December 14th, 2024

National Sports

Anunoby has 32 points, 10 rebounds to spoil Kyle Lowry’s return to Toronto

By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

TORONTO – O.G. Anunoby had a season-high 32 points plus 10 rebounds to lead the undermanned Toronto Raptors to a 112-104 win over Kyle Lowry and the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Fred VanVleet added 23 points and eight assists for the Raptors (9-7), who snapped Miami’s three-game winning streak on the way to their fourth ... Read More »

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Verlander, Alcantara are unanimous Cy Young Award winners

By Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2022

HOUSTON (AP) – Houston’s Justin Verlander in the American League and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in the National League were both unanimous selections for the Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. It’s the second time the winners in both leagues were unanimous since the award began in 1956 and the first since Detroit’s Denny McLain in ... Read More »

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Miami’s Alcantara unanimous choice for NL Cy Young Award

By Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2022

HOUSTON (AP) – Miami’s Sandy Alcantara won the National League Cy Young Award unanimously on Wednesday night after posting a 2.28 ERA while pitching a major league-best 228 2/3 innings and six compete games. Alcantara received all 30 first-place votes, the 15th time the NL has had a unanimous winner. Atlanta’s Max Fried was second ... Read More »

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Absent from practice, intrigue deepens around Grey Cup status of Bomber QB Collaros

By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

REGINA – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were minus quarterback Zach Collaros in their first practice of Grey Cup week. Backup Dru Brown took first-team reps Wednesday amid blowing snow at a minor-league field in suburban Regina. Collaros sustained an apparent right ankle injury when he was tackled in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s West final ... Read More »

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Argos head coach Dinwiddie looking to emulate Bombers’ successful model

By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

REGINA – Mike O’Shea and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are where Ryan Dinwiddie wants the Toronto Argonauts to be. Winnipeg faces Toronto in the Grey Cup game Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Blue Bombers are chasing a third straight CFL title. “I have a lot of respect for (O’Shea) and what they’ve done in Winnipeg,” ... Read More »

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Argos’ Davis calls preparing for sixth Grey Cup in six seasons an ‘absurd’ feat

By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

REGINA – Ja’Gared Davis is heading to his sixth consecutive Grey Cup game, an unlikely streak he calls “absurd.” Davis and his Toronto Argonauts teammates will take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the two-time defending Grey Cup champions, on Sunday in the CFL championship game at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium. Davis has played six CFL seasons ... Read More »

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Tom Brady, Larry David, other celebrities named in FTX suit

By Ken Sweet, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) – A host of Hollywood and sports celebrities including Larry David and Tom Brady were named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arguing that their celebrity status made them culpable for promoting the firm’s failed business model. FTX has been in the public eye for more than a ... Read More »

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NHL Notebook: New coaching hires making waves across league

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

Jim Montgomery mapped out a straight-forward approach before entering the fray as a new voice in a veteran locker room. “Learn from them,” the first-year Boston Bruins head coach said. “They have an incredible culture. It’s well-known throughout the league. “One of the first things I said was, “˜I want to work together and learn ... Read More »

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Blue Bombers without QB Zach Collaros in first practice of Grey Cup week

By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

REGINA – Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros did not step onto the field for the team’s first practice in Regina ahead of Sunday’s Grey Cup. The West Division’s nominee for the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player sustained an apparent right ankle injury when he was tackled in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s division final victory ... Read More »

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Canada Artistic Swimming joins federal government’s safe sport program

By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

OTTAWA – Canada Artistic Swimming says it has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government’s program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. The governing body for artistic swimming in Canada will have access to the new Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC), which is the central hub of Abuse-Free Sport, ... Read More »

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Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry says returning to Toronto will always be emotional

By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

TORONTO – Kyle Lowry says coming “home” to Toronto will always be tough. The former Raptors guard talked about the emotional roller-coaster of returning to city he called home for nine years ahead of the Miami Heat’s game Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena. “Nah . . . It’s always great to come home, always great to ... Read More »

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