National Sports
Determination Farm, Gino Toscani purchase two slots for $1-million Mohawk Million
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. – Determination Farm and owner/trainer Gino Toscani both purchased two slots for this year’s $1-million Mohawk Million on Monday. The fourth edition of the race for two-year-old trotters will be held Sept. 23 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Nine of the 10 slots for the event were available for purchase at $100,000 apiece up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victoria Vergos ‘excited’ for new opportunity to box at Canada Winter Games
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
Shock, then excitement. Those were the feelings of 16-year-old Victoria Vergos when finding out female boxing was being held at the 2023 Canada Winter Games for the first time. The former gymnast turned boxer, and the reigning Ontario Provincial Golden Gloves winner, looks forward to the opportunity to further stamp herself on the national scene ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs acquire defenceman McCabe, forward Lafferty from Blackhawks
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Maple Leafs also get conditional fifth-round draft picks in 2024 and 2025. The Blackhawks receive forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round selection in 2025 (top ten protected) and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McDavid, Ullmark, Gibson named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
NEW YORK – Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark and Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson have been named the NHL three stars of the week. McDavid led the league with six goals and 11 points in three games as the Oilers posted a 2-1 week and moved into third place in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks forward J.T. Miller out week-to-week with lower-body injury
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
DALLAS – Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday. The 29-year-old sits tied for second on the club in scoring with 20 goals and 54 points in 59 games in 2022-23. Miller played close to 19 minutes in Saturday’s 3-1 home loss to the Boston Bruins. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redblacks net ’23 second-round pick from Elks for rights to linebacker Woodly Appolon
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks acquired a 2023 second-round draft pick from the Edmonton Elks on Monday for the rights to Canadian linebacker Woodly Appolon. Ottawa acquired the 12th selection overall in the deal, giving it three second-round picks and 10 overall in the ’23 draft, the most of any CFL team. The CFL draft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Selling Canadiens in position to add picks and prospects ahead of NHL trade deadline
By Tristan D’Amours, The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – General Manager Kent Hughes has stayed in Montreal as his Canadiens begin a four-game road trip through the NHL’s Western Conference. Hughes has presumably stayed home to better make deals ahead of Friday’s trade deadline as the Habs will likely once again be sellers. Defenceman Joel Edmundson, who missed 20 games this season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Can Manchester United really win a quadruple of trophies?
By James Robson, The Associated Press on February 27th, 2023
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – In just 12 months, Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers. Sunday’s League Cup final celebrations at Wembley came a year to the day since a chorus of boos rang around Old Trafford after a goalless draw with lowly Watford. The 20-time English champions went on to record their worst ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United’s Rashford belatedly awarded cup final goal
By The Associated Press on February 27th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Marcus Rashford has been credited with Manchester United’s second goal in the club’s 2-0 League Cup final win against Newcastle. The England forward thought he had scored for the 25th time this season when his shot deflected off Newcastle defender Sven Botman in Sunday’s Wembley final. But the effort was adjudged an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Click named vice-president of baseball strategy for Toronto Blue Jays
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
TORONTO – James Click was named the vice-president of baseball strategy for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The 45-year-old Click joins the club after three seasons as general manager of the Houston Astros, where he led the team to a World Series in 2022. A statement from the Blue Jays said that Click will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 26th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 Seattle 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 Winnipeg 0 Buffalo 7 Washington 4 N.Y. Rangers 5 Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 7 Tampa Bay 3 Minnesota 3 Columbus 2 (OT) Nashville 6 Arizona 2 — AHL Belleville 4 Hershey 2 Syracuse 1 Toronto 0 Henderson 2 Calgary 1 San Diego 2 Ontario 1 ... Read More »
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