National Sports
Elite Series pros Gustafson, Gallant, part of Canadian team at Pan-Am fishing event
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
They compete as individuals on the Elite Series, but professional anglers Jeff Gustafson and Cooper Gallant are teaming up to represent Canada. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., and Gallant, of Bowmanville, Ont., are members of the Canadian team competing in the 2024 Pan American Black Bass tournament on New Brunswick’s Saint John River. The two-day event, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Raptors sign Jahmi’us Ramsey, finalize training camp roster
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jahmi’us Ramsey, the team announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ramsey averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 17.3 minutes in seven games with Toronto last season. He also spent time in the G League, averaging 20.5 points in 32 games split between the Oklahoma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rourke: Lions need ‘sense of urgency’ entering final stretch of CFL season
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions “have to have a sense of urgency” as they prepare for their final four games of the CFL season. “There’s a lot of importance in these last four games,” Rourke said after practice this week. “We’ve got to get it going.” The Lions (7-7) want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil announces retirement from swimming
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has retired from swimming. The gold medallist in the women’s 100-metre butterfly at Tokyo’s Summer Games in 2021 made the announcement in a social media post. The 24-year-old from London, Ont., earned a complete set of medals in Tokyo after helping relay teams to silver and bronze medals. Mac Neil’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharks’ Celebrini and Smith and Canadiens’ Slafkovsky headline the NHL’s next generation of stars
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
Juraj Slafkovsky was an NHL draft pick, just like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard. The spotlight, however, has not been quite as bright or the hype train as strong for him in Montreal. “I like it that way,” Slafkovsky said. Regardless of the attention or lack thereof, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Auger-Aliassime falls to Nishioka in Japan Open first round
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2024
TOKYO – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Japan Open in the first round. Auger-Aliassime fell 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5) to Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in a three-hour-12-minute match at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime hit 12 aces to four for Nishioka and also had the edge in total points won (119-117) despite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau before their first home game since his death
By Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press on September 25th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence – for his uniform number – opened the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first game at Nationwide Arena since the star player’s death nearly a month ago. The tributes came just prior to the Blue Jackets’ 3-0 preseason victory over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeBrusk scores second goal in overtime to give Canucks pre-season win over Flames
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2024
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the game 58 seconds into overtime as the Vancouver Canucks battled back from a late deficit to defeat the Calgary Flames 4-3 in an NHL exhibition game Wednesday night. DeBrusk scored the winner on a tick-tack-toe play with Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes at Abbotsford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2024
Wednesday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 6 Boston 1 Seattle 8 Houston 1 Detroit 7 Tampa Bay 1 Baltimore 9 N.Y. Yankees 7 Chicago White Sox 4 L.A. Angels 3 (10 innings) Texas 5 Oakland 1 National League Philadelphia 9 Chicago Cubs 6 Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 5 Colorado 2 Arizona 8 San ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps down Toronto FC on penalties to clinch Canadian Championship
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have won their third straight Canadian Championship title, defeating Toronto FC 0-0 (4-2 on penalties) in the final at BC Place on Wednesday. Defender Bjorn Utvik scored the decisive penalty for Vancouver, firing a shot into the left side of the net in the fifth round of kicks. Goalkeeper Isaac ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Koe skipping a three-man curling team at PointsBet Invitational
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2024
CALGARY – Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now. The four-time Canadian and two-time men’s world champion dropped second Jacques Gauthier from his Glencoe Club team on the eve of the PointsBet Invitational that started Wednesday in Calgary. Koe opened the event that offers $50,000 in prize money to each of the ... Read More »
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