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OHL Roundup: Christopoulos, Harrison lead Spitfires’ dominant 9-3 win over Firebirds
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
FLINT, Mich. – Alex Christopoulos netted a hat trick, Brett Harrison had two goals and three assists and the Windsor Spitfires dominated the Flint Firebirds en route to a 9-3 victory on Wednesday. Jacob Maillet, with two goals and one assist, Colton Smith and Rodwin Dionicio provided the rest of the offence for Windsor (33-12-3-1), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Shapovalov falls in straight sets in second round of Dallas Open
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov suffered a 7-6 (1), 6-4 loss at the hands of China’s Yibing Wu in the second round of the Dallas Open on Wednesday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native had eight aces to Yibing’s two, but committed eight double faults in the one hour, 33-minute match. Shapovalov also fired 21 winners to his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kreider, Chytil lead Rangers to 4-3 win over Canucks
By Allan Kreda, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil got New York off to a strong start in the first period and the Rangers held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who have won four straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pascal Siakam powers Raptors past Spurs 112-98 for Toronto’s third straight win
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam’s 37 points led all scorers in the Toronto Raptors’s 112-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Siakam also pulled down 10 rebounds and added a team-best seven assists as Toronto (26-30) won its third straight. It was his fourth 30-point double-double of the season and 22nd of his career. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dajome scores twice as Vancouver Whitecaps blank Toronto FC 3-0 in pre-season play
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
INDIO, Calif. – Cristian Dajome scored twice in the second half to help the Vancouver Whitecaps blank Toronto FC 3-0 in pre-season play Wednesday at the Coachella Valley Invitational. Dajome scored in the 67th minute from the penalty spot, adding his second in the 77th at Empire Polo Club. Javain Brown, heading home a Luis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After a week of uncertainty, Selena Njegovan confirms she’ll be on site at Scotties
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
After almost a week of uncertainty about event accessibility due to her pregnancy leave, Team Lawes vice Selena Njegovan has confirmed she plans to attend the Canadian women’s curling championship. Both Curling Canada and Njegovan said they have cleared things up after a miscommunication led to confusion about her role at the Scotties Tournament of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian soccer player describes the horror of the earthquake in Turkey
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Canadian soccer player Sam Adekugbe was one of the lucky ones. He managed to escape earthquake-ravaged Antakya in Turkey. Some of his teammates and staff at his club Hatayspor are still missing. The 28-year-old from Calgary is now safe in Istanbul with Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson, who plays for Besiktas. But he tells a harrowing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After a season on loan in the CPL, defender Luke Singh looks to stick with Toronto FC
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
After being thrown into the deep end with Toronto FC in 2021, defender Luke Singh found himself facing different challenges last season on loan with FC Edmonton. And while he relished the opportunity he got in the Canadian Premier League, the 22-year-old admits playing for a franchise in limbo wasn’t easy. The CPL took over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ealey: Historic Super Bowl matchup is between two good QBs ‘who happen to be Black’
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Long before there was Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Doug Williams or even Warren Moon, there was Chuck Ealey. When Mahomes and Hurts lead the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively, on to the field Sunday, it will mark the first Super Bowl featuring two Black starting quarterbacks. Adding emphasis to the historic matchup is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian snowboarder Brooke D’Hondt relishes hometown halfpipe World Cup
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
CALGARY – Brooke D’Hondt has dropped into Calgary’s halfpipe a 10-minute drive from home more times than she can count, but the snowboarder will compete in her first World Cup there starting Thursday. The youngest member of Canada’s 2022 Olympic team in Beijing became serious about snowboarding around the same time WinSport built a superpipe ... Read More »
1 responseToronto FC sells young Canadian winger Jayden Nelson to Norway’s Rosenborg
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Toronto FC has sold 20-year-old winger Jayden Nelson to Norway’s Rosenborg BK. Nelson has made 50 appearances across all competitions since joining Toronto as a homegrown player in January 2020 but found himself behind Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi when the Italian stars joined the club midway through last season. The return of veteran attacking ... Read More »
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