National Sports
Suspect caught in fatal shooting of 3 U.Va. football players
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Police on Monday captured a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three members of the school’s football team as they returned to campus from a field trip. The violence that also wounded two students erupted near a parking garage and sent the campus into a lockdown that lasted overnight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rugby player suffers traumatic brain injury in Bali car crash
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
DENPASAR, Indonesia – Canadian rugby player Nick Allen was hospitalized in Indonesia with a traumatic brain injury after a car crash last week in Bali, Rugby Canada said. Allen, 26, who played for the national sevens team over the last two seasons and represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games last summer, was hurt on Nov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mental break paid big dividends for Canadian pro fisher Cooper Gallant
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
He spent hundreds of hours driving his truck and boat trying to qualify for the Elite Series but it was 10 minutes of reflection that ultimately allowed Canadian Cooper Gallant to break into bass fishing’s top circuit. Gallant, of Bowmanville, Ont., punched his ticket with a 14th-place effort in last month’s Southern Open event on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors guard Trent out against Detroit with sore hip as Raptors’ injury woes grow
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
DETROIT – Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. has been ruled out for Toronto’s game at Detroit with a sore right hip. The Raptors confirmed their latest injury hours before the Raptors and Pistons faced off at Little Caesars Arena. The depleted Raptors will also be without star forward Pascal Siakam (right adductor strain) and guard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CIA director warns Russian spy chief against deploying nukes
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – CIA Director Bill Burns met on Monday with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, according to a White House National Security Council official. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs say Muzzin out indefinitely with spine injury, Brodie on IR
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran defenceman Jake Muzzin for at least the next three months. The team said Monday that Muzzin is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury and will be re-evaluated in late February. The 33-year-old Muzzin was injured in Toronto’s 4-2 home loss to Arizona on Oct. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It was Tony Waiters’ way for the Canadian men at the 1986 World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
The Canadian team that made it to the 1986 World Cup was well-drilled under coach Tony Waiters, who knew what he wanted his players to do and what he didn’t. And he made sure they knew it. Defender Bob Lenarduzzi first learned the Waiters way with the Vancouver Whitecaps, which continued when the coach took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CIA director Burns to meet Russian counterpart in Turkey
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – CIA Director Bill Burns will meet in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, according to a White House National Security Council official. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Tim Hortons campaign highlights Canada’s hockey trailblazers
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
TORONTO – Women’s team stars Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Nurse, Indigenous trailblazer Bridgette Lacquette and men’s para hockey captain Tyler McGregor are among the Canadian hockey stars teaming with Tim Hortons on a new hockey diversity and inclusion campaign. The Canadian restaurant chain’s “Let’s Up Our Game” campaign, aimed at amplifying stories of diversity in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunday’s sports scoreboard for Nov. 13, 2022
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2022
Sunday’s Games (All times Eastern) CFL East Final Toronto 34 Montreal 27 West Final Winnipeg 28 B.C. 20 — NFL Tampa Bay 21 Seattle 16 Minnesota 33 Buffalo 30 (OT) Green Bay 31 Dallas 28 (OT) San Francisco 22 L.A. Chargers 16 Miami 39 Cleveland 17 Tennessee 17 Denver 10 Detroit 31 Chicago 30 N.Y. ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg Jets defeat Seattle Kraken 3-2 in overtime
By The Associated Press on November 13th, 2022
SEATTLE (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored 54 seconds into overtime on Sunday night, capping a dramatic comeback as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2. Scheifele’s goal was his second of the night. He also scored in the second period. Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler forced overtime with 3.9 seconds left, knocking in a loose puck ... Read More »
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