By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
TRURO, N.S. – Canadian national team star Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal Friday in overtime and added an assist as Team Harvey’s beat Team Adidas 4-3 at the Dream Gap Tour. Hayley Scamurra, Alexa Gruschow and Jessie Eldridge also scored for Team Harvey’s, which was up 3-2 going into the third period at the ... Read More »
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Nike has parted ways with Kyrie Irving. The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt its relationship with the Brooklyn guard, who has been suspended by the Nets for what the team called a repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” The Nets made that move Thursday, and a day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on November 4th, 2022
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) – Russell Henley is playing so well that even some of his conservative shots wound up close enough for easy birdies. He had another 8-under 63 and opened a three-shot lead Friday in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Henley ran off three straight birdies early in his round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated Randie Shen of Chinese Taipei 11-3 to secure the top seed in the playoffs at the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Friday. Gushue’s rink from St. John’s, N.L., sits ahead of the Americans (6-1), South Korea (6-1) and Japan (3-4) in the standings with round-robin play coming to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
Canadian artist Josh Ross is set to perform alongside Jordan Davis and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line at the Grey Cup. The trio of country singers will take the stage at halftime of the Canadian Football League’s title game on Nov. 20 at Mosaic Stadium for a one-time collaboration. Ross, of Burlington, Ont., played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
VANCOUVER – David Menard is one of the few remaining B.C. Lions who knows what it’s like to suit up for a playoff game in Vancouver. It’s been six years since the Lions faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Division semifinal at B.C. Place, but the matchup has stayed with the veteran defensive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Canada’s Christa Deguchi won gold in the women’s under-57-kilogram competition Friday at the Baku Judo Grand Slam. Deguchi defeated Portugal’s Telma Monteiro in overtime in the grand final match. With the 2019 world champion fighting aggressively, Monteiro received a third penalty for non-combativeness, giving Deguchi the winning point. Deguchi opened with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
While the Canada Ravens women compete at the Rugby League World Cup currently underway in England, Canada’s men are taking their first steps towards the 2025 tournament. The men, known as the Wolverines, play the USA Hawks on Saturday in a one-off international in Tampa, Fla. The Canadians, who have not seen action since a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
MONTREAL – A junior college in Quebec is investigating after members of the school’s men’s hockey squad allegedly engaged in “unacceptable” behaviour during a private event. Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, located in St-Hyacinthe, Que., about 65 kilometres southeast of Montreal, says the unspecified incident contravened rules put in place by the coach and the school. College ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Kerri Einarson broke open a close game with four points in the eighth end of a 9-3 victory over Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa at the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., made a runback with her final stone to put the game out of reach. She iced the victory with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
The only woman to play in all six editions of the Rugby League World Cup is wearing Canadian colours these days. After representing her native New Zealand at the last five World Cups, Laura Mariu is now playing for the country where her mother was born. Mariu and the Canada Ravens women face tournament host ... Read More »
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