 10 Colorado 4 Interleague Seattle 4 San Diego 1 Philadelphia 1 Detroit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies hosts soccer camp, inspires young players
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
EDMONTON – Eight-year-old Emerson Doyle was thrilled to show his moves to Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies on Tuesday. “I did a step-over. I showed him a step,” Emerson said, holding his blue soccer ball in his left arm. “And Alphonso said, ‘That’s cool.'” Emerson was among 44 kids, aged eight to 12, who joined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gausman strikes out 13, Springer, Varsho and Bichette homer as Jays top Astros 5-1
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
Toronto starter Kevin Gausman tied a career-high with 13 strikeouts and the Blue Jays hit three home runs in a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. George Springer, Daulton Varsho and Bo Bichette went deep as Toronto won for the fifth time in six games. Gausman (5-3) allowed one earned run and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada in a hole after 43-21 loss in first leg of World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifier
By The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Canadian under-20 rugby team has a mountain to climb after suffering a 43-21 loss to the U.S. in Tuesday’s opening leg of a two-match qualifier for the World Rugby U20 Trophy. The finale of the total-points aggregate series goes Saturday at the same venue – Spartanburg Regional Field at County University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PGA-LIV merger shocks golf world ahead of Canadian Open
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
On the eve of the RBC Canadian Open, news of a merger between the PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf shocked the golf world – including one of Canada’s best players. “Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with,” Mackenzie Hughes, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flyers trade Pride-night boycott defenseman Provorov in 3-team deal
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on June 6th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Philadelphia Flyers have traded Ivan Provorov, sending away the defenseman who boycotted the team’s Pride night as part of a three-team trade that included the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Los Angeles Kings. The seventh overall pick of the 2015 draft, the 27-year-old Provorov lands in Columbus and is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg sophomore receiver Dalton Schoen among CFL players to watch in 2023
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Dalton Schoen has a tough act to follow this season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. His own. The six-foot-one, 218-pound receiver took the CFL by storm in 2022. The 26-year-old American immediately clicked with Bombers starter Zach Collaros, emerging as the league’s leading receiver (70 catches, 1,441 yards and 16 TDs) en route ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays send struggling right-hander Alek Manoah down to minors
By The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays are sending right-hander Alek Manoah down to the minors after his latest disappointing start. Manoah gave up six earned runs in just one-third of an inning in Monday’s 11-4 loss to the Houston Astros at Rogers Centre. He was a finalist for the American League Cy Young Award last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL commissioner Ambrosie can finally concentrate on football to open 2023 season
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on June 6th, 2023
TORONTO – It’s a welcomed change for Randy Ambrosie. For the first time in a while, the CFL commissioner can concentrate solely on the start of a regular season and not the immediate future of one of its franchises. In fact, with the sale of the Montreal Alouettes in March to businessman Pierre Karl Peladeau, ... Read More »
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