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CHL president sees NCAA ruling on eligibility for CHL players as positive
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
President Dan MacKenzie believes the Canadian Hockey League and its players benefit from the NCAA’s latest ruling that could create a big shift in hockey’s development system. The NCAA Division I Council on Thursday approved a rule allowing players with CHL experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season. The decision, effective Aug. 1, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aggressive play a double-edged sword for Toronto Raptors
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
Coming into the new season the Toronto Raptors emphasized that they were going to play hard, fast, aggressive basketball. Nine games in, that style of play has become a double-edged sword for Toronto. Despite their 2-7 record, the Raptors lead the NBA with 30.6 assists per game and have the eighth-best offence with 118 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-year standout Ralph Holley anchors Argos’ sack-happy defence
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
TORONTO – Ralph Holley has been a very pleasant find for the Toronto Argonauts. The first-year defensive tackle began the season on Toronto’s practice roster before injuries landed him on the active roster and then the starting lineup. And Holley has responded, finishing the regular season tied for the league lead in sacks. “You have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes hope Argos QB Chad Kelly relives nightmares in East final
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
MONTREAL – Chad Kelly had a game – and performance – to forget 12 months ago. The Montreal Alouettes are hoping the Toronto Argonauts quarterback lives a similar nightmare this week. Montreal hosts the CFL’s East Division final Saturday in a rematch of last year’s showdown that saw Kelly, later named the league’s Most Outstanding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA lifts eligibility ban in allowing Canadian Hockey League players to compete at US colleges
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2024
The NCAA Division I Council on Thursday approved a rule allowing players with Canadian Hockey League experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season, a landmark decision that has the potential of shaking up the NHL’s two largest sources of developmental talent. The decision, effective Aug. 1, lifts the NCAA’s longstanding ban on CHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New faces relish time in training camp under Canada head coach Jesse Marsch
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
TORONTO – Shola Jimoh was headed out to buy some food when he got a text from a number he didn’t recognize. “I opened it and I saw (it from) Jesse Marsch. I was shocked,” said the 16-year-old York United FC winger. The Canada coach was inviting the diminutive teen to this week’s training camp ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs’ Matthews misses practice, remains day-to-day with upper-body injury
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
TORONTO – Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews missed Thursday’s practice and his status for the team’s next two games is unclear. The star centre listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury also sat out Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins. Head coach Craig Berube didn’t rule Matthews in or out of the lineup for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homan rolls to 9-3 win over Carey at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
NISKU, Alta. – Top-ranked Rachel Homan defeated Chelsea Carey 9-3 on Thursday to keep her perfect record intact at the Co-op Canadian Open. Homan, from Ottawa, scored three points in the second end and added three more in the seventh. She improved to 3-0 and secured a playoff spot with one more round-robin game to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticats quarterback Mitchell headlines 2024 CFL all-star squad
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
TORONTO – Bo Levi Mitchell is a CFL all-star for the third time, The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback and East Division finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player award was named to the 2024 all-star squad Thursday following a vote by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine league head coaches. Mitchell, 34, led the CFL in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flesch brothers set to start in Canada-Chile rugby test match in Bucharest
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
Noah Flesch is set to earn his first Canada 15s cap, lining up with brother Mason Flesch on Saturday when the Canadian men play Chile in a rugby test match in Romania. The 22nd-ranked Canadians take on No. 21 Chile before facing No. 20 Romania on Nov. 16, with both games at Stadionul Arcul de ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers give Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard a 4-year contract extension
By Steve Reed, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Carolina Panthers rewarded running back Chuba Hubbard with a four-year contract extension on Thursday that will keep him with the team through the 2028 season. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. A 2021 fourth-round draft pick, Hubbard, from Sherwood Park, Alta., is in the midst of his ... Read More »
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