National Sports
Captain Christine Sinclair slams Canada Soccer at parliamentary hearing
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
Captain Christine Sinclair delivered a scathing indictment of Canada Soccer before a parliamentary committee Thursday, citing a culture of secrecy and obstruction. Sinclair and teammates Janine Beckie, Sophie Schmidt and Quinn, who goes by one name, told the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that the Canadian women’s team has essentially been treated as an afterthought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poulin leads experienced Team Canada in quest for third straight women’s hockey title
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
CALGARY – Captain Marie-Philip Poulin will lead an experienced squad when Canada seeks its third straight women’s world hockey title next month. Hockey Canada released its 23-player roster for the tournament, which runs April 5-16 in Brampton, Ont. Eighteen players selected to the roster were part of Canada’s championship team last year in Denmark. All ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St-Onge sees no neutral path for Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris Olympics
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
Canada’s sport minister says the federal government does not think it’s possible for Russian or a Belarusian athletes to compete in the next Olympics. Pascale St-Onge made the comment Thursday in response to an open letter signed by 42 retired Canadian Olympians the day before. The letter urges the COC to not allow Russian or ... Read More »
1 responseHighlights of proposed labour deal from Canada Soccer
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
Canada Soccer released part of its proposed collecting bargaining agreement with the men’s and women’s national teams on Thursday. Here are some highlights of its proposal: – Players from both the men’s and women’s teams would receive a $3,500 appearance fee per game plus win bonuses up to $5,500 per player depending on the rank ... Read More »
1 responseToronto Blue Jays fans fifth least annoying in Major League Baseball
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays fans have earned themselves a good reputation around Major League Baseball. A recent survey of fans voted Blue Jays supporters the fifth least annoying and 11th best-behaved in all of MLB. Fans of the New York Yankees, Toronto’s division rival, have the distinction of being the most annoying and the worst behaved. ... Read More »
1 responseCanada Soccer releases details of proposed labour deal with national teams
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
Canada Soccer has released details of its proposed collecting bargaining agreement with the men’s and women’s national teams, saying it’s time to get a deal done. The move is a pre-emptive strike, before four members of the Canadian women’s soccer team aired their grievances before a parliamentary committee later Thursday. Canada Soccer says its proposed ... Read More »
1 responseNorthern Ontario’s Tanner Horgan books playoff ticket at Tim Hortons Brier
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Northern Ontario’s Tanner Horgan secured a playoff berth at the Tim Hortons Brier on Thursday with a 7-4 victory over Nova Scotia’s Matthew Manuel. Horgan stole three points in the eighth end when Manuel was heavy with a draw. He improved to 6-1 and still had a chance to secure first place ... Read More »
1 responseFormer CFL player Darnell Sankey making quick adjustment to playing in XFL
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
It hasn’t taken Darnell Sankey long to adjust to life in the XFL. Sankey, the CFL’s leading tackler in each of the last two seasons, had eight tackles (five solo, two for loss) and half a sack in the Arlington Renegades’ 10-9 win over the Orlando Guardians on Sunday. That earned Sankey defensive player of ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Paralympian Patrick Jarvis named Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton interim CEO
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
CALGARY – Former Paralympian Patrick Jarvis has been named the interim chief executive officer for Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. The national sports organization’s board of directors made the announcement on Thursday. Jarvis’s appointment comes after a tumultuous year for Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton that saw more than 70 current and former athletes call for change within the ... Read More »
1 responseRaptors’ VanVleet heavily criticizes officiating after loss
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on March 9th, 2023
LOS ANGELES – Fred VanVleet tried to take a double breath before addressing reporters. But the Toronto Raptors guard was unable to suppress his frustration with referee Ben Taylor and his crew. VanVleet was extremely critical of Taylor after the Raptors’ 108-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night – not only for ... Read More »
1 responseA capsule look at the U Sports men’s basketball Final 8
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men’s basketball Final 8 in Halifax. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular season records. The tournament runs from Friday to Sunday. No. 1 Victoria Vikes (17-3) Behind U Sports scoring leader Diego Maffia (24.9 points ... Read More »
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