National Sports
Barnes’s double-double leads Raptors past Heat 106-92 as Toronto gains ground in East
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – Scottie Barnes had a double-double, including a career-high for assists, as the Toronto Raptors earned a 106-92 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Barnes had 22 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds as Toronto (38-38) won its third-straight game. Pascal Siakam just missed out on a double-double of his own with 26 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi surpasses 100 career goals for Argentina
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2023
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (AP) – Lionel Messi has surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday’s international friendly against Curaçao. The 35-year-old Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean team in the 20th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the box to reach the milestone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian swimmer McIntosh sets women’s world record in 400-metre freestyle
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Toronto has set a world record in the women’s 400-metre freestyle event at the Canadian swimming trials. McIntosh finished the 400-metre event in three minutes, 56.08 seconds, breaking the record of 3:56.40 that was set last year by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus. McIntosh previously held the Canadian record in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government directs $13.8 million towards safe sport in budget
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
The Canadian government committed $13.8 million in Tuesday’s budget to addressing safe sport issues that have dominated headlines over the last year. Federal sport minister Pascale St-Onge has said the sport system is in crisis. Tearful athletes have testified at parliamentary committee meetings in recent months about the sexual, mental and physical abuse they’ve experienced, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More work needed to make hockey safe for LGBTQ people: former pro player
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – NHL players refusing to participate in Pride nights around the league shows hockey still isn’t safe for a number of LGBTQ people, says one of the first male professional players to publicly come out as gay. Brock McGillis is working to change the sport he loves through a new non-profit, Alphabet Sports Collective, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernandez, Townsend advance to doubles semifinals at Miami Open
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
MIAMI – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advanced to the Miami Open women’s doubles semifinals Tuesday with a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8 win over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine. Fernandez and Townsend were accurate on 88.9 per cent of first serves in the final set and won 66.7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kikuchi strong again as Jays lose Grapefruit League finale to Phillies
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Yusei Kikuchi put in one last strong pitching performance this spring as the Toronto Blue Jays ended their Grapefruit League campaign Tuesday with a 6-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Kikuchi pitched 2 2/3 no-hit innings of relief, racking up six strikeouts over that span. The left-hander finished spring training with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Arrows trade rights to veteran Canadian Kyle Baillie, sign two sevens players
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Arrows have traded the rights to veteran forward Kyle Baillie to Old Glory D.C. and signed Canadian sevens international wing D’Shawn Bowen and centre Dawson Fatoric for the remainder of the Major League Rugby season. In exchange for Baillie, the Arrows received salary cap considerations next season. The Arrows had acquired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – Mark Weightman is back as president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes. The club announced Weightman’s appointment Tuesday. He will take office April 11. This will mark Weightman’s second stint with Montreal. He was with the organization from 1996 to ’16, serving as president/CEO from 2013 to 2016. Weightman takes over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympiques, Phoenix lead CHL’s top 10 rankings ahead of playoffs
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
Two teams from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League lead the Canadian Hockey League’s top 10 rankings ahead of the 2023 playoffs. The Gatineau Olympiques, after finishing the QMJHL regular season on a 23-0-1 run, are ranked No. 1, one spot ahead of the Sherbrooke Phoenix. The No. 5 Quebec Remparts and No. 7 Halifax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran jockey Luis Contreras to chase third Plate victory
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The name might be different, but the goal remains the same for jockey Luis Contreras. Since 1952, the opening leg of Canada’s Triple Crown was known as the Queen’s Plate, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. But following her death last year and King Charles III’s ascension to the throne, North America’s longest ... Read More »
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