National Sports
CF Montreal introducing a women’s program to its academy
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal is introducing a women’s program to its academy, the club announced Wednesday. The CF Montreal Academy is taking over the Women’s Excel Program, a Soccer Quebec national development centre based in Laval, Que. The program is one of three Excel Super Centres in Canada for the best 15- to 18-year-old women ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans will be able to play so-called Hole Zero at upcoming RBC Canadian Open
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
Fans will be able to play a hole at Oakdale Golf and Country Club when it hosts the RBC Canadian Open next week. The unique spectator experience is possible because the club in Toronto’s northwest corner has 27 holes on its property, but the PGA Tour event needs just 18 of them. “It’s going to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Six re-sign all-star defender Saroya Tinker to one-year contract
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Six have re-signed all-star defender Saroya Tinker to a one-year contract, the Premier Hockey Federation club announced Wednesday. The team did not disclose additional terms of the deal. The Oshawa, Ont., product led the PHF in blocked shots for the second straight season in 2022-23, totalling 32 in 34 games. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as coach a day after firing John Hynes
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach on Wednesday, a little over 12 hours after the team announced that John Hynes was fired. The moves are the first being made by incoming general manager Barry Trotz and come about six weeks after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL free-agent frenzy: Some of the players poised to hit the open market July 1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
The NHL’s free-agent frenzy is back in its regular time-slot. After three years of schedule disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the league’s signing period returns to July 1. And while there might not be as many big names on the board as usual, general managers looking to upgrade or round out rosters should still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games
By Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2023
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Olympic sports bodies were meeting Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about if and how Russian athletes could return to their competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The annual meeting of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) comes more than two months after the IOC detailed advice on how individual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2023
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon. The playoff beard rub might have started last month by accident. Go back to April 26, when the Florida Panthers staved off elimination by beating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride Toronto director says Jays have opportunity to turn a negative into a positive
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Pride Toronto executive director Sherwin Modeste feels the Toronto Blue Jays have an opportunity to turn a player’s negative action into a positive. Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass apologized Tuesday for expressing support on social media for anti-2SLGBTQ+ boycotts of Target and Bud Light. A day earlier, he shared an Instagram post urging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for May 30, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 30th, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard Memorial Cup At Kamloops, B.C. Preliminary Round Peterborough 4 Quebec 2 — MLB Interleague Toronto 7 Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 9 Boston 8 St. Louis 2 Kansas City 1 Chicago Cubs 2 Tampa Bay 1 Oakland 2 Atlanta 1 — American League Texas 10 Detroit 6 Baltimore 8 Cleveland 5 Chicago White Sox 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petes beat Remparts 4-2, keep Memorial Cup dream alive
By The Canadian Press on May 30th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Peterborough Petes avoided elimination from the Memorial Cup playoff picture on Tuesday night by beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 at the Sandman Centre. The desperate Petes, who dropped their first two games of the four-team, 10-day tournament, scored twice in a span of 2 1/2 minutes midway through the second period ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unbeaten Canada edges Czechia 2-1 at World Para Hockey Championship
By The Canadian Press on May 30th, 2023
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Canada will put its unbeaten record to the test on Wednesday night when it faces the powerhouse United States squad in the World Para Hockey Championship at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. Canada improved to 2-0 in the eight-team tournament on Tuesday by edging Czechia 2-1 on goals from captain Tyler ... Read More »
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