National Sports
Auger-Aliassime questionable for French Open after withdrawing from Lyon quarters
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
PARIS – Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open on Thursday, casting some doubt on his participation in the upcoming French Open. He withdrew from his match against up-and-coming French teen Arthur Fils with a shoulder injury shortly after the French Open draw was announced. Main draw action at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Familiar foe Tsitsipas could await Canada’s Auger-Aliassime at French Open
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
PARIS – Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime may need to get past a familiar foe to secure a breakthrough run at the French Open. The 10th seed from Montreal was drawn into a bracket at the clay-court Grand Slam that could include a fourth-round matchup against No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. The two young ... Read More »
1 responseLake Louise men’s downhills tentatively on next season’s racing schedule
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
CALGARY – Men’s World Cup downhill ski races are tentatively scheduled to return to Lake Louise, Alta., this year and continue over 30 years of racing there. The international governing body of skiing’s calendar has the men competing Nov. 22-26, 2023, at the ski resort in Banff National Park, but with a “to be confirmed” ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Chan, Rochette named ambassadors for 2024 figure skating worlds in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – Canadian figure skating greats Patrick Chan and Joannie Rochette have been named event ambassadors for the 2024 figure skating world championships in Montreal, Skate Canada announced on Thursday. Chan is Canada’s most decorated men’s figure skater, with 10 national titles, three world championship gold medals and three Olympic podiums. The 32-year-old from Toronto ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s weather-delayed opener at CONCACAF U-20 tournament rescheduled for Friday
By The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Canada’s weather-delayed opener against Jamaica at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship has been rescheduled for Friday. The two teams had been slated to meet Wednesday at Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez but the game, along with the U.S.-Panama matchup in the nightcap of the Group A doubleheader, was called off due ... Read More »
1 responseA capsule look at the 2023 Memorial Cup
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
A capsule look at the four teams competing in the Memorial Cup in Kamloops, B.C. Teams are listed by conference, along with their respective regular season records. The tournament runs from Friday to June 4. WHL, Seattle Thunderbirds (54-11-1-2) The Thunderbirds made the tournament for just the third time in franchise history after winning their ... Read More »
1 responseBlazers’ Logan Stankoven eyeing ‘surreal’ moment to hoist Memorial Cup in hometown
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on May 25th, 2023
Lifting the Memorial Cup in front of his hometown fans would be a dream come true for Kamloops Blazers star Logan Stankoven. The 20-year-old centre leads his Blazers into the four-team Canadian major junior championship on Friday. Kamloops fell in the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference final to the eventual champion Seattle Thunderbirds in six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wednesday’s sports scoreboard for May 24, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Florida 4 Carolina 3 (Florida advances to Stanley Cup final) — MLB American League Tampa Bay 7 Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 0 Baltimore 9 N.Y. Yankees 6 Detroit 6 Kansas City 4 L.A. Angels 7 Boston 3 Seattle 6 Oakland 1 National League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal, Vancouver Whitecaps advance to Canadian Championship final
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal will play in their third Canadian Championship final in five years after beating Forge FC 2-0 at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening. Ariel Lassiter and Sunusi Ibrahim were the goal scorers as Montreal beat Forge in the tournament for the third consecutive year. Despite a slow start to the game, Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps’ Ali Ahmed taken to hospital after Canadian Championship tackle
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
LANGFORD, B.C. – Vancouver Whitecaps player Ali Ahmed left the Canadian Championship semifinal against Pacific FC on a stretcher in the first half. The Whitecaps posted to social media that Ahmed was conscious and is receiving treatment at a local hospital. Ahmed had scored a volleyed goal beforehand and was tackled shortly after the restart. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gabe Mastromatteo, Sarah Gates named top athletes in Canadian university sport
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
CALGARY – Gabriel Mastromatteo persevered in the pool after illness and Sarah Gates applied her on-court leadership off the court in Canadian university sports. The University of Toronto’s Mastromatteo and McMaster’s Gates were named the Doug and Lois Mitchell Awards winners Wednesday as this year’s top U Sports athletes. Mastromatteo broke U Sports records en ... Read More »
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