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Canadian women to hit the road for Pacific Four Series with games in three countries
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
The Canadian women’s rugby team will be on the move in the Pacific Four Series this year, with matches in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Fourth-ranked Canada hosted part of last year’s tournament, losing 52-21 to No. 2 New Zealand and beating No. 5 Australia 45-7 in July in Ottawa after defeating the ninth-ranked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What legal aspects are at play in cases like the one facing world junior players?
By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
TORONTO – Police in London, Ont., are expected to provide an update next week on their investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team. The update is scheduled roughly two weeks after the Globe and Mail reported that five members of the 2018 team had been ordered to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devils’ Hughes will attend but won’t participate in NHL All-Star events due to injury
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
Jack Hughes will not participate in the skills competition or 3-on-3 tournament at the upcoming NHL All-Star Weekend because of injury. New Jersey Devils teammate Jesper Bratt was added to the All-Star roster Wednesday as a last-minute replacement for Hughes. Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders will replace Hughes as one of the 12 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL free agency window will open Sunday
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
TORONTO – The CFL free agency process will kick into high gear Sunday. That’s when the league’s free-agency window will open and CFL teams will be able to talk freely with any pending free agents or their representatives. That will officially begin at noon ET on Sunday. Agents representing CFL players must be registered with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!History of Canadian Olympic medal upgrades
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
Canada will not benefit from a medal upgrade despite the disqualification of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva from the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The International Skating Union announced Tuesday that the Russian figure skating team, which originally won gold in the Beijing team event, would instead receive the bronze medal following Valieva being ruled ineligible due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looking forward to setting arbitration record win or lose
By Ian Harrison, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – Although he’s never gone through the process before, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doesn’t seem too unsettled about the possibility of his 2024 salary being decided by a three-person arbitration panel. That’s probably because whether Guerrero wins or loses, the Blue Jays slugger stands to set a record for the highest salary ever awarded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Priestman says she can focus on football now off-field distractions have diminished
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
Coach Bev Priestman says she has “unfinished business” with the Olympic champion Canadian women’s soccer team. And with a newly signed contract to stay on through the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, there is clarity about that mission. The 37-year-old Priestman, who took over the Canadian women on Nov. 1, 2020, was initially appointed “through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jays’ Guerrero follows father’s footsteps as ‘MLB The Show’ video game cover athlete
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
Chalk up another father-son milestone for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Toronto Blue Jays first baseman is the cover athlete for the “MLB The Show 24” video game, following in the footsteps of his father who graced the cover of “MLB 2006” (the last edition before the franchise was rebranded with Sony’s first-party San Diego Studio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scraps, Stickwork and Star Power: A look back at the first official NHL all-star game
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
TORONTO – Forget floating in the neutral zone, superfluous showboating, and the shinny-style nonchalance so common in recent NHL all-star games. The inaugural 1947 contest in Toronto – the league’s first official all-star game – was an intense, physical affair that featured 12 minor penalties, two fighting majors and a 4-3 score line as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughriders sign veteran defensive lineman Lanier to one-year extension
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American defensive lineman Anthony Lanier II to a one-year contract extension Tuesday. Lanier was eligible to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-six, 285-pound Lanier saw action at both defensive end and tackle last season in 14 regular-season games last season with Saskatchewan. He registered 19 tackles (two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes has top-selling NBA jersey in Canada, Gilgeous-Alexander top Canadian
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2024
Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has the top-selling NBA jersey in Canada. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and game-changing guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors round out the top three halfway through the season. Indiana Pacers all-star Pascal Siakam, who was traded from Toronto two weeks ago, is fourth on the list. ... Read More »
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