National Sports
Canada’s Cyle Larin turns heads in Valladolid’s 3-1 upset win over Barcelona
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
VALLADOLID, Spain – Canadian forward Cyle Larin scored a goal and added an assist to help Real Valladolid move out of La Liga’s relegation zone with a 3-1 upset win over champion Barcelona on Tuesday. The 28-year-old from Brampton, Ont., who joined the Spanish side in late January from Belgium’s Club Brugge, now has eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jays make five roster moves ahead of game against Rays, including activating Cimber
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays made five roster moves ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Right-handed reliever Adam Cimber was reinstated from the 15-day injured list after he missed time with a right rhomboid strain. Infielder Ernie Clement was selected to the Blue Jays’ major league roster from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big Smoked: Unsettled and disappointing time across Toronto’s pro sports scene
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – Hey Toronto sports fans: don’t let the disappointment, underperformance and unsettling times with your city’s professional teams get you down. At least the Grey Cup champion Argonauts will soon be back in action. The CFL club appears to be the only bright light on the Toronto sporting landscape at the moment. Dissatisfaction has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Carol Zhao advances to second round of French Open qualifying
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
PARIS – Canada’s Carol Zhao advanced to the second round of the French Open women’s qualifying tournament with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 win over Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa on Tuesday. Zhao, from Richmond Hill, Ont., won nine break points on 11 chances in a game where both players had trouble holding serve. Kawa also had 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women look to get through CONCACAF qualifier and make FIFA U-20 World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
After outscoring the opposition 40-1 in four games at a qualifying tournament in April, Canada opens play Wednesday against Jamaica at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic. The eight competing teams are fighting for CONCACAF’s three berths at next year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Canada made it to the CONCACAF tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Honey Badgers’ core returns to defend Canadian Elite Basketball League championship
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
The Honey Badgers group chat never slowed down. Even as the various players went their separate ways after winning the Canadian Elite Basketball League championship to play in other leagues, the texts and jokes and memes kept coming. “That played one of the biggest roles in me coming back, just knowing the character that those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Craig Conroy promoted to general manager of Calgary Flames
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames promoted from within and gave former player Craig Conroy his first job as an NHL general manager. The Flames introduced the 51-year-old from Potsdam, N.Y., at packed news conference Tuesday at the Saddledome. Conroy was an assistant GM of the Flames for nine seasons under Brad Treliving, who departed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal and Forge FC clash with spot in Canadian Championship final on the line
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Familiar foes are set to clash in the Canadian Championship semifinal. Major League Soccer’s CF Montreal and the Canadian Premier League’s Forge FC will face off in the final four of the national soccer tournament for the third straight time when the teams meet Wednesday evening at Stade Saputo. Montreal won the two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Leylah Fernandez through to second round at Morocco Open
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
RABAT, Morocco – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Morocco Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain’s Angela Fita Boluda on Tuesday. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 76.3 per cent of service points, compared to 64.9 per cent for Fita Boluda. The Canadian also converted four of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA playoff games prove to be top choices for Proline bettors
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – With no Canadian teams left in the NHL playoffs, the NBA has taken centre stage with Proline-plus customers. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., the top-five betting events last week were all NBA playoff contests. The first three games of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat took three of those slots (Game 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injury-ravaged Toronto FC fighting fires on and off the field this season
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – It looked like business as usual at Toronto FC on Tuesday with Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi both training. But there was likely plenty of action behind closed doors as the beleaguered franchise fought fires on and off the field, dealing with rumours about Insigne’s state of mind and a frustrated ... Read More »
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