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Toronto Raptors confirm plans to retire Vince Carter’s No. 15
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that Vince Carter’s No. 15 will be the first number to be retired by the NBA franchise. The Raptors said in a release Friday that Carter’s jersey will be lifted to the rafters at Scotiabank Arena at halftime of the team’s Nov. 2 game against the Sacramento Kings. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal look to avoid upset as league-worst San Jose visits amid playoff chase
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
MONTREAL – CF Montreal wants to avoid a little déjà vu on Saturday. As the Major League Soccer playoff race heats up, Montreal (8-12-10) is riding a three-game unbeaten run and is favoured to win when the last-place San Jose Earthquakes visit Saputo Stadium. But Laurent Courtois’s men were also expected to prevail a month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timeline: A look at Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair’s honour roll
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
Canada’s Christine Sinclair has announced plans to retire from professional soccer at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. The 41-year-old former Canada captain, who retired from international soccer last year, will play her final game with the Portland Thorns, her longtime club team, on Nov. 1. A look at her glittering resume: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian legend Christine Sinclair announces retirement from professional soccer
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
Canadian legend Christine Sinclair has announced that she will retire from playing professional soccer at the end of the season. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., said in a post on Instagram that she will finish out the National Women’s Soccer League campaign with the Portland Thorns, who are scheduled to finish out the regular season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors rookie guard Walter to miss training camp with shoulder injury
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja’Kobe Walter will not participate in on-court activities at the NBA team’s upcoming training camp in Montreal after sustaining a shoulder injury. The team said Walter sprained his right acromioclavicular joint – where the collar bone joins the scapula – during informal workouts this week. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran centre Bryan Little to sign one-day contract, retire as Winnipeg Jet
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets announced Friday they are signing Bryan Little to a one-day contract, allowing the centre to retire with the franchise he spent his entire NHL career with. The Jets said in a release that they will celebrate Little’s career on Oct. 20 when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Little was selected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB’s postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish
By David Brandt, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there’s little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over the potential matchup between two of the top sluggers of this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs
By The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
ZURICH (AP) – Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has died one day after crashing at the road world championships, race organizers said on Friday. She was aged 18. “Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement. Furrer suffered a head injury on Thursday in the junior women’s event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City’s Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery
By James Robson, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his damaged ACL on Friday. The Spain international also injured his meniscus. “This season is over (for him),” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “We are there to support him in a good recovery, step by step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Leylah Fernandez knocked out of China Open
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
BEIJING – Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is out of the China Open after being upset by American Peyton Stearns on Friday. The unseeded Stearns, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, took down the 20th-seed Fernandez in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, in the round of 64 in Beijing. Fernandez, 22, committed five double faults and landed just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City’s Rodri has had an operation on his ACL and will miss the rest of the season
By James Robson, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Spain international has also injured his meniscus and underwent surgery on Friday. ___ James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer... Read More »
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