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Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar
By The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) – Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. U.S. media seated near him said Wahl was stricken while in the media tribute at Lusail Iconic Stadium during extra time and could not ... Read More »
1 response‘Unfinished business’: Canada opens world junior camp with Wright back in the fold
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
MONCTON, N.B. – Shane Wright has some loose ends to tie up at the world juniors. The same goes for Dylan Guenther. And Brandt Clarke? Well, he’s still looking to get a first taste. Canada’s under-20 men’s national team got a big boost when the talented trio were loaned to the program by their NHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Madeline Schizas claims bronze at ISU Challenger Series
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
ZAGREB, Croatia – Canada’s Madeline Schizas claimed bronze in women’s singles on Friday at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, the last stop on the ISU Challenger Series figure skating circuit. Schizas of Oakville, Ont., put together her best free skate of the season to climb from fourth after the short program to total 183.24. Americans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin embraces beefy race schedule
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
CALGARY – Ivanie Blondin relishes a heavy workload. The 32-year-old speedskater from Ottawa will compete in six races in three days by the time the World Cup concludes Sunday in Calgary. Blondin was a third of Canada’s women’s pursuit team that won Olympic gold in February. She claimed individual silver in the women’s mass start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs’ Engvall suspended one game for high-sticking Kings’ Durzi
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was dealt a one-game suspension on Friday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenceman Sean Durzi, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced. The incident took place at 1:02 of the third period in Toronto’s 5-0 win over Los Angeles on Thursday. Engvall was given a game misconduct after striking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Laframboise qualifies directly for final of FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
EDMONTON – The crowd was by no means large, but Nicolas Laframboise put on a show. The Canadian rider won his heat and qualified directly for Saturday’s final of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup event. LaFramboise scored an 85 with his first jump of the Friday qualifying session, the highest score of his ... Read More »
1 responseGermany’s Felix Loch takes gold as luge World Cup returns to Whistler, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
WHISTLER, B.C. – Germany’s Felix Loch captured gold and set a track record in the process as the luge World Cup returned to Whistler, B.C., on Friday with the men’s singles race. The 33-year-old finished the two-run race with a combined time of one minute 39.619 seconds. Wolfgang Kindl of Austria was 0.034 seconds behind ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian speedskaters earn men’s team pursuit silver in Calgary World Cup
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada claimed men’s team pursuit silver on the opening day of World Cup speedskating Friday. Connor Howe of Canmore, Alta., Montreal’s Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu and Toronto’s Hayden Mayeur finished second just over half a second behind the United States at the Olympic Oval. The trio claimed Canada’s first medal in the event this season. ... Read More »
1 responseMessi, Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties at World Cup
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) – Lionel Messi’s quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout Friday. Messi converted his penalty in the shootout and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano MartÃnez saved two attempts. Lautaro Martinez scored the clinching penalty. The match finished 2-2 after extra time, ... Read More »
1 responseOlympic champion Canadian women to play in SheBelieves Cup in the U.S. in February
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
The eighth-ranked Canadian women will open play next year at the SheBelieves Cup in February when they face the top-ranked U.S., No. 7 Brazil and No. 10 Japan in the annual four-nations tournament. Canada is gearing up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which starts in July in Australia and New Zealand. “We are excited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Griner in ‘good spirits’ in US after Russian prisoner swap
By Lekan Oyekanmi And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Brittney Griner returned to the United States Friday and was reunited with her wife nearly 10 months after her detention in Russia made the basketball star the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm. Griner’s status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women’s basketball ... Read More »
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