National Sports
Canadian Elite Basketball League announces expansion to Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season. Winnipeg will be the league’s fifth expansion since it launched in 2019 with six teams. The league said Winnipeg’s name and logo will be announced at a later date. The CEBL, now with 11 teams, is the largest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Arrows re-sign New Zealand-born prop Lolani Faleiva for 2023 MLR season
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
TORONTO – One day after re-signing Isaac Salmon, the Toronto Arrows have brought fellow prop Lolani Faleiva back for the 2023 MLR season. The two Kiwis proved to be imposing bookends for the Arrows last season, with Faleiva at six foot four and 285 pounds and Salmon measuring five foot 11 and 255 pounds. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family first: Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ success story built on caring culture
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
WINNIPEG – It was 2016 and Jermarcus Hardrick was rushing to the airport to catch a flight. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were heading to Vancouver for a CFL playoff game against the B.C. Lions and the offensive lineman, in his first year with the club, feared the wrath of head coach Mike O’Shea if he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
By The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
MOSCOW (AP) – American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big bet a bust in bid to allow sports gambling in California
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting, shooting down initiatives by Native American tribes and the gaming industry. The two groups raised nearly $600 million in competing efforts to expand gambling and try to capture a piece of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
MOSCOW (AP) – The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. “Brittney was transferred from the detention center in Iksha on the 4th November. She is now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuesday’s sports scoreboard, Nov. 8, 2022
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 6 Ottawa 4 Edmonton 3 Tampa Bay 2 Winnipeg 5 Dallas 1 Vegas 4 Toronto 3 (OT) New Jersey 3 Calgary 2 Montreal 3 Detroit 2 (SO) Arizona 4 Buffalo 1 Seattle 5 Nashville 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 1 Minnesota 0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Rebels lose first of season to equally hot ICE
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
WINNIPEG – Billed as a matchup of the Western Hockey League’s top heavyweights, the Winnipeg ICE knocked off the Red Deer Rebels 3-1 on Tuesday night at Wayne Fleming Arena. The Rebels, entering the game listed No. 1 in the Canadian Hockey League’s top 10 rankings, were rolling with a 15-0 record. The ICE, listed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers’ Kane cut on wrist by skate blade, taken to hospital
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Edmonton forward Evander Kane was cut on the left wrist by a skate blade Tuesday night and taken to the hospital with a frightening injury during the Oilers’ 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Oilers said Kane was in stable condition and scheduled to undergo a procedure Tuesday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith scores in OT, Knights down Leafs 4-3 for eighth straight win
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe has seen growth in his team over the last week. All those good vibes following a rocky start to the season aside, the Maple Leafs showed Tuesday there’s still a long road ahead. Reilly Smith scored his second of the night 23 seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Bulldogs sink teeth into shootout win against Petes
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Hamilton Bulldogs finally sunk their teeth into a real competitor as they defeated the Peterborough Petes 2-1 in an Ontario Hockey League shootout on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs, with a regulation time goal from Gavin White, improved to 4-7-1-0 with three goals in the seven-round shootout. Tommy Purdeller scored for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
