National Sports
Canada beats plucky Sweden 3-2 in quarterfinals at women’s world hockey championship
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Sarah Nurse scored her second goal of the game at 4:26 of overtime as Canada picked up a nervy 3-2 victory over feisty Sweden on Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the women’s world hockey championship. Blayre Turnbull had the other goal for Canada. Emerance Maschmeyer registered the victory in goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman a late scratch due to viral illness
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was scratched from the starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Detroit Tigers due to a viral illness. Santiago Espinal replaced him at third base and batted eighth in the lineup. The Blue Jays announced the news about a half-hour before the start of the three-game series finale at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Confident Rebecca Marino continues comeback with Canada at BJK Cup qualifier
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Stepping on to the tennis court in Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum last year, Rebecca Marino was “awestruck a little bit.” She was about to play a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier for Canada in the same building where she grew up watching the Vancouver Giants play junior hockey and taking in the spectacle of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five football players take legal action against Simon Fraser University
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
Five Simon Fraser University football players filed for an injunction against the school Thursday to reinstate its football program. The players – quarterback Gideone Kremler, defensive backs Kimo Hiu, Andrew Lirag and Ryan Barthelson and linebacker Dayton Ingenhaag – all stated in a civil claim they aspire “to play competitive or professional football,” and it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian star Lorenzo Insigne upgraded to questionable for Toronto FC’s weekend match
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who has played just 34 minutes for Toronto FC this season because of a groin injury, has been upgraded to questionable for Saturday’s game against visiting Atlanta. The 31-year-old Insigne, the highest-paid player in MLS, has missed the last six games since coming off the pitch in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors soul-searching after play-in loss
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Fred VanVleet thinks it’s time for the Toronto Raptors to move on from their 2019 NBA championship. Not necessarily a wholesale personnel change, but come to grips with the fact that they’re a different team now. VanVleet spoke frankly about what went wrong with the Raptors’ season on Thursday, a day after Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. beats Germany, Czechia downs Finland in world hockey championship quarterfinals
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Aerin Frankel stopped 18 shots as the United States shut out Germany 3-0 in the women’s world hockey championship quarterfinals Thursday afternoon. Amanda Kessel, Hannah Bilka and Abbey Murphy each scored a goal as the Americans booked a spot in the semifinal. German goaltender Sandra Abstreiter made 49 saves in Germany’s smallest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez to face Belgium’s Wickmayer in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que., is the top-ranked player in the two-day event, sitting at No. 50 in the WTA women’s singles rankings. Wickmayer, a former world No. 12, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets’ Nikolaj Ehlers out for regular-season finale with upper-body injury
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
DENVER – Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss Thursday’s regular-season finale against the Colorado Avalanche with an upper-body injury, head coach Rick Bowness told reporters. Ehlers’ injury occurred Tuesday against Minnesota when Wild forward Ryan Hartman hit the Jets forward when he did not have the puck midway through the third period. Hartman was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPL players moving into front-office roles as teams promote from within
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
Veteran defender Mason Trafford started planning for life after soccer long before retiring as Cavalry FC captain in February. Trafford graduated from UNLV in 2008 with a degree in accounting and, after soccer stops in Canada, China, Finland and the U.S., joined Cavalry for its inaugural 2019 season in the Canadian Premier League. He had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada forward Adriana Leon joins Portland Thorns on short-term loan from Man United
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. – Canadian international forward Adriana Leon has joined the NWSL”s Portland Thorns on a short-term loan from Manchester United. The hope is the deal, which runs through June 30, gives Leon playing time ahead of this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian team is expected to head to Australia ... Read More »
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