National Sports
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 »
Be the first to comment!Josef MartÃnez scores twice for CF Montreal in 2-1 win over Atlanta United
By The Associated Press on October 2nd, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Josef MartÃnez scored twice against his former team and moved into seventh in MLS history with 115 career regular season goals as CF Montreal beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Wednesday. Tom Pearce bent an entry behind two defenders to the front post, where a charging MartÃnez tapped in a one-touch finish from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitchell hits tiebreaking homer, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3
By Steve Megargee, The Associated Press on October 2nd, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his second homer of the night and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that evened their NL Wild Card Series. The teams will play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Higashioka’s homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series
By Bernie Wilson, The Associated Press on October 2nd, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Kyle Higashioka’s solo home run started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. Manny Machado added a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Niederreiter scores twice for Jets in 5-2 pre-season win over Flames
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2024
WINNIPEG – Nino Niederreiter scored twice and Gabriel Vilardi had three assists for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in a pre-season game Wednesday. Niederreiter broke a 2-2 tie with a go-head goal at 6:28 of the third period. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and assist and Simon Lundmark and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Supporters Shield with 3-2 win at Crew. It’s Messi’s 46th trophy.
By The Associated Press on October 2nd, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs. Messi scored twice in the final minutes of the first half, goalie Drake Callender stopped a penalty kick in the 84th minute and Inter Miami beat the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew ... Read More »
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