National Sports
New Jets coach Arniel concentrating on a style that produces sustainable strong play
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets are focusing on the regular season, but many of their fans will look beyond that to gauge the team’s success. After being bounced out of the NHL playoffs in the first round the past two seasons, a deep post-season run may be the only thing to satisfy their followers. New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh highest peak
By The Associated Press on October 8th, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have slipped and fallen on the world’s seventh highest peak have been killed, an expedition organizer in Nepal said Tuesday. The Russian climbers were climbing 8,167-meters (26,788-foot) high Mount Dhaulagiri during Nepal’s autumn climbing season. The climbers had been reported missing since Sunday and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Perez’s homer off Rodón sparks 4-run 4th inning and Royals beat Yankees 4-2 in Game 2 to tie ALDS
By The Associated Press on October 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning to spark a four-run rally against Carlos Rodón, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece. Four relievers held New York in check after an inconsistent Cole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, Oct. 7, 2024
By The Canadian Press on October 7th, 2024
Monday’s Scoreboard MLB Playoffs Division Series American League Detroit 3 Cleveland 0 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1) Kansas City 4 New York Yankees 2 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1) — NFL Kansas City 26 New Orleans 13 — NBA Pre-season New Orleans 106 Orlando 104 Oklahoma City 112 San Antonio 107 Philadelphia 139 New Zealand Breakers 84 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Perez’s homer sparks 4-run 4th inning, Royals beat Yankees 4-2 to tie ALDS
By The Associated Press on October 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning to spark a four-run rally against Carlos Rodón, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece. Four relievers held New York in check after an inconsistent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carpenter’s 3-run homer in ninth lifts gritty Tigers to 3-0 win over Guardians
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on October 7th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece. Carpenter connected for a 423-foot shot with two outs off Clase, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Shame on you’: High school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults on students
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on October 7th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A former Winnipeg high school football coach has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting nine students. Kelsey McKay was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty last year to nine counts of sexual assault and two counts of luring. The victims ranged in age from 12 to 18 when the assaults ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argos rookie Doxtater happy to be playing football closer to home
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 7th, 2024
TORONTO – The CFL is the latest stop on Sage Doxtater’s football odyssey. The hulking offensive lineman practised with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday after joining the club’s practice roster last weekend. The move comes almost four years after the franchise selected Doxtater in the second round, 12th overall, in the 2021 CFL draft. Since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Manitoba high school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults
By The Canadian Press on October 7th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A former Winnipeg high school football coach has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting nine students. Kelsey McKay was sentenced today after pleading guilty last year to nine counts of sexual assault and two counts of luring. The victims ranged in age from 12 to 18 when the assaults ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injured Demko, Joshua not on Vancouver Canucks’ opening-night roster
By The Canadian Press on October 7th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks placed all-star goalie Thatcher Demko and bruising winger Dakota Joshua on the season-opening injured non-roster list Monday. Demko announced ahead of training camp that he is working his way back from a muscle injury in his knee. Joshua had off-season surgery for testicular cancer. No dates have been set for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gradey Dick ready to earn starters role in sophomore season on Toronto Raptors
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on October 7th, 2024
Gradey Dick is willing to do whatever the Toronto Raptors need of him. Dick saw big minutes for a rookie last season as the Raptors were decimated by injuries through March and April. Entering his sophomore NBA campaign, Dick doesn’t intend to lobby head coach Darko Rajakovic or anyone else for a starting role – ... Read More »
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