National Sports
Sharks stun Jets with late comeback, 3-2 win in OT
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Logan Couture scored 1:21 into overtime to snap the San Jose Sharks’ five-game winless streak with a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Couture went in alone on Jets netminder David Rittich and sent a backhand underneath him. Steven Lorentz and Tomas Hertl also scored for the Sharks, Erik Karlsson contributed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McDavid scores 2 in Oilers’ 3-2 win over Sabres
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on March 6th, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Connor McDavid scored twice, giving him an NHL-leading 54 goals this season, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Monday night. In continuing to make his case for his third Hart MVP Trophy in eight NHL seasons, McDavid upped his league-leading points total to a career-best 124 – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Soccer sponsor offers financial support to resolve dispute with women’s team
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
GE Appliances says it is offering sponsorship money in hopes of helping resolve the labour impasse between Canada Soccer and the women’s national team. The company sent a letter to interim Canada Soccer president Charmaine Crooks expressing its “deep concern” regarding the dispute between the two sides and said it’s prepared to put up $100,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran Canadian running back Harris wrapping his head around new role with Argos
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
Andrew Harris envisions a different role in what he anticipates will be the final season of his illustrious CFL career. Last year, Harris went into Toronto’s training camp as its starting running back after signing as a free agent. But the 35-year-old Winnipeg native, who last week signed a one-year deal with the Grey Cup-champion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playing with Hart: Lead Joe Hart and father Richard wearing Ontario colours at Brier
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – With a lineup vacancy ahead of the recent Ontario curling playdowns, Brent Laing checked in on some former teammates before firming up a replacement. He sent a group text to Richard Hart and Wayne Middaugh – both now in their mid-50’s — to see if they could “still slide.” “Both Wayne and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly headed to long-term injured reserve with broken finger
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
NEWARK, N.J. – Maple Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly will be out of action for a while. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters following Monday’s practice the centre, acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster trade last month, suffered a broken finger in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks and will be ... Read More »
1 responseOrlov, Giroux, Gustavsson named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
NEW YORK – Boston Bruins defenceman Dmitry Orlov, Ottawa Senators right-wing Claude Giroux and Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Orlov tied for second in the league with nine points (three goals, six assists) and had a plus-7 rating over four games to help the league-leading ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta’s Koe tops Wild Card 2’s Carruthers 9-7 in extra end at Tim Hortons Brier
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Alberta’s Kevin Koe needed an extra end to complete a 9-7 victory over Reid Carruthers of Wild Card 2 at the Tim Hortons Brier. Koe made a short in-off for a deuce to improve to 4-0 after seven draws of round-robin play. Carruthers fell to 2-2. In other early games, Wild Card ... Read More »
1 responseNeymar to undergo season-ending surgery on right ankle
By The Associated Press on March 6th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Brazilian soccer player Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months, French club Paris Saint-Germain said Monday. Neymar will miss PSG’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich on Wednesday and will be operated on in the coming days at a hospital ... Read More »
1 responseCompany behind Sporting Life and Golf Town to launch new Team Town Sports store
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian retailer Sporting Life Group is launching a new national sporting goods chain catering to team sports players. The company says its new Team Town Sports banner will open its first three locations this spring in Alberta and Ontario. It says it plans to expand to 25 stores across the country, creating about ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women’s professional sports
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a new commitment to improve gender equity in sports, saying at least half the money it spends sponsoring professional sports will go towards women by 2026. The retailer says its new multi-million dollar Women’s Sport Initiative will support the expansion of women’s professional sports leagues and programs in ... Read More »
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