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Raptors drop a 116-110 decision to Boston for third loss at Scotiabank this season
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
TORONTO – Jayson Tatum had 31 points and 12 rebounds to lift the league-leading Boston Celtics to a 116-110 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, while Scottie Barnes finished with 21 and Gary Trent Jr., added 20 for the Raptors (12-12), who lost for just the third time at ... Read More »
1 responseVancouver, Calgary first teams announced in new women’s pro soccer league
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
VANCOUVER – A new professional women’s soccer league is coming to Canada. The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Monday that it will be home to one of two founding teams when the eight-team league begins in 2025. The other founding team belongs to Calgary Foothills Soccer Club. Homes for the six other teams are expected to be ... Read More »
1 responseHockey Canada releases list of invitees for upcoming world junior selection camp
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
CALGARY – Connor Bedard will highlight a group of 10 players hoping to win their second junior hockey championship title in six months when Hockey Canada kicks off its selection camp for the 2023 team Friday in Moncton, N.B. Hockey Canada released the list of 29 camp invitees for the upcoming world junior championship, which ... Read More »
1 responseCroatia going deep again at World Cup after shootout win
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2022
AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) – Croatia is going deep at another World Cup, and the team is taking the long route once again. Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three penalty kicks in Croatia’s 3-1 win over Japan in a shootout on Monday, securing a return to the quarterfinals for the runner-up in the 2018 tournament. The ... Read More »
1 responseNeymar scores, Brazil beats South Korea 4-1 at World Cup
By Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2022
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – It was the same old Neymar out there, looking fit and scoring a goal to move closer to Pelé’s all-time record and lead Brazil into the World Cup quarterfinals. Neymar returned from injury and converted a first-half penalty in Brazil’s 4-1 win over South Korea in the round of 16 on ... Read More »
1 responseJeanson, Forsythe among testifying athletes as safe sport study continues
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
Genevieve Jeanson’s story began, she said, when her coach first hit her on the head in training at the age of 14. The Canadian cyclist said in testimony in front of members of Parliament on Monday – apologizing for her blunt language – that the physical abuse turned to sexual assault by the age of ... Read More »
1 responseBonds, Clemens Hall of Fame bids now on even shakier ground
By Jay Cohen, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2022
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were rejected by baseball writers in their bids for the Baseball Hall of Fame ten times. On Sunday, the duo chased by steroid suspicions got another rebuke from a panel that included many of their peers. The door hasn’t formally shut on their Cooperstown chances. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan among notable names to cameo as ‘Nutcracker’ cannon dolls
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
TORONTO – Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Olympic hockey players Sarah Nurse and Renata Fast are among the celebrities set to appear as cannon dolls in “The Nutcracker.” The National Ballet of Canada says this season’s lineup of cameos includes Ramakrishnan, star of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” and Disney’s “Turning Red.” Other notable guests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens forward Gallagher out at least two weeks with lower-body injury
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The Montreal Canadiens say forward Brendan Gallagher will miss at least two weeks with a lower-body injury. Gallagher missed games at Calgary and Edmonton last week because of the injury. He had played every game of the season up to that point. Gallagher has three goals and five assists in 22 games. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Ismael Kone leaves CF Montreal for England’s Watford in wake of World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
The World Cup has helped another young Canadian move abroad. Midfielder Ismael Kone is leaving CF Montreal for England’s Watford, becoming the second member of Canada’s World Cup squad to switch teams since leaving Qatar. Watford, which plays in England’s second-tier Championship, said the 20-year-old Kone will join the club Jan. 1 on a 4 ... Read More »
1 responseMississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday changed its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The department dropped its demand of $1.1 million against Favre, acknowledging ... Read More »
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