National Sports
Hot start to golf season has Canada’s Megan Osland eyeing Epson Tour
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
It’s all been coming together for Megan Osland this winter. Osland fired a 6-under 66 in the third round of Sunday’s Cactus Tour event for a one-shot victory. It’s the third win the native of Kelowna, B.C., has earned on the mini-tour this winter, and she feels she’s reaping the rewards of her hard work. ... Read More »
1 responseVeteran lineman Neufeld feels culture a powerful element for Blue Bombers
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
The allure of CFL free agency has been lost upon Pat Neufeld. Since 2019, the veteran offensive lineman has signed an extension to remain with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rather hit the open market. In fact, the six-foot-five, 290-pound Regina native agreed to a one-year deal last November, months before the start of CFL free ... Read More »
1 responseManitoba’s Jennifer Jones reaches playoffs at Tournament of Hearts
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones reached the playoffs at the Canadian women’s curling championship Wednesday with a 7-6 win in an extra end over Casey Scheidegger’s wild card team. Jones topped Pool B at 6-1. Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville was 5-1 with games against Yukon and Newfoundland and Labrador to play Wednesday. Ontario’s Rachel Homan got to ... Read More »
1 responseCalgary Dinos focused on playoffs after capping season with 23-game winning streak
By Vicki Hall, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
CALGARY – Centre Riley Stotts took a welcome break from studying for a geography exam this week to discuss the University of Calgary Dinos’ record-breaking 23-game winning streak in Canada West men’s hockey. But truthfully, Stotts would rather talk about the Dinos’ clash with the University of Saskatchewan on Thursday in Game 1 of their ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec major junior hockey to introduce ‘locker room code’ to prevent violent hazing
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
QUEBEC – The head of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League says he will introduce measures to combat the culture of silence that exists in locker rooms. Commissioner Gilles Courteau says a “locker room code” will be in effect in time for next season and will make clear what is unacceptable behaviour. Courteau testified today ... Read More »
1 responseHockey Canada renews partnership with Sheldon Kennedy’s Respect Group
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
CALGARY – Hockey Canada says it has renewed and expanded a partnership with Respect Group, an advocacy organization co-founded by former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy. In a statement released Wednesday, Hockey Canada said it will collaborate with Respect Group to develop new, age-appropriate player programs while continuing to deliver existing online training courses. Hockey Canada ... Read More »
1 responseAt Canada Winter Games, children of top athletes say their advice helps development
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
HALIFAX – For some athletes at the Canada Winter Games, the discipline of elite sport has been part of their lives since they bounced on their parents’ muscled legs. And as the Games unfold in Prince Edward Island, Halifax and Crabbe Mountain, N.B., a glance through the Team Alberta roster provides examples of elite-sports parents ... Read More »
1 responseMaple Leafs announce injured defenceman Jake Muzzin won’t play again this season
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
TORONTO – Jake Muzzin won’t play again this season. Whether the veteran defenceman can eventually resume his NHL career remains to be seen. The Maple Leafs announced Thursday the ailing Toronto blue-liner won’t suit up again in 2022-23 after initially suffering a neck injury Oct. 17 in a collision with Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran CFL quarterback Bethel-Thompson announces he’ll play in USFL
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
McLeod Bethel-Thompson has clarified his football future, and it doesn’t include a return to the CFL. The veteran quarterback announced on social media that he’ll play with the USFL’s New Orleans Breakers in 2023. Bethel-Thompson became a CFL free agent earlier this month after helping the Toronto Argonauts win the Grey Cup last season. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stuart Skinner calms Oilers’ crease: ‘Pretty crazy evolution’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
Connor McDavid has known Stuart Skinner a long time. Before the game’s bright lights – before he’d even been picked by a junior club – the goaltender was grinding away as a teenager beside McDavid at one of the gruelling fitness camps held by former NHLer Gary Roberts. McDavid would be on the biggest stage ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Fernandez and American partner Mattek-Sands advance in doubles at Dubai
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to the women’s doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 3-6, 6-1, 13-11 win over Xu Yifan and Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday. Fernandez and Mattek-Sands won 76.7 per cent of first-serve points and broke China’s Xu and Belarus’s ... Read More »
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