National Sports
Liberal MP wants to expedite having Canada Soccer before parliamentary committee
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
It appears Canada Soccer may soon join Hockey Canada in coming under the scrutiny of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says the parliamentary committee has already requested the minutes of Canada Soccer’s board and wants to question the governing body in a future meeting. And while Canada Soccer was one ... Read More »
1 responseIFAF approves Canadian rules in competitions, use of the Canadian rulebook
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The International Federation of American Football has approved Canadian rules in international competition and the use of the Canadian Amateur Football rulebook in IFAF-sanctioned global competitions. Football Canada made the announcement Monday. “We are thrilled the IFAF recognizes 12-player football supporting the current international tackle rules,” Football Canada president Jim Mullin, who is ... Read More »
1 responseImpact players still available as CFL free agency set to begin Tuesday
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Now comes the waiting for Jeremy O’Day. According to CFL sources last week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders GM reached agreements in principle with quarterback Trevor Harris and receiver Jake Wieneke during the CFL’s free-agent negotiating window. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as deals reached during that time couldn’t be announced. Now, the Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Player Jim Rutledge and writer Robert Stanley Weir to join Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Golfer Jim Rutledge and reporter Robert Stanley Weir will be the next inductees into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The 63-year-old Rutledge from Victoria will be inducted in the player category. Weir, who was born in 1856 and died in 1926, will be inducted as a builder for his over two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I bet on us:’ Raptors confident in figuring it out entering later stretch of season
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
TORONTO – It’s been a season full of highs and lows for the 10th-place Toronto Raptors, but all-star forward Pascal Siakam says confidence hasn’t wavered with just 24 games left in the regular season. After days of discussion – and criticism – over the front office’s lack of activity at the trade deadline in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panarin, Karlsson, Keller named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
New York Rangers left-wing Artemi Panarin, San Jose defenceman Erik Karlsson and Arizona right-wing Clayton Keller have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Panarin led the NHL with nine points (four goals, five assists) in four games as the Rangers posted a perfect week and increased their overall winning streak to five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emphasis on medals needs to change, says Canadian sport minister
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says excellence needs to be redefined in the national sport policy. The emphasis on medals and podiums needs to change, the minister told a standing committee on the Status of Women examining the recent wave of reports of maltreatment and abuse in Canadian sport. St-Onge says the independent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Rebecca Marino qualifies for main draw at Qatar Open
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
DOHA, Qatar – Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino qualified for the main draw of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on Monday. Marino, ranked 75th in the world, landed just 44.4 per cent of her first serves, but won 78.6 per cent of the available points when it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to fame as a wrestler in the 1950s, and spent nearly a quarter of a century in the ring before he turned to ... Read More »
1 responseNick Taylor’s second place finish puts five Canadians in men’s top 100 golf rankings
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Nick Taylor’s second place finish at the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday made Canadian golf history. His US$2 million in winnings was the most ever won by a Canadian at a single event, even topping previous winners, as the PGA Tour significantly increased its purses this season. It also elevated the native of Abbotsford, B.C., ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Sunday Feb. 12, 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NFL Super Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas City 38 Philadelphia 35 — NHL Montreal 6 Edmonton 2 Seattle 4 Philadelphia 3 San Jose 4 Washington 1 Vegas 7 Anaheim 2 — NBA Toronto 119 Detroit 118 Boston 119 Memphis 109 &#... Read More »
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