National Sports
Jets clinch playoff spot with feisty 3-1 win over Wild
By Dave Campbell, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored his 42nd goal, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves and the Winnipeg Jets clinched the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton also scored goals in Hellebuyck’s 13th consecutive start for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Call-up Woll makes 46 saves, Maple Leafs beat Lightning 4-3
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Minor league call-up Joseph Woll made 46 saves, William Nylander had a goal and two assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night in a preview of an opening round playoff series next week. Woll, recalled on an emergency basis from the AHL Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiermaier, Springer lift Blue Jays over Tigers 9-3 in Toronto’s home opener
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Outfielders Kevin Kiermaier and George Springer had back-to-back homers in the fifth inning as the Blue Jays held off the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Tuesday in Toronto’s home opener. Alejandro Kirk had a three-run homer and an RBI single for the Blue Jays (7-4), who started the season on a 10-game road trip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL playoffs: Wildcats eliminate Drakkar 5-4 in Game 7 OT
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
MONCTON, N.B. – Maxim Barbashev’s goal at 14:53 of overtime lifted the Moncton Wildcats to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 7 of their first-round Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series on Tuesday night. The Wildcats, who thought they had the game under wraps when Vincent Labelle scored a power-play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rogers Centre renovations wow Toronto Blue Jays fans at home opener
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Excited fans raced through the gates at Rogers Centre, with some having to double back because they forgot their free giveaway, too eager to get their first look at the renovated ballpark. The Blue Jays hosted the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in Toronto’s home opener, making it the first time the stadium had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Injunction to be filed for reinstatement of Simon Fraser University football program
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
The fight to reinstate Simon Fraser University’s football program has become a legal battle. The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society will file an injunction against the Burnaby, B.C. school to reinstate its football program. The litigation is scheduled to be filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, with the Alumni Society doing so on behalf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs recall goaltender Joseph Woll, sign OHL’s Matt Onuska to amateur tryout
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from the American Hockey League ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Maple Leafs will also have an amateur serving as backup for the third consecutive game after signing Ontario Hockey League netminder Matt Onuska to a tryout Tuesday. Onuska, 20, had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deep Canadian squad confident heading into Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Even without one of its top players, Canada is ready to rally as women’s tennis returns to Vancouver this week. Bianca Andreescu won’t be in the lineup when the Canadians face Belgium in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers on Friday and Saturday. Andreescu, the country’s top-ranked women’s player, will miss the tie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada comeback falls short in 2-1 loss to France in Women’s World Cup tune-up
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
LE MANS, France – The injury-depleted Canadian women fell short in an attempted comeback Tuesday, beaten 2-1 by France in a women’s soccer friendly for their fourth loss in their last five outings. The fifth-ranked French went ahead in the 51st minute with Grace Geyoro, finding separation from her marker, heading home an accurate cross ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Alouettes extend Canadian kicker David Cote through 2024 season
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes signed kicker David Cote to a contract extension through the 2024 season Tuesday. Cote, of Quebec City, made 44-of-51 field goal attempts last season, his 86.3 per cent ratio standing fourth among league kickers. Cote, 26, booted 16 field goals of 40 or more yards, tops in the CFL. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Jamie Bruce continues quest to secure ’24 Elite Series berth
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
The odyssey continues for Jamie Bruce. The 33-year-old from Kenora, Ont., is in Many, La., for the Bassmaster Open event that begins Thursday at Toledo Bend Reservoir. It will be the second of nine he’ll do this year to qualify for the ’24 Elite Series. Cooper Gallant of Bowmanville, Ont., fished all nine ’22 Opens ... Read More »
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