National Sports
Veteran quarterback Dane Evans happy to play supporting role with B.C. Lions
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
Dane Evans and Vernon Adams Jr. are together again. The two quarterbacks became teammates Thursday night when the B.C. Lions acquired Evans from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick. Back in 2018, they attended the Ticats training camp before Adams, who was being converted to receiver, was released and Evans became incumbent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s Grandy, Nova Scotia’s Black win tiebreakers to stay in Hearts contention
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – B.C.’s Clancy Grandy and Nova Scotia’s Christina Black won tiebreakers Friday morning at the Canadian women’s curling championship to advance to playoffs. Black stole a point in an extra end to beat Kaitlyn Lawes’ wild card team 7-6. Grandy defeated Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges 8-3. B.C. faces six-time champion Jennifer Jones of Manitoba ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC fills holes in starting lineup but questions remain about the team’s depth
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
Toronto FC filled holes in its starting 11 and added experience in the off-season. So the hope is the 2017 champion can return to its winning ways after two seasons mired near the bottom of the Major League Soccer standings. But depth is a question-mark as TFC kicks off the regular season Saturday at D.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medvedev improves to 6-0 against Auger-Aliassime with semifinal win in Qatar
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
DOHA, Qatar – Few obstacles have proven insurmountable to Felix Auger-Aliassime in his young tennis career, but Daniil Medvedev has so far been one of them. The former world No. 1 from Russia downed Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (7) in semifinal action Friday at the Qatar Open ATP 250 hard-court tournament. Medvedev improved his record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic gold medals won by Percy Williams replaced 43 years after theft
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A pair of historic gold medals have been replaced more than 40 years after the originals won by Canadian sprinter Percy Williams at the 1928 Olympics were stolen. The Canadian Olympic Committee presented Williams’ extended family with the newly minted medals at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame on Friday. The medals, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former SFU player Hartnagle continuing his father’s passion with company
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
Matt Hartnagle is continuing his father’s passion. In 2001, Steven Hartnagle began Blackfly Lures, a company that produces handmade fishing products. Matt Hartnagle, a former offensive lineman at Simon Fraser University, took over the business in 2019 after his father died following a yearlong battle with cancer. “I don’t need a reminder of my dad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malott, Lainesse square off in all-Canadian matchup on UFC Fight Night card
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
With only 14 Canadian-born fighters on an active roster that numbers more than 600, an all-Canadian UFC matchup is rare these days. But Canadian welterweights (Proper) Mike Malott and Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse will face off Saturday on the main card of a UFC Fight Night show in Las Vegas. The main event at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Jeremy Kennedy looks to beat Pedro Carvalho and earn Bellator title shot
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy has been chasing Pedro (The Game) Carvalho for a while. On Saturday the Canadian featherweight finally gets his crack at him. The 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., who is now based out of Las Vegas, faces the Ireland-based Portuguese fighter in the co-main event of Bellator 291 in Dublin. Carvalho is ranked third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Thompson first entering ski cross quarterfinals at freestyle worlds
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
BAKURIANI, Georgia – Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., finished first in women’s ski cross qualifying Friday at the world freestyle skiing championships. Thompson led the way in a time of one minute 25.52 seconds, followed by Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund (1:25.76) and Germany’s Daniela Maier (1:26.60). Thompson, the 2014 Olympic gold medallist will ski against three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New coach Hernan Losada ready to put his stamp on revamped CF Montreal
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – When the full-time whistle was blown in CF Montreal’s final outing of the 2022 season, nobody could have foreseen how the team would look in 2023. Some departures were to be expected. Djordje Mihailovic, Ismaël Koné, and Alistair Johnston were all moved to European clubs for a sizable profit, reaffirming what sporting director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purdue’s Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year
By Michael Marot, The Associated Press on February 24th, 2023
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy. The school’s coaches were fascinated with the basketball newcomer’s size, his potential. They liked his hands, the footwork he developed playing other sports. They thought he could be college basketball’s next big thing. Five years later, the ... Read More »
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