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Canada Soccer to reveal World Cup roster on Nov. 13, 10 days ahead of Belgium game
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
Canada will announce its World Cup roster on Sunday, 10 days before opening play in Qatar against No. 2 Belgium. Coach John Herdman can name up to 26 players. The roster limit was 23 at past tournaments. In June, FIFA announced that final rosters have been increased to at least 23 and a maximum of ... Read More »
1 responseBonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballot
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) – Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro are on the eight-man ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee, which meets Dec. 4 in San Diego. Albert Belle, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy and Curt Schilling also are on the ballot announced Monday for the 16-member ... Read More »
1 responseCanada captain Christine Sinclair challenges Canada Soccer to step up in new memoir
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
Christine Sinclair reviews her distinguished soccer career and lays down a challenge for the future in her new memoir “Playing the Long Game.” The Canada captain says it’s high time for Canada Soccer, the sport’s domestic governing body, to ensure an equal playing field for women. That includes establishing a women’s domestic pro league so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernandez, Andreescu to lead Canadian squad against Italy and Switzerland at BJK Cup
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
Armed with a well-rounded lineup that has plenty of star power, Canadian captain Sylvain Bruneau is aiming high at this week’s Billie Jean King Cup. “We’re capable of everything really,” he said Monday on a pre-tournament video call from Glasgow. The 12-team finals bracket features four groups at Emirates Arena. In Group A, Canada will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robertson, MacKinnon and Karlsson named NHL three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
NEW YORK – Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and San Jose Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Robertson scored four goals and added four assists in three games to push his goal streak to a career-high five games. The 23-year-old Robertson capped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada camp in Bahrain ‘devastated’ by news of goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau’s broken leg
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
Canada’s first training session Monday at a pre-World Cup training camp in Bahrain was overshadowed with the panful news that goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was back in the U.S., recovering from surgery to repair a broken leg. Crepeau was hurt playing for Los Angeles FC in Saturday’s MLS Cup final. The injury occurred in extra time ... Read More »
1 responseJudo Canada signs on to federal government’s Abuse-Free Sport program
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
MONTREAL – Judo Canada says it’s joined Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government’s new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. Starting on Jan. 2, Judo Canada and its stakeholders will have access to the services of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner, which serves as the central hub of Abuse-Free Sport. Judo ... Read More »
1 responseRihanna talks motherhood, Super Bowl: ‘It was now or never’
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to the stage less than a year after giving birth to her first child, the performance would have to top anything she’d done before. “If I’m going to leave my baby, I’m going to leave my baby for something special,” the ... Read More »
1 responseSunday’s sports scoreboard, Nov. 6, 2022
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
Sunday’s Games CFL Semifinals Montreal 28 Hamilton 17 B.C. 30 Calgary 16 — NHL Toronto 3 Carolina 1 Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (OT) Florida 5 Anaheim 3 — AHL Calgary 8 San Jose 2 Manitoba 2 Texas 1 (OT) Providence 1 Bridgeport 0 Hershey 4 W-B/Scranton 3 Iowa 5 Rockford 4 (SO) — NBA ... Read More »
1 responseContent former No 1 Ash Barty rules out tennis comeback
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
MELBOURNE (AP) – Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has emphatically ruled out ever making a comeback to tennis, or switching to another sport. Launching her autobiography at Melbourne Park – scene of her Australian Open triumph in January just two months before her shock retirement announcement – the 26-year-old said she had no desire ... Read More »
1 responseWHL roundup: Winterhawks outlast Chiefs in a wild 8-7 shootout win
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
PORTLAND, Ore. – Jack O’Brien and Robbie Fromm-Delorme each scored twice as the Portland Winterhawks won a wild 8-7 Western Hockey League game in a Sunday night shootout against the never-say-die Spokane Chiefs. The Winterhawks jumped out to an early 4-1 lead and appeared well on their way to an 11th WHL victory at Veterans ... Read More »
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