National Sports
Premier League leads spending as transfer window closes. Ivan Toney to Saudi Arabia
By Ken Maguire, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
English Premier League clubs again flexed their financial muscles by spending about $2.6 billion in the summer transfer window that closed Friday for Europe’s five big domestic leagues. And once again Chelsea was first in line with an outlay of $290 million as owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital continue to look for a winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnny Gaudreau put family first, never forgot South Jersey roots even as NHL career blossomed
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Johnny Gaudreau was finally home in New Jersey, the NHL star with show-stopping skills back again this week for a big assist for his family as groomsman in the wedding of baby sister Katie. Little brother Matthew was part of the wedding party, too. So was the eldest of the four Gaudreau ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remembering Johnny Hockey: Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew shined on and off the ice
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
Getting a nickname in hockey is not only a sign of affection but a sense that a player has really made it. Wayne Gretzky became the “Great One,” Mario Lemieux was “Super Mario” and the late Gordie Howe remains “Mr. Hockey” to the sport’s players and fans everywhere. “Johnny Hockey” was the one bestowed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haeran Ryu has bogey-free 62 and opens up a big lead at TPC Boston
By The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
NORTON, Mass. (AP) – Haeran Ryu kept making birdies and wanted to post her lowest round on the LPGA Tour on Friday. She accomplished that with a 10-under 62 that gave her a six-shot lead among early starters in the FM Championship. Ryu had a run of four straight birdies on the front nine and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Woods wins 13th Vuelta stage, Roglic takes another bite into O’Connor’s lead
By The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
PUERTO DE ANCARES, Spain (AP) – Canada’s Michael Woods won the mountainous 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Primoz Roglic took another bite out of the race lead held by Ben O’Connor. Woods dropped the other breakaway riders and finished the 176-kilometer (109-mile) route from Lugo to a category-one finish at Puerto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hoops team overcomes hot crowd, cyclists win two more bronze at Paralympics
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
PARIS – Vincent Dallaire got a taste of what he and his teammates on Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball were in for when he arrived at Bercy Arena in Paris. The United States were playing Germany in a Paralympic preliminary-round game, and the arena was buzzing. It was only going to get louder when Canada played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pivots to para sport pay off for Shaw, Hayward with Paralympic track cycling bronze
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
PARIS – Keely Shaw and Alexandre Hayward had big hockey dreams early in their lives. Their ambitions on skates dealt devastating blows when they were 15 years old, the two Canadians channelled their competitive drives into bikes to land on the podium Friday at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Shaw of Midale, Sask., repeated as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Our hearts are broken’: Teammates, fans react to death of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday while cycling in their home state of New Jersey. Police have said a suspected drunk driver struck the pair while attempting to pass other vehicles. Johnny Gaudreau was with the Calgary Flames for parts of nine seasons before he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps kick off final stretch of MLS season with visit to Austin FC
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A trip back to Austin, Texas, has Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed in a reflective state of mind. It’s been more than two years since the 23-year-old Canadian made his Major League Soccer debut in Austin – a game that still holds mixed memories. “It’s crazy,” Ahmed said, noting that he’d just been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL commissioner Ambrosie holding Argos’ QB Kelly to the promise he made to him
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
TORONTO – It’s been called a last-chance agreement but Randy Ambrosie sees the CFL’s reinstatement of Chad Kelly as the league holding the Toronto Argonauts quarterback accountable for a promise he made to the commissioner. The CFL reinstated Kelly on Aug. 18, with conditions, in what it termed “a last-chance agreement.” He was suspended on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Devastating loss’: Hockey world mourns deaths of Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau
By The Canadian Press on August 30th, 2024
Fans, friends and athletes from the hockey world and beyond joined in an outpouring of love and sorrow for the family of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a car while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. ... Read More »
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