National Sports
Playoffs at stake as B.C. Lions host Calgary Stampeders in Wild West clash
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – Consistency has been hard to come by for the B.C. Lions this season. After starting the campaign with a 5-1 record, the Lions (7-8-0) have struggled through the middle of the season as their offence stalled and injuries plagued their defensive corps. “I just don’t think we’ve been consistent enough,” said head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada looks to bring Ireland back to earth after famous upset win over New Zealand
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
Fresh from a comprehensive 46-24 victory over France to open the WXV women’s rugby tournament, Canada faces an Irish side riding high after upsetting reigning World Cup champion New Zealand 29-27. Both teams climbed the World Rugby rankings in the wake of their weekend wins in Vancouver, with the Canadian women leapfrogging New Zealand to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
QUEBEC – NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren’t the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see. In his Quebec City basement, surrounded by Nordiques memorabilia, Yan Marcil says the departure of the city’s former NHL team to Colorado in 1995 has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts if re-elected
By The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts. With a provincial election set for Oct. 28, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is pledging to double the Active Families Benefit to $300 per child per year. The benefit for children with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Brier champ Menard returns to elite men’s curling, PointsBet could be revamped
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
CALGARY – Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men’s curling stage. The first francophone skip from Quebec to win a national men’s championship has returned this season playing third for Felix Asselin. Menard defeated Glenn Howard in the 2006 Brier final in Regina and went on to earn a silver medal at the world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture
By The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
CALGARY – Hockey Canada will hold a Beyond The Boards summit in Ottawa in November to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. It’s Hockey Canada’s second summit after last year’s in Calgary, where toxic masculinity was under the microscope. Calls for culture change in hockey arose after allegations of sexual assault ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Video’s NHL reality series to debut Friday: ‘There was no holding back’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
Connor McDavid stands in the middle of the locker room. The Edmonton Oilers captain’s voice rises as he emphatically calls on teammates to give more. His passionate, expletive-laden message – a side rarely, if ever, seen publicly from the superstar centre – reflects the level of urgency in his team’s Stanley Cup quest. Edmonton has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2024
Wednesday’s Scoreboard MLB Playoffs Wild Card Series (Best-of-Three) American League Detroit 5 Houston 2 (Detroit wins series 2-0) Kansas City 2 at Baltimore 1 (Kansas City wins series 2-0) National League N.Y. Mets 3 Milwaukee 5. (Series tied 1-1) Atlanta 4 San Diego 5 (San Diego wins series 2-0) — NHL Pre-season Florida 2 Tampa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Parascak scores twice to spur Cougars to 5-2 win over Rocket
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2024
KELOWNA, B.C. – Terik Parascak scored twice for the Prince George Cougars in a 5-2 victory over the host Kelowna Rockets in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday. Matteo Danis, Carlin Dezainde and Riley Heidt each contributed a goal and goaltender Joshua Ravensbergen repelled 27 of 29 shots in Prince George’s win. Michael Cicek and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surging Seattle Sounders blank Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 in Cascadia clash
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – Albert Rusnak had a goal and two assists for the Seattle Sounders posted a dominant 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday. Jordan Morris contributed a pair of helpers and Georgi Minoungou also found the back of the net for the Sounders (15-9-8). Goalkeeper Stefan Frei stopped three shots to post his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawes downs Tirinzoni, Constantini earns second upset in Grand Slam curling opener
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2024
CHARLOTTETOWN – Kaitlyn Lawes downed four-time women’s world curling champion Silvana Tirinzoni 4-3 at the HearingLife Tour Challenge on Wednesday. Winnipeg’s Lawes drew for two points in the eighth end to edge Italy’s Tirinzoni and improve to 2-0 in curling’s first Grand Slam of the season. Lawes will play South Korea’s Team Eun-ji Gim on ... Read More »
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