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Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals of Lyon Open
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
LYON, France – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open. He beat Spain’s Pablo Llamas Ruiz 7-5, 6-2 to move on at the outdoor clay court event. Auger-Aliassime is the top-ranked player at the ATP Tour stop and will play unseeded Arthur Fils of France on Thursday. The Canadian had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran offensive lineman Joel Figueroa comes full circle with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
HAMILTON – Joel Figueroa has come full circle. The hulking offensive lineman is back for a second stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The 33-year-old American began his CFL career with the franchise in 2013, and returned to southern Ontario when he signed a two-year deal with the club as a free agent following four solid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars’ Nill, Bruins’ Sweeney, Panther’s Zito finalists for NHL’s top GM award
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
NEW YORK – Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars, Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins and Bill Zito of the Florida Panthers are the finalists for the NHL’s Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The Stars (47-21-14) posted 108 points this season, their highest total since 2015-16, and advanced to the Western Conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada grouped with Spain, Poland at World Cup of women’s tennis
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
LONDON – Canada has drawn into a group with Spain and Poland at the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup finals. The international women’s team tennis tournament held its draw on Wednesday. Canada, Spain, and Poland will compete in a round-robin tournament in Seville, Spain, Nov. 7-12. “This will be the third consecutive year that we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada grouped with Spain, Poland at World Cup of women’s tenni
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
LONDON – Canada has drawn into a group with Spain and Poland at the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup. The international women’s team tennis tournament held its draw on Wednesday. Canada, third-seeded Spain, and Poland will compete in a round-robin tournament in Seville, Spain, Nov. 7-12. The Billie Jean King Cup is the World Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Major Junior Hockey League facing class action over alleged hazing abuse
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – A former player with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit of more than $15 million against the league and its teams over alleged hazing abuse. Carl Latulippe played in Quebec’s main junior league between 1994 and 1996 and claims he was abused during hazing rituals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Zhao eliminated from French Open qualifying with loss to Czechia’s Bejlek
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
PARIS – Canada’s Carol Zhao was eliminated from the women’s French Open qualifying tournament with a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Czechia’s Sara Bejlek on Wednesday. Bejlek won 73 per cent of first service points and 67 per cent of points on second serve. Zhao managed to win just 56 per cent of first service points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars lose Jamie Benn, pull Jake Oettinger early in Game 3 to fall into 0-3 hole in West
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 23rd, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas Stars could be without captain Jamie Benn for more than all of that time he missed in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final after being ejected for his ugly hit early against Vegas captain Mark Stone. An NHL suspension is possible for Benn, who got a game misconduct for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for May 23, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Vegas 4 Dallas 0 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 3-0) — World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Riga, Latvia Canada 3 Czechia 1 Latvia 4 Switzerland 3 (OT) At Tampere, Finland United States 4 Sweden 3 (OT) Finland 7 Denmark 1 — AHL Calder Cup Playoffs Eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tatum scores 33, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 23rd, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their season was completely on the brink. Three minutes later, everything looked different. Jayson Tatum had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 17 points and the Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on May 23rd, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – Jonathan Marchessault scored the first of three quick goals for Vegas, an early onslaught that knocked Jake Oettinger out of the game after captain Jamie Benn had already been ejected, and the Golden Knights went on for a 4-0 win in Game 3 that has them within one victory of reaching another ... Read More »
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