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CFL announces it will stage its Canadian draft April 30
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
TORONTO – The CFL will stage its annual draft April 30. The league made the announcement Wednesday. The draft will immediately follow the NFL draft, which will be held April 25-27 in Detroit. The CFL global draft will be held April 30 at 11 a.m. ET. The league’s Canadian draft will follow at 8 p.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Norman Jr. the latest B.C. product to come home and sign with Vancouver FC
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
The Canadian Premier League is proving you really can come home, even if you wear cleats for a living. After spending last year playing in England and Ireland, David Norman Jr. is back on familiar turf. He has signed a two-year deal with Vancouver FC, becoming the latest in a stream of B.C. players to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes’ Andersen set to resume on-ice conditioning work after blood-clotting issue
By The Associated Press on January 31st, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is returning to limited on-ice conditioning work in his recovery from a blood-clotting issue that has sidelined him since November. The Hurricanes announced the update on Andersen’s status Wednesday. “I am thrilled that I’m a step closer to joining my teammates and competing on the ice,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quarterback Streveler returns to Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
WINNIPEG – Chris Streveler is back with the Winnipeg Bombers. The American quarterback agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the CFL club Wednesday. He returns to Winnipeg after spending the last three seasons in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins. Streveler will back up American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR Canada champion Treyten Lapcevich preparing for American stock car debut
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
Preparing to race stock cars in the United States is bringing Treyten Lapcevich closer to his grandmother. Lapcevich will make the jump to the United States-based zMax CARS Tour this spring after winning the 2023 NASCAR Canada Series. The 19-year-old has been using an iRacing rig to train on the new tracks he’ll be driving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Akim Aliu says Kim Davis has missed ‘massive opportunity’ with NHL on diversity
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
Akim Aliu had high hopes for Kim Davis – especially after their early dialogue. The NHL’s executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs seemed open, Aliu thought at the time, to ideas put forward by the Hockey Diversity Alliance, an organization started by a group of current and former players of colour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks sign general manager Patrik Allvin to extension
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed general manager Patrik Allvin to a multi-year contract extension. Allvin, 49, was hired as the team’s general manager on Jan. 26, 2022, replacing the fired Jim Benning. President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford briefly served as the interim general manager before Allvin’s hiring. Allvin worked for the Pittsburgh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 31st, 2024
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. The launching of PGA Tour Enterprises, with SSG as a minority partner, comes eight months ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Formula One rejects Michael Andretti’s bid to join series. Will reconsider when GM has engine built
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on January 31st, 2024
Formula One has rejected Andretti Global’s application to join the global racing series in 2025 or 2026 but said Wednesday it is willing to revisit the issue in 2028 when General Motors has an engine ready for competition. General Motors under its Cadillac brand had signed on to partner with Michael Andretti’s push to join ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Figure skaters Behnke and Sauve to serve as Canadian flag-bearers at Youth Olympics
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Canadian figure skaters Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve will serve as closing ceremony flag-bearers at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Wednesday. Behnke, from Peace River, Alta., and Sauve, from Edmonton, finished first in the pairs event to become the first-ever Canadian figure skaters to win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five pro hockey players facing sex assault charges expected to plead not guilty
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, but so far, it appears as if only one player has surrendered to police. Alex Formenton, who plays internationally, surrendered to police in London, Ontario, on Sunday. His lawyer confirmed that he has been charged in connection with the case, and ... Read More »
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