December 27th, 2024

National Sports

Underdog Argos have some history on their side heading into Grey Cup

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

REGINA – It’s a scenario McLeod Bethel-Thompson has lived before. The Toronto quarterback had a front-row seat five years ago when an upstart Argonauts squad registered a huge Grey Cup upset. Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray earned a record fourth CFL title win as a starter, guiding the Double Blue (9-9) to a stunning 27-24 win ... Read More »

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Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea unfazed about being in final year of CFL deal

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

REGINA – Mike O’Shea isn’t letting his contract status enter his thought process as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers prepare to earn a third straight Grey Cup championship. O’Shea, the CFL’s longest-tenured head coach, is in the final year of his deal with Winnipeg. But the 52-year-old native of North Bay, Ont., suggested Wednesday at the ... Read More »

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Major League Soccer package on Apple TV to launch on Feb. 1

By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2022

Major League Soccer’s 10-year partnership with Apple will kick off next Feb. 1 with the launch of MLS Season Pass. The announcement Wednesday came less than two weeks after the MLS Cup and just ahead of the start of the World Cup. The rights deal, which was first announced in July, allows fans to watch ... Read More »

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Blue Jays trade outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to Mariners for pitchers Swanson, Macko

By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko. The 30-year-old Hernandez, who is entering his eighth Major League Baseball season, batted .267 with Jays last season with 25 home runs and 77 RBIs. Hernadez spent six seasons in Toronto and won ... Read More »

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After eventful year, Canada’s Alphonso Davies set to shine on soccer’s biggest stage

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

Paul Stalteri first saw Alphonso Davies when he was 14 at a Canadian under-15 camp in Toronto. “You could see right away he had something different,” said Stalteri, a former Canada captain who was a Canada Soccer youth coach at the time. “Obviously at 14 a different body than he has now, but he was ... Read More »

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NHL deploys new cloud-based app to track greenhouse emissions of its arenas

By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022

The same technology that NHL players and coaches use on the bench to track real-time metrics during games is now being applied to track their arena’s greenhouse gas emissions. The NHL has introduced a new platform called NHL Venue Metrics powered by SAP. The end-to-end, cloud-based platform allows the league to measure and analyze the ... Read More »

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Tuesday’s sports scoreboard for Nov. 15, 2022

By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022

Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 Pittsburgh 2 Vancouver 5 Buffalo 4 New Jersey 5 Montreal 1 Florida 5 Washington 2 Tampa Bay 5 Dallas 4, OT Nashville 2 Minnesota 1 Columbus 5 Philadelphia 4, OT San Jose 5 Vegas 2 Anaheim 3 Detroit 2, OT — AHL Henderson 7 Tucson 1 Colorado 4 Bakersfield 3 ... Read More »

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Canada drops 4-3 decision to United States as Rivalry Series opener goes to shootout

By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2022

KELOWNA, B.C. – Canada kicked off the seven-game Rivalry Series with a 4-3 shootout loss to the United States on Tuesday night at Prospera Place. Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter scored for the United States in the shootout. Loren Gabel was stopped by American goaltender Nicole Hensley to end the game as all four Canadian ... Read More »

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Murray shines in return to Pittsburgh as Leafs top Pens 5-2

By Will Graves, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2022

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Murray helped the Pittsburgh Penguins raise the Stanley Cup in 2016 and again in 2017 as a young goaltender whose steadiness under pressure belied his age. The echoes of the victory parades are long gone. Murray has moved on. So have the Penguins. At the moment, only Murray is moving in ... Read More »

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Tavares scores 400th goal, Toronto races by Crosby, Pens 5-2

By Will Graves, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2022

PITTSBURGH (AP) – John Tavares scored his 400th goal, Matt Murray made 34 saves in his return to Pittsburgh and the Toronto Maple Leafs raced by the Penguins 5-2 on Tuesday night. Tavares added an assist on the night he became the 107th player in NHL history to reach 400 goals. The 14-year veteran beat ... Read More »

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Horvat leads Canucks in 5-4 win over Sabres

By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid. The Canucks also got goals from Dakota Joshua, Ethan Bear, Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller in closing a five-game road trip. Pettersson added an assist, and ... Read More »

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