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QMJHL playoffs: Mooseheads, Remparts win key road games
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
SHERBROOKE, Que. – After failing to win the first two games at home, the Halifax Mooseheads pushed reset. The result was a 5-2 win on the road against the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Tuesday night to trim their deficit to 2-1 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League series. Alexandre Doucet, Markus Vidicek, Zachary L’Heureux, Evan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers survive blown two-goal lead, down Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves and Matthew Tkachuk had three assists as the Florida Panthers survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their best-of-seven second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett, with a goal and an assist, Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cousins provided the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa Redblacks select OL Dontae Bull first overall in CFL draft
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – The Ottawa Redblacks selected offensive lineman Dontae Bull first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night. The six-foot-seven, 320-pound Victoria native started seven games at right tackle for Fresno State in 2022 before sustaining a season-ending broken leg Oct. 29. Bull started 11-of-13 games for the school in 2021. Bull started 33 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Redblacks select OL Bull first overall in CFL draft
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – The Ottawa Redblacks selected offensive lineman Dontae Bull first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night. The six-foot-seven, 320-pound Victoria native started seven games at right tackle for Fresno State in 2022 before sustaining a season-ending broken leg Oct. 29. Bull started 11-of-13 games for the school in 2021. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interim president Charmaine Crooks faces one challenger in Canada Soccer election
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Interim president Charmaine Crooks will face former Canada Soccer vice-president Rob Newman for the top elected job at the governing body’s annual meeting this week in Saint John, N.B. Crooks, a Canada Soccer vice-president, was elevated to president after Nick Bontis, acknowledging change was needed to achieve labour peace with the Canadian men’s and women’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs Marner included in Selke Trophy finalists, Lady Byng finalists also revealed
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Forward Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs is one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. The NHL revealed its three finalists on Tuesday for the award that goers to “the forward who best excels in the defensive aspect of the game.” Marner’s name is included with Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC Hockey offering support to youth players following BCHL break away announcement
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
SAANICHTON – The president of B.C. Hockey says his organization is disappointed but not surprised by the British Columbia Hockey League’s decision to leave Hockey Canada. Cam Hope, the president of the organization that manages youth hockey across the province, says the news is fresh but his organization is committed to helping local players who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP source: Grizzlies have no plans to bring back Canadian Dillon Brooks
By Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
The Memphis Grizzlies have no plans to bring Dillon Brooks back to the team when he hits free agency this summer, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont., was offered an extension last year but turned it down. The Grizzlies have since decided that he won’t be in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Game 2 of second-round series between Golden Knights and Oilers pushed back a day
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK – The NHL has rescheduled Game 2 of the second-round playoff series between the Oilers and Golden Knights, a move that would affect fans that had already made arrangements to travel from Edmonton to Las Vegas for the game. The league announced its full second-round schedule on Tuesday, which included moving the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports: PSG suspends Messi 2 weeks for Saudi Arabia trip
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Messi would miss PSG’s next two games and comes at a delicate time as the French club hopes to extend the Argentine star’s contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports: PSG suspends Messi for 2 weeks for trip to SArabia
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Messi would miss PSG’s next two games and comes at a delicate time as the French club hopes to extend the Argentine star’s contract ... Read More »
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