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Canada women’s rugby team returns to action after fourth-place finish at World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
Captain Sophie de Goede and hooker Emily Tuttosi, both named to World Rugby’s 15s Dream Team of the Year in 2022, will lead Canada in test matches against South Africa and the United States. The games in Spain are the first for the Canadian women since their fourth-place finish at the Rugby World Cup in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens forward Dvorak out for the season following knee surgery
By The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are down another body after forward Christian Dvorak underwent season-ending knee surgery Wednesday. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes said in a statement that the procedure was performed in New York and Dvorak is expected to make a full recovery before the start of next season. The 27-year-old hasn’t played since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Creighton, Savoie ready to make quick impact on Latinoamerica Tour
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
Myles Creighton is happy to be back playing golf on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, but he hopes it’s his last stop on his way up to a higher-tier tour. Creighton, from Digby, N.S., is the top ranked Canadian golfer at this week’s Termas de Rio Hondo Invitational in Argentina, the first Latinoamerica event of 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gausman strikes out seven over three-plus innings, Jays down Pirates 7-1
By The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Starter Kevin Gausman pitched 3 1/3 sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 Wednesday in spring training baseball action. Gausman surrendered just two hits and two walks while striking out seven in picking up the win. Whit Merrifield and Phil Clarke each drove in two runs and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson joins D.C. United’s coaching staff
By The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Former Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson is back in Major League Soccer, this time as an assistant coach with D.C. United. The 46-year-old Welshman spent the last two seasons in Australia in charge of the Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle United Jets. “Carl is an experienced MLS coach who has a great ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA suspends Ja Morant 8 games for having gun in video
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game on Wednesday when the Grizzlies play in Miami. He will miss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five of eight Canadian Premier League teams set to make playoffs this season
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
The Canadian Premier League is expanding its playoffs to include a fifth team. Previously the top four clubs in the eight-team league made the post-season, with No. 1 facing No. 4 and Nov. 2 taking on No. 3 in the semifinals. Starting this season, which kicks off April 15, the top two in the regular-season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodgers plans to play for Jets in 2023, awaits Packers’ move
By The Associated Press on March 15th, 2023
Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay as the four-time NFL MVP quarterback waits for the Packers to trade him. Rodgers made his comments during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM. The 39-year-old Rodgers said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall of Famer Carmelina Moscato enjoying Mexican soccer adventure with Tigres
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
Soccer has led Carmelina Moscato to jobs in Australia, Italy, Sweden, the U.S., Denmark and Mexico. And now the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. The former defender, who won 94 caps for Canada between 2002 and 2015 as well as a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, joins 2000 Gold Cup hero Richard Hastings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Six need to sink Connecticut Whale in semifinal series to pursue Isobel Cup
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
Becoming the first Canadian team to win an Isobel Cup requires clearing a hurdle that’s tripped the Toronto Six in back-to-back years. The Six open a best-of-three Premier Hockey Federation semifinal Friday against the visiting Connecticut Whale in Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. The winner advances to a one-game championship March 26 in Tempe, Ariz., to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings’ Lyles suspended 1 game; Bucks’ Lopez fined $25,000
By The Associated Press on March 15th, 2023
NEW YORK – Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles was suspended one game without pay and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez was fined $25,000 for their involvement in an altercation at the end of a game Monday night, the NBA announced Wednesday. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was dribbling out the clock in the final minute of the ... Read More »
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