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Canadian Premier League teams add young talent to rosters via the U Sports draft
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
TORONTO – Expansion Vancouver FC added to its roster Thursday by taking Anthony White and Ameer Kinani with the first two picks of the CPL U Sports draft. The eight Canadian Premier League clubs were allowed to each select two players from a list of 199 university athletes who declared for the draft, the biggest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unified MMA closes in on half-century of shows with three fight cards in 15 days
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
TORONTO – Sunny Sareen is a busy man these days. The Unified MMA president is in the midst of putting on three fight cards in 15 days, a run that started Dec. 2 with Unified MMA 47 in Calgary. “An ambitious plan,” Sareen himself said. Unified MMA 48 takes place Friday in Toronto, the promotion’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden’s Malmo FF
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Defender Derek Cornelius was transferred by the Vancouver Whitecaps to Sweden’s Malmo FF on Thursday. Cornelius, 25, joined the Whitecaps in January 2019 via transfer from Serbian club FK Javor Ivanjica and went on to make 37 appearances for Vancouver across all competitions. In July 2021, the native of Ajax, Ont., joined Greek ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious Achiuwa
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
TORONTO – While Precious Achiuwa has resumed some light practising, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse erased any expectations the athletic forward would be back playing any time soon. “Probably each day getting a little closer . . . (but) you’re looking at the new year for sure,” Nurse said after practice Thursday. “I wouldn’t even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian forward Levonte Johnson a finalist for soccer’s MAC Hermann Trophy
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
Canadian forward Levonte Johnson, who helped Syracuse to the NCAA College Cup on Monday, is one of three finalists for the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy. The award is the top individual honour in NCAA Division I soccer. Johnson, a senior from Brampton, Ont., is up against Creighton junior forward Duncan McGuire and Duke junior midfielder ... Read More »
1 responsePHF all-star weekend comes to Toronto a year after hosting plans scrapped by COVID-19
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
BOSTON – After a year-long delay the Premier Hockey Federation’s all-star weekend will make its Canadian debut next month in Toronto. The PHF announced that the home of the league’s Toronto Six franchise will host the women’s hockey event, ending with the all-star tournament Jan. 29 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. The 2022 event was ... Read More »
1 responseBrampton, Ont., to host women’s hockey world championship in 2023
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
CALGARY – Brampton, Ont., will host the women’s hockey world championship in 2023. Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association made the announcement on Thursday. The CAA Centre will host the international tournament from April 5 to 16. It’s the first time the Greater Toronto Area has hosted the event since 2000. Ten teams ... Read More »
1 responseAuger-Aliassime, Fernandez named Tennis Canada’s players of the year
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
MONTREAL – Félix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez have been named Tennis Canada’s Players of the Year. Auger-Aliassime, who won three straight events late in the year before leading Canada to its first Davis Cup title, won in the men’s singles category. Fernandez, who defended her Monterrey Open title, won in the women’s singles category ... Read More »
1 responseMac Neil, Masse advance to 50 backstroke final at short-course swimming championships
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
MELBOURNE, Australia – Canadians Maggie Mac Neil and Kylie Masse have advanced to the final of the women’s 50-metre backstroke at the world short-course swimming championships. Mac Neil and Masse, who took gold and silver in the event at last year’s championships in Abu Dhabi, were second and fourth after the semifinals. Mac Neil, from ... Read More »
1 responseMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president
By Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2022
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country. Baker, a Republican, has been governor of Massachusetts since 2015. He announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. He will start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paralympic curler Ideson says club accessibility in Canada lacking
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
Entering a curling club isn’t something Mark Ideson takes for granted. The three-time Paralympian in wheelchair curling says a single stair poses a formidable hurdle to pursue his sport. “That one stair might as well be Mount Everest because you can’t get up that stair independently,” Ideson told The Canadian Press. Ideson skipped Canada to ... Read More »
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