National Sports
‘Job’s not done:’ Leafs’ captain Tavares staying even-keeled with big Game 5 ahead
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
TORONTO – The opportunity at hand is not lost on Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares. And he says it’s a great one for his team to rise to. Toronto holds a 3-1 lead in its first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning heading into Game 5 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian DL Tavius Robinson eagerly anticipating 2023 NFL draft
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
Tavius Robinson is neither anxious nor nervous about the 2023 NFL draft. The University of Mississippi defensive lineman believes he did everything possible this off-season to show NFL coaches, scouts and executives who he is, both as a player and individual. So the only emotions the 24-year-old Guelph, Ont., native has leading up to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets forward Scheifele ruled out for must-win Game 5 against Golden Knights
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele will not play in Thursday’s must-win Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Head coach Rick Bowness says Scheifele does not have the necessary range of motion to return to the lineup. Scheifele, who scored 42 goals in the regular season, left Monday’s Game 4 loss in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passaglia, Cutler and other football alumni demand removal from SFU Hall of Fame
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – Canadian Football Hall of Famers Lui Passaglia, Dave Cutler and Doug Brown are among 11 football-only members of the Simon Fraser University Sports Hall of Fame who are demanding they be removed from the shrine over the school’s decision to cease its football program. School president Joy Johnson announced April 4 that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bichette’s homer, two RBI singles help Blue Jays complete sweep of White Sox
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Bo Bichette had a home run and two RBI singles as the Toronto Blue Jays swept the Chicago White Sox with an 8-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Whit Merrifield stretched his on-base streak to 19 games with a hit in the fourth and a two-run single in the seventh as Toronto (16-9) won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round at Madrid Open
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
MADRID – Montreal’s Eugenie Bouchard downed Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open clay-court tennis tournament. Bouchard won 75 per cent of her first serves and was successful on eight of 21 break point opportunities. The 29-year-old Bouchard, who beat American Elizabeth Mandlik ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs head coach Keefe sticking to lineup despite Bunting suspension being over
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe says he’ll be rolling with the lineup he’s had in Toronto’s three consecutive first-round playoff wins against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Keefe’s comments on Wednesday confirmed that veteran forward Michael Bunting will be scratched for Thursday’s pivotal Game 5 at home. The Leafs are up 3-1 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Oilers take a playoff breather ahead of Game 6 in Los Angeles
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have the upper hand in their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings. If the Oilers can keep it, the chance to close it out Saturday in Los Angeles is there. A commanding 6-3 win over the visiting Kings in Tuesday’s Game 5 at Rogers Place gave Edmonton its first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith hopes funding for Flames arena won’t become election issue
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes provincial money she promised for an NHL arena project in Calgary doesn’t become an election issue. She made the comment a day after she linked $330 million for the Calgary Flames arena to her United Conservatives getting re-elected. Smith says the $1.2-billion project is good for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agent Murphy McGuire seems Canadian trend at NFL draft continuing
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
Multiple Canadians being called in the NFL draft is a trend agent Murphy McGuire doesn’t see ending any time soon. Five Canadians are projected to be selected in this year’s draft, which begins Thursday night in Kansas City. If that happens, it would surpass the previous high of four (in 1986, 2014 and ’21). “That’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Cockerill has eye on the British Open after second-place finish in Japan
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
A near-win at the ISPS Handa Championship has Canada’s Aaron Cockerill dreaming of the first major of his career. Cockerill lost to Australia’s Lucas Herbert in a two-hole playoff at PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama, Japan, on Sunday. That second-place finish moved Cockerill up to 25th on the DP World Tour’s points list and ... Read More »
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