National Sports
Blue Bombers agree to terms on one-year extension with star tackle Stanley Bryant
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have agreed to terms with left tackle Stanley Bryant on a one-year contract extension, the CFL team said Monday. The six-foot-five 319-pound Bryant was scheduled to become a free agent in February. The 2025 season will be his 10th campaign with the Blue Bombers and his 15th in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL fines Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner for embellishment
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
NEW YORK – Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has been fined US$2,000 for embellishment during a recent game against the New York Rangers, the NHL said Monday. Skinner was issued a warning after a diving/embellishment incident in an Oct. 22 game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the league said. His second citation, which triggered the fine, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-time Olympian Mirela Rahneva retires from competitive skeleton racing
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
CALGARY – Two-time Olympian Mirela Rahneva is retiring from competitive skeleton racing. The Ottawa native earned five World Cup victories over her 11-year career. The 36-year-old Rahneva also won bronze at the world championship last year. She finished fifth at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and 12th at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Rahneva made 15 World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada invites 32 players to national junior team selection camp
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
CALGARY – Hockey Canada is inviting 32 players to the national junior team selection camp next week in Ottawa. Four goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 18 forwards are on the list for the four-day camp starting Dec. 10 at TD Place. The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship begins on Boxing Day with four games. Canada will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Elks hire longtime Stampeders assistant Mark Kilam as head coach
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
EDMONTON – Mark Kilam has been hired as the new head coach of the Edmonton Elks, the team announced Monday. Kilam, a University of Alberta graduate, returns to Edmonton after spending 20 years with the Calgary Stampeders, where he held various coaching roles, including special teams coordinator since 2010. He also served as the Stamps’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Steve Bauer, Alex Cataford move up at Israel-Premier Tech cycling team
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
Canadians Steve Bauer and Alex Cataford have new jobs with the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team. Bauer moves from sport director to sporting manager while Cataford, who has retired from racing, becomes one of the team’s sports directors. Francesco Frassi, as another sports director, and Marc Quod, in the newly created position of performance optimization coordinator, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexander, Crawford lead deep Canadian men’s downhill ski team into season
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2024
CALGARY – The Canadian men’s downhill ski team opens an important racing season intent on making a multi-pronged push for the podium. Their World Cup speed season kicks off in Beaver Creek, Colo., with Friday’s downhill and Saturday’s super-G. Like the “Crazy Canucks” of the last century and the “Canadian Cowboys” earlier this century, Alpine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match, authorities say
By The Associated Press on December 2nd, 2024
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) – Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea’s government said Monday. Authorities are conducting an investigation to establish those responsible for the stampede on Sunday, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a statement read on national television. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens, including children, killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2024
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) – Dozens of soccer fans, including children, were killed in a stampede that followed clashes during a soccer match in southern Guinea’s largest city, local media and a political coalition reported late Sunday. The stampede broke out on Sunday afternoon at the Nzerekore city during a local tournament between the Labe and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Allen has TDs passing, rushing and receiving, Bills rout 49ers 35-10 in snow
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2024
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Josh Allen scored a receiving touchdown on a pass he threw in his latest do-everything performance, and the Buffalo Bills clinched their fifth straight AFC East title with a 35-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on a snowy Sunday night. Allen had touchdowns passing, rushing and receiving, becoming the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 5 Detroit 4 (OT) Boston 6 Montreal 3 Dallas 3 Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 4 Ottawa 3 (SO) Columbus 6 Chicago 3 — PWHL New York 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) — AHL Belleville 3 Bridgeport 2 Calgary 3 Manitoba 2 Springfield 3 Providence 2 Grand Rapids 6 Cleveland 4 Rockford 6 Chicago ... Read More »
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