National Sports
Canadian Premier League raises minimum wage, rejigs salary structure
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
TORONTO – The Canadian Premier League is rejigging its salary structure and increasing its minimum player salary for next season. The minimum salary in 2023 will be $30,000, up from $22,000 this season. The league is also separating its player and technical staff salary budget. This year, teams operated under a “compensation cap” of $1.2 ... Read More »
1 responseWorld Series, football dominate week’s TV ratings
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Here are the 20 most-watched programs in prime-time television for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6, according to the Nielsen company. 1. NFL Football: Tennessee at Kansas City, NBC, 17.69 million. 2. “NFL Pregame” (Sunday), NBC, 13.81 million. 3. World Series Game 5: Houston at Philadelphia, Fox, 12.77 million. 4. World ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury gears up to add to his records
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
The smell of competition in the air still gets Mikael Kingsbury’s adrenalin pumping, even after years of winning everything there is to win in his sport. The world’s most accomplished moguls skier is about to depart for a training block in Finland, where the World Cup season opens Dec. 4-5 in Ruka. “I still can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Pacific FC captain Jamar Dixon moves into CPL team’s front office
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
Former captain Jamar Dixon has moved into the Pacific FC front office as the Canadian Premier League club’s manager of football and player development. Dixon, 33, announced Sept. 30 that this would be his last season as a player. The veteran midfielder and Pacific, which won the CPL title in 2021, lost 3-1 on aggregate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLS Cup final averages combined 2.155 million viewers
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles FC’s victory over the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks in the MLS Cup final was the second highest in the league’s 27-year history for combined U.S. viewers. Saturday’s game averaged a combined 2.155 million viewers on Fox and Univision, a 38% increase from the 2021 final between NYCFC and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This year’s World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3% from the 11,940,000 for the Atlanta Braves’ six-game win over the Astros last year and ahead of only the 9,946,000 for the Los Angeles ... Read More »
1 responseCanada Ravens women look to end Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
The Canada Ravens look to end their Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note Wednesday against tournament debutant Brazil in Leeds, England. Having lost to Papua New Guinea (34-12) and England (54-4), the Canadian women cannot advance to the semifinals. Pride and third place in Group A are on the line Wednesday at ... Read More »
1 responseGymnastics coach from Durham region charged with sexual assault, exploitation
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OSHAWA, Ont. – A Canadian gymnastics coach has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation. According to the Durham Regional Police special victims unit, an investigation commenced last month after a victim reported that they had been inappropriately touched. Sarah Nicholson, 34, of Oshawa, Ont., has been charged with five counts of sexual assault ... Read More »
1 responseEcuador keeps World Cup place after ruling by sports court
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup but will be deducted three points in qualifying for the 2026 tournament because of a false document being used to get a passport for a Colombia-born player, sport’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling comes 12 days before ... Read More »
1 responseNew Zealand prop Isaac Salmon returns for second season with the Toronto Arrows
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
TORONTO – Prop Isaac Salmon has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old from New Zealand was named the Arrows forward of the year in his debut 2022 season with the team. The five-foot-eleven, 255-pounder played in 16 matches, including 12 starts, collecting 518 carry metres on 79 ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian actor Ryan Reynolds confirms interest in buying Ottawa Senators
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
Ryan Reynolds has confirmed the rumours – he is interested in buying the Ottawa Senators. The Canadian movie star spoke about possibly taking over the NHL club on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Reynolds is already co-owner of the Welsh soccer club Wrexham with fellow actor Rob McElhenney. Fallon asked Reynolds about purchasing the ... Read More »
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