National Sports
Coca-Cola Coliseum to be primary venue for PWHL Toronto in 2024-25 season
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
Coca-Cola Coliseum will be the primary venue of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s Toronto franchise this upcoming season, the club announced on Tuesday. Toronto played 11 of its 12 regular-season home games at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre during its inaugural 2024 campaign. The exception was a mid-February game held at Scotiabank Arena, home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Katie Cosgriffe earns Paralympic bronze in swimming
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Katie Cosgriffe has earned Paralympic bronze in the women’s S10 100-metre butterfly. The 18-year-old hailing from Burlington, Ont., finished the race in one minute 7.22 seconds. Great Britain’s Faye Rogers (1:05.84) and Callie-Ann Warrington (1:06.41) grabbed gold, and silver, respectively. Cosgriffe is making her Paralympic debut after only obtaining her international classification ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leon Draisaitl signs NHL’s biggest deal, says he wants to be an ‘Oiler for life’
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
EDMONTON – Leon Draisaitl says he wants to be an “Oiler for life.” The star forward took a big step towards that goal by signing an eight-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers. The deal, announced Tuesday has an average annual value of US$14 million, the highest in NHL history. “I have a hard time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Receiver Tim White registers second straight 100-yard performance for Ticats
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
Tim White enters the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ bye week on a nice roll. The fourth-year receiver had six catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns in Hamilton’s crucial 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Bo Levi Mitchell found White on a 57-yard strike to open the scoring, and then the two combined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US
By David Brandt, The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field – home of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks – about four hours before first pitch to set up his usual display of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy. By game time, it’s about 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharapova, Bryan brothers on the ballot for 2025 tennis Hall of Fame
By The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025. Daniel Nestor, a 12-time major doubles champion from Canada, also returns to the ballot that was announced Tuesday. Sharapova is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rise in popularity of marathons across Canada attracting scammers online
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
MONTREAL – Leila Mekki Berrada, new to marathon running, had set her sights on Montreal’s big race at the end of September. But she wasn’t prepared to get swindled – twice – before securing a spot in the sold-out marathon. As marathon running increases in popularity across the country, scammers are seeing an easy way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blues defenseman Torey Krug will have ankle surgery and miss the 2024-25 season
By The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug is set to have ankle surgery and is expected to miss the 2024-25 season. President and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the prognosis Tuesday. Krug was diagnosed earlier this summer with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle, what the Blues called a cumulative result of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL hires AHL executive Melissa Caruso to replace Darwitz as GM of defending champion Minnesota
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
The Professional Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday announced the hiring of AHL executive Melissa Caruso to take over as general manager of its Minnesota franchise and shore up a team that dealt with several crises in the weeks after winning the league’s inaugural championship. From St. Paul, Minnesota, Caruso spent 15 years with the American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharapova, Bryan brothers and Nestor on the ballot for 2025 tennis Hall of Fame
By The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025. Daniel Nestor, a 12-time major doubles champion from Canada, also returns to the ballot that was announced Tuesday. Sharapova is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pendrith, Conners, Hughes named to International Team for upcoming Presidents Cup
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
Canadians Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes have been named to the International Team’s for the upcoming Presidents Cup in Montreal. It’s the first time three Canadians have played in the prestigious international event at the same time. Canadian golf legend Mike Weir used three of his six captain’s selections on Pendrith, Conners and ... Read More »
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