National Sports
Chelsea Carey to skip Jennifer Jones’s former curling team
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Two-time Canadian champion Chelsey Carey will take over Jennifer Jones’s curling team for the next two seasons. Both Carey and the Jones’s team confirmed the move in a statement Wednesday posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter. Six-time national and two-time world champion Jones retired from women’s team curling this season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs winger William Nylander sits 3rd straight playoff game with undisclosed injury
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
TORONTO – William Nylander seems to be getting closer. The Maple Leafs winger also still isn’t quite ready join the playoff fray. Nylander missed a third straight game to open Toronto’s first-round series with the Boston Bruins on Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from an undisclosed injury. The 27-year-old took part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We feel good about ourselves:’ Jets coach Bowness optimistic after Game 2 loss
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Rick Bowness always goes to bed with hockey looping in his mind, but Tuesday night’s thoughts weren’t all bad for the Winnipeg Jets head coach. Despite the Jets losing 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday in a Game 2 that evened their first-round playoff series at 1-1, Bowness saw improvements in his team’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Xavi will stay with Barcelona for another season, AP sources say. Coach had planned to leave
By Tales Azzoni And Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Coach Xavi Hernández will stay with Barcelona for another year after all, agreeing to finish his contract to 2025 in a reversal of his decision to quit at the end of the season, two people with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. The two people spoke anonymously to The Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL, call up prospect Barger
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury. Kiermaier left Toronto’s game at Kansas City on Tuesday in the sixth inning. He has struggled early in his second season in Toronto with a .193 batting average through 22 games. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shapovalov into second round at Madrid Open with win over Diaz Acosta
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MADRID – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta on Wednesday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., overcame struggles with accuracy on his serve to win the match at the Masters event in just under one hour 55 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pesce’s injury could mean a larger role for DeAngelo in the playoffs for the Hurricanes
By Aaron Beard, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Tony DeAngelo found himself playing a reduced role in his second stint with the Carolina Hurricanes amid a deep roster of defensemen. He could be headed for a larger role in the NHL playoffs with veteran Brett Pesce sidelined by injury. DeAngelo worked in a pairing with Brady Skjei during practice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rebuilding Sharks fire coach David Quinn after 2 disappointing seasons
By Josh Dubow, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – The San Jose Sharks have fired coach David Quinn after two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project. General manager Mike Grier announced the decision on Wednesday following a review of the team’s season. “After going through our end of the season process of internal meetings and evaluating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL Network’s Jeremiah high on Canadian tight end McLachlan heading into NFL draft
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
NFL draft guru Daniel Jeremiah is a big fan of Canadian Tanner McLachlan. The six-foot-five, 244-pound Lethbridge, Alta., native had a record-setting tenure at Arizona, surpassing Rob Gronkowski for most career receptions by a tight end (79). Jeremiah, a former NFL scout now with NFL Network, ranks McLachlan second among tight ends for the 2024 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Olympic Stadium fire: Quebec grants up to $40 million for cleanup, repairs
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has awarded the organization that manages Montreal’s Olympic Stadium up to $40 million to pay for repairs and decontamination after a March 21 fire. Parc olympique spokesman Cédric Essiminy says extensive decontamination work is needed in the stadium’s tower because smoke spread throughout the building. He says around nine kilometres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jockey Husbands, driver Filion lead 2024 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame class
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
TORONTO – Jockey Patrick Husbands, who rode Canada’s last Triple Crown winner, topped the ’24 class named for induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Husbands, 50, guided Wando to a sweep of the Canadian Triple Crown in 2003 for owner Gustav Schickedanz and trainer Mike Keogh. Wando, Schickedanz and Keogh ... Read More »
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