National Sports
Maple Leafs put superstar Auston Matthews on injured reserve, call up Connor Dewar
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
TORONTO – Superstar Auston Matthews has been placed on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ injured reserve. The move is retroactive to Nov. 3 when the Leafs captain suffered an upper-body injury in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. Forward Connor Dewar was recalled from a long-term injured reserve conditioning loan with the Toronto Marlies, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, promoted to Philadelphia Phillies general manager
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Preston Mattingly, a son of former star first baseman and manager Don Mattingly, was promoted to general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Sam Fuld, the GM since December 2020, is studying for his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Stampeders to host CFL Grey Cup championship in 2026 at McMahon Stadium
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
CALGARY – The CFL’s championship game is coming back to Calgary in 2026 – an announcement that has raised renewed questions over what is to be done with the city’s aging McMahon Stadium. “The 2026 Grey Cup has been awarded to the Calgary Stampeders, to the City of Calgary and to the province of Alberta,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sturmay thumps Carey 8-1 at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
NISKU, Alta. – Edmonton’s Selena Sturmay kept her playoff hopes afloat at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open with an 8-1 win over Winnipeg’s Chelsea Carey on Friday. Sturmay finished the group stage at 2-2 after opening with two losses and remains in contention for a playoff spot, depending on the results of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advances to final at Belgrade Open
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
BELGRADE, Serbia – Canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the final of the Belgrade Open with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Jiri Lehecka of Czechia on Friday. Shapovalov delivered a dominant serving performance in the semifinal, winning 96 per cent of his first-serve points. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., also capitalized on 4 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Ravens set to face U.S. Hawks in Women’s Rugby League World Cup qualifier
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
Fresh from an 80-0 drubbing of the U.S. Pioneers developmental squad, the Canada Ravens look to take a step closer to the 2026 Women’s Rugby League World Cup with a win Saturday over the full American team in Jacksonville, Fla. The 16th-ranked U.S. Hawks progressed to Saturday’s final at the University of North Florida with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Stampeders to host CFL Grey Cup championship in 2026
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
CALGARY – The Canadian Football League says the Calgary Stampeders will host the 113th Grey Cup in 2026. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he’s thrilled the game will be returning to Calgary. It is to be played at McMahon Stadium on Nov. 15, 2026. It would be the sixth time the city has hosted, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Calgary to host CFL Grey Cup championship in 2026
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
CALGARY – The Canadian Football League says Calgary will host the Grey Cup in 2026. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winger Tajon Buchanan back with Canada after recovering from broken leg
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
Inter Milan winger Tajon Buchanan, recovered from a broken leg suffered in training at this summer’s Copa America, is back in Jesse Marsch’s Canada squad for the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Suriname. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., underwent surgery July 3 to repair a fractured tibia in Texas. Canada, ranked 35th in the world, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski, Routlife into WTA doubles final with win over Melichar-Martinez, Perez
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2024
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are through to the doubles final at the WTA Finals after a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Australia’s Ellen Perez in semifinal action Friday. Dabrowski and Routliffe won a hard-fought first set against serve when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assailants attack Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2024
AMSTERDAM (AP) – Young people on scooters attacked Israeli fans in hit-and-run assaults overnight after a soccer game in Amsterdam apparently fueled by calls to target Jewish people spread on social media, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated in hospitals and dozens were arrested. Tensions had been mounting in the Dutch capital over ... Read More »
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