National Sports
CPL clubs allowed affiliations with lower-division teams under pilot project
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian Premier League clubs will be allowed to share talent with teams in lower divisions under a pilot project announced Friday. The plan allows all eight CPL franchises to partner with one team in either League1 Ontario, League1 BC, Ligue1 Quebec, League1 Alberta Exhibition Series, Alberta Men’s Soccer League, USL League Two and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Ehlers still day to day, Bowness hopeful forward will be cleared for Game 3
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
LAS VEGAS – The Winnipeg Jets managed to get a split in Las Vegas despite one of their top forwards sitting out with an upper-body injury. Leaving Sin City on Friday with the best-of-seven series tied at one was a big hurdle cleared for the eighth-seeded Jets in their attempt to knock off the No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Premier League teams wrap up busy first week facing familiar foes
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
It’s more of the same in the Canadian Premier League this weekend as York United FC hosts Vancouver FC and Pacific FC entertains Cavalry FC. The two games – in Toronto on Saturday and Langford, B.C., on Sunday – are rematches of midweek Canadian Championship preliminary-round contests at the same venues. Atletico Ottawa, meanwhile, downed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bergeron doesn’t travel with Bruins for games in Florida
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2023
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Boston captain Patrice Bergeron did not accompany the Bruins on their trip to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series with the Panthers. He missed Game 1 due to illness and Game 2 to an unspecified upper-body injury. Game 3 is Friday evening. “We believe Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Ehlers day to day with injury, Bowness hopeful he’ll be cleared for Game 3
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Jets coach Rick Bowness says he’s hopeful that Nikolaj Ehlers will soon get medical clearance to return to the lineup for their first-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Ehlers has practised with the team but did not play the first two games at T-Mobile Arena due to an upper-body injury. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
By Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2023
NEW YORK – Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players, including the 12th overall draft pick a year ago, received six-game suspensions for betting on non-NFL games at a league facility. Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus, Lions safety C.J. Moore and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Syracuse offensive lineman Bergeron moves atop final CFL Scouting Bureau list
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Syracuse offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron moved atop the CFL Scouting Bureau’s spring top-20 prospects list. The six-foot-five, 318-pound native of Victoriaville, Que., was fifth on the winter list, which was released in January. The Scouting Bureau compiles the top-20 prospects for the CFL draft, which will be held May 2. Bergeron became a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Guys are just so amped up’: NHLers talk playoff intensity after regular-season slog
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
Steven Stamkos has twice hoisted the Stanley Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning captain also made the final on two other occasions. He knows what it takes to reach the top of that playoff mountain in the chase for hockey’s Holy Grail – and what it feels like to come up just short. To get there, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Confusion as Musk’s Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies
By Matt O'brien And Kathleen Foody, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2023
Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department. But when the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification checkmarks this week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee, it left public agencies and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top lightweights Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush to meet in UFC 289 co-main event
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
A lightweight bout between former champion Charles (do Bronx) Oliveira and Beneil Dariush has been confirmed as the co-main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver. Oliveira (33-9-0 with one no-contest) is ranked the UFC’s No. 1 contender at 155 pounds while Dariush (22-4-1) is No. 4. The previously announced UFC 289 main event features American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cooled Jets: Some outlets covering road games remotely instead of staffing in person
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Gary Lawless spent years in the media business in Winnipeg before leaving journalism in 2017 for a similar job in Las Vegas. A longtime writer and broadcaster, Lawless was part of the Manitoba media contingent that would regularly staff road games. Now employed by the NHL’s Golden Knights as an online columnist ... Read More »
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