National Sports
Football Canada appoints Peter Baxter to its board of directors
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – Peter Baxter, the longtime athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier, has been appointed to Football Canada’s board of directors. The governing body of amateur football in Canada made the announcement Wednesday. Baxter was also unanimously selected as board chairman and will serve with Football Canada through the 2024 and 2025 seasons. “In recent years, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal sends midfielder Lassiter to Fire for general allocation money
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
MONTREAL – CF Montréal has acquired up to US$150,000 in general allocation money from the Chicago Fire in return for midfielder Ariel Lassiter, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. Montréal will receive $75,000 in 2024, and could receive an additional $75,000 in 2025 if certain player performance conditions are met. Allocation money can be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Nordiques executive, Oilers scout Gilles Leger dead at 83
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Gilles Leger, who spent 11 seasons as an executive with the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques, has died at age 83. The NHL confirmed Leger’s death in a statement Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. Leger joined the Nordiques as director of player development in 1979 as the team moved from the defunct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampeders look to stay unbeaten at home, avenge Week 8 loss as Redblacks visit
By Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
CALGARY – When the Calgary Stampeders step onto the field at McMahon Stadium on Thursday night to face the Ottawa Redblacks, they’ll have something to prove. Intent on keeping their perfect home record intact, the Stampeders (4-5) will also be out to avenge a lopsided 33-6 setback they suffered in Ottawa to the Redblacks (5-2-1) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran Jeremiah Masoli to make his 2024 debut for Ottawa Redblacks
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
Jeremiah Masoli has again completed the long trek back into the Ottawa Redblacks’ starting lineup. The veteran quarterback will make his 2024 debut when Ottawa (5-2-1) visits the Calgary Stampeders (4-5) on Thursday night. It will be Masoli’s first start since suffering a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon in a 21-13 loss in Hamilton on July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kylian Mbappé scores on debut for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Atalanta in UEFA Super Cup
By The Associated Press on August 14th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A goal and a trophy. How about that for a debut by Kylian Mbappé for Real Madrid? The France captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time in a competitive match and marked the occasion with the second goal in a 2-0 win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elks DL Oakman, Ticats QB Powell lead CFL’s Week 10 honour roll
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Edmonton Elks defensive lineman Shawn Oakman, Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Taylor Powell and the Toronto Argonauts’ offensive line highlight the CFL’s honour roll for Week 10 of the season. Oakman earned a player grade of 91.2 after helping the Elks to a 33-16 win over B.C. on Sunday. He had three defensive tackles, a ... Read More »
1 responsePlenty of international golfers on Weir’s radar as Presidents Cup approaches
By Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
CALGARY – Mike Weir has plenty of tough decisions leading up to the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club in late September. As captain of the International Team, Weir has been keeping tabs on players who could potentially take on the powerhouse Americans at the biannual best-on-best men’s tournament. “This is crunch time ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez into second round at Cincinnati Open
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
CINCINNATI – After disappointing showings at their national championships, Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez rebounded with first-round wins Wednesday at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic. Fernandez, form Laval, Que., was down a set and behind an early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It was a smooth process:’ Matthews inherits Leafs captaincy from Tavares
By Myles Dichter, The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Auston Matthews tried his best to suppress a smile as he climbed on stage at a press conference Wednesday. But when Toronto general manager Brad Treliving announced Matthews as the next captain of the Maple Leafs, he couldn’t hold it in any longer. “I got chills, honestly,” the star centre said. “I’m so ... Read More »
1 responseAuger-Aliassime into second round in Cincinnati with win over qualifier Kovacevic
By The Canadian Press on August 14th, 2024
CINCINNATI – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic on Wednesday. The Canadian picked up his fifth break of the match to go up 5-1 in the second set then served out for the win by converting his ... Read More »
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