National Sports
QMJHL Roundup: Remparts continue rolling with 5-2 win over Armada
By The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
QUEBEC – Nathan Gaucher scored two goals and James Malatesta had a goal and two assists as the Québec Remparts defeated the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5-2 on Friday. Vsevolod Komarov and Pier-Olivier Roy added the others for Québec (39-6-1-2). Quentin Miller made 16 saves. Jonathan Fauchon and Alexis Brisson responded for Blainville-Boisbriand (17-24-5-2), which dropped its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VanVleet has 32 as Raptors get 117-111 win over Rockets
By Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. The Raptors took a commanding lead in the third quarter and were up by double-digits for most of the fourth. But five straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kitayama leads Pebble Beach as the worst of the wind looms
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Kurt Kitayama is starting to feel more comfortable each time he gets in contention on the PGA Tour, and the Californian can only hope that’s the case going into the weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Kitayama opened with 10 straight pars before getting on track and finished birdie-par ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal tops Quebec semi-pro all-stars in friendly, looks to build on progression
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – After four long weeks, CF Montreal concluded the first leg of training camp with a 6-1 win over the Première ligue de soccer du Québec’s all-star team in a friendly match on Friday. Sunusi Ibrahim, with two goals, Nathan Saliba, Kamal Miller, Kei Kamara, and Romell Quioto all scored for Montreal. In its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger-Cats OL Colin Kelly suspended for drug policy violation
By The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – The CFL has handed Hamilton Tiger-Cats offensive lineman Colin Kelly a two-game suspension for violating the league’s drug policy. The league says Kelly tested positive for the banned substances GHRP-2 and GHRP-2 1-3 acid, both of which are linked to a growth hormone that stimulates appetite. It is Kelly’s first violation of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crosby, Ovechkin reunited at NHL all-star game: ‘They’ve kind of grown up together’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
SUNRISE, Fla. – Alex Ovechkin predicts he will sit down with Sidney Crosby to look back on their careers one day. His forever rival agrees. For now, the dynamic duo linked by talent and circumstance since they debuted in the NHL, still have plenty of unfinished business on the ice. Both players – in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling Canada does about-face, offers pregnancy exemption to all Scotties teams
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
With three members of Team Lawes trying to balance pregnancy with curling at times this season, Selena Njegovan was pleased her squad received an exemption to add an out-of-province replacement player for the national championship. What was disappointing, Njegovan said, was that only the top five teams in the national rankings were allowed to apply. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kurleigh Gittens Jr. re-signs with Argos, Janarion Grant stays with Blue Bombers
By The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
A pair of CFL all-stars have re-signed with their teams. Wide receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. inked a three-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed returner Janarion Grant to a one-year extension. Gittens, a 25-year-old Canadian, caught 81 passes (fifth best in the CFL) for 1,101 yards (sixth best) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Njegovan disappointed that only five teams allowed to apply for pregnancy exemption
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
With three members of Team Lawes trying to balance pregnancy with curling at times this season, Selena Njegovan was pleased her squad received an exemption to add an out-of-province replacement player for the national championship. What was disappointing, Njegovan said, was that only the top five teams in the national rankings were allowed to apply. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hope is disappearing’: Canucks fans frustrated over disappointing season
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Lopsided losses. A heavily critiqued coaching change. Jerseys on the ice. Vancouver Canucks faithful have seen it all during yet another disappointing season – and several say they’re frustrated not only with the on-ice performance, but with a lack of answers from the team’s front office. “We’re stuck in a state of perpetual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian running Chase Brown receives Senior Bowl honour
By The Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2023
MOBILE, Ala. – Canadian Chase Brown made quite an impression this week at the Senior Bowl. Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl’s executive director, tweeted Friday that the Illinois star was voted as the National team’s running back practice player of the week. Balloting was conducted by members of the National team’s linebackers group. Brown, of ... Read More »
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