National Sports
Edmonton Oilers sign centre Leon Draisaitl to eight-year extension
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed star centre Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The contract has an average annual value of US$14 million, the highest in NHL history. Draisaitl played 81 games last season, scoring 41 goals and 65 assists for 106 points. He added another 10 goals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Edmonton Oilers sign centre Leon Draisaitl to eight-year extension
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
The Edmonton Oilers have signed star centre Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$14 million. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Cody Fournie captures wheelchair racing Paralympic gold medal
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
PARIS – Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie has won a Paralympic gold medal. The 35-year-old from Victoria won the men’s 200 metres in his classification. Fournie produced Canada’s second gold medal in Paris after Nicholas Bennett’s swimming gold. Fournie won the wheelchair sprint in a time of 37.64 seconds. Toni Piispanen of Finland took silver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, Sept. 2, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
Monday’s Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 31 Toronto 28 Edmonton 35 Calgary 20 — MLB American League Baltimore 13 Chicago White Sox 3 N.Y. Yankees 8 Texas 4 Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2 Minnesota 5 Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 5 Seattle 4 National League Milwaukee 9 St. Louis 3 L.A. Dodgers 11 Arizona 6 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Stampeders can’t keep up with the Joneses or Elks in 35-20 Labour Day loss
By Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
CALGARY – Tevin Jones caught a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 35-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Monday at McMahon Stadium. Eugene Lewis also had a receiving touchdown, while backup quarterback Dakota Prukop ran in another for the Elks (4-8), who had lost the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bo Levi Mitchell leads Ticats to 31-28 Labour Day win over Argonauts
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
HAMILTON – Bo Levi Mitchell is still unbeaten on Labour Day. Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned an exciting 31-28 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Mitchell improved his Labour Day record to 7-0, although his first six wins came with the Calgary Stampeders. And Monday’s contest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada its first gold of 2024 Paris Paralympics
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
PARIS – O Canada has played at the Paralympic Games in Paris for the first time. Nicholas Bennett won Canada’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday, finishing atop the podium in the men’s 100-metre breaststroke for his second medal in Paris. “It’s the joy of being able to compete against the best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bo-Levi Mitchell leads Ticats to 31-28 Labour Day win over Argonauts
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
HAMILTON – Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned a thrilling 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday afternoon. Mitchell finished 20-of-30 passing for Hamilton (3-9), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Marc Liegghioi’s 55-yard field goal at 12:23 of the fourth quarter gave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Open: Jessica Pegula reaches her 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal. She is 0-6 at that stage so far
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 in major quarterfinals over her career. The No. 6-seeded Pegula, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada’s first Paralympic gold medal in Paris.
By The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
Nicholas Bennett has won Canada’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men’s 100-metre breaststroke. The Canadian was the only swimmer to go under one minute four seconds in the race. He was also a silver medallist in the 200-metre freestyle. Bennett, who is autistic, is coached by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze, heartbreak for Daniel
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2024
PARIS – Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway. Winnipeg’s Leanne Taylor earned a bronze medal in her Paralympic debut in women’s wheelchair triathlon Monday. Calgary’s Stefan Daniel was leading his men’s race when he crashed his bike into a barricade and was ... Read More »
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