National Sports
Veteran Canadian running back Harris wrapping his head around new role with Argos
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
Andrew Harris envisions a different role in what he anticipates will be the final season of his illustrious CFL career. Last year, Harris went into Toronto’s training camp as its starting running back after signing as a free agent. But the 35-year-old Winnipeg native, who last week signed a one-year deal with the Grey Cup-champion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playing with Hart: Lead Joe Hart and father Richard wearing Ontario colours at Brier
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – With a lineup vacancy ahead of the recent Ontario curling playdowns, Brent Laing checked in on some former teammates before firming up a replacement. He sent a group text to Richard Hart and Wayne Middaugh – both now in their mid-50’s — to see if they could “still slide.” “Both Wayne and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly headed to long-term injured reserve with broken finger
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
NEWARK, N.J. – Maple Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly will be out of action for a while. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters following Monday’s practice the centre, acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster trade last month, suffered a broken finger in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks and will be ... Read More »
1 responseOrlov, Giroux, Gustavsson named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
NEW YORK – Boston Bruins defenceman Dmitry Orlov, Ottawa Senators right-wing Claude Giroux and Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Orlov tied for second in the league with nine points (three goals, six assists) and had a plus-7 rating over four games to help the league-leading ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta’s Koe tops Wild Card 2’s Carruthers 9-7 in extra end at Tim Hortons Brier
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Alberta’s Kevin Koe needed an extra end to complete a 9-7 victory over Reid Carruthers of Wild Card 2 at the Tim Hortons Brier. Koe made a short in-off for a deuce to improve to 4-0 after seven draws of round-robin play. Carruthers fell to 2-2. In other early games, Wild Card ... Read More »
1 responseNeymar to undergo season-ending surgery on right ankle
By The Associated Press on March 6th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Brazilian soccer player Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months, French club Paris Saint-Germain said Monday. Neymar will miss PSG’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich on Wednesday and will be operated on in the coming days at a hospital ... Read More »
1 responseCompany behind Sporting Life and Golf Town to launch new Team Town Sports store
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian retailer Sporting Life Group is launching a new national sporting goods chain catering to team sports players. The company says its new Team Town Sports banner will open its first three locations this spring in Alberta and Ontario. It says it plans to expand to 25 stores across the country, creating about ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women’s professional sports
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a new commitment to improve gender equity in sports, saying at least half the money it spends sponsoring professional sports will go towards women by 2026. The retailer says its new multi-million dollar Women’s Sport Initiative will support the expansion of women’s professional sports leagues and programs in ... Read More »
1 responseNFL.com lists Canadians Brown, Sow as players who improved NFL draft stock at combine
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
It appears Canadians Chase Brown and Sidy Sow raised eyebrows at the ’23 NFL combine. Brown, a running back at Illinois, and Sow, an offensive lineman at Eastern Michigan, were among five Canadians at the combine, which concluded Sunday in Indianapolis. The others were Brown’s twin brother, Sydney (defensive back, Illinois), Matthew Bergeron (offensive lineman, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, March 5, 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Vegas 4 Montreal 3 Seattle 3 Colorado 2 (OT) New Jersey 5 Arizona 4 (OT) Carolina 6 Tampa Bay 0 Philadelphia 3 Detroit 1 — AHL Manitoba 5 Chicago 3 Charlotte 6 Hartford 3 Bridgeport 3 Springfield 0 Utica 6 Syracuse 4 WB/Scranton 6 Cleveland 4 Lehigh Valley 3 Providence 1 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Wong outshines Bedard as Blades beat Pats 5-2
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
REGINA – Connor who? Trevor Wong scored three goals and added an assist as the visiting Saskatoon Blades kept Connor Bedard off the scoresheet and defeated the Regina Pats 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday. Egor Sidorov scored twice for the Blades (42-13-4-1), who outshot the Pats 37-24 at the Brandt Centre. Sam ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
