National Sports
Canada’s Stakusic through to quarterfinals in Merida with win over Australia’s Joint
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
MÉRIDA, Mexico – Canada’s Marina Stakusic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Merida Open tennis tournament with a 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Australia’s Maya Joint on Wednesday. Stakusic, who entered the tournament ranked 116th in the world, converted seven of her 10 break points in a match that lasted two hours 40 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna Wintour to propose
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on October 30th, 2024
Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married. White’s publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the engagement Wednesday. White popped the question last weekend at The Golden Swan, a New York restaurant and presented Dobrev with a five-carat diamond ring. Peros created a fake invite for a small dinner with Anna ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to host respective division semifinals
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
Dru Brown finished the CFL regular season with a bang. The Ottawa quarterback ended it with consecutive 400-yard passing performances, including 445 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in a 37-31 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week. That snapped a five-game losing streak just in time for the Redblacks to visit the Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees fans who were ejected have been banned from Game 5 of World Series
By The Associated Press on October 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. The league and club released a statement saying the two fans who were involved in a ball being pried from Dodgers outfielder Mookie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors all-star Scottie Barnes out at least three weeks with broken orbital bone
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
TORONTO – All-star forward Scottie Barnes is out with a fractured right orbital bone. The Toronto Raptors say Barnes’s injury will be re-evaluated in three weeks’ time. Barnes took an elbow to his eye from Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter in Monday’s game. Denver scored at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth returns to UFC cage after 11-month layoff
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth has waited 11 months to return to action in the UFC after a split-decision loss to Veronica Hardy, her first defeat as a pro. At least Horth (6-1-0) won’t have to wait Saturday on the UFC Fight Night show in Edmonton. The 34-year-old from Squamish, B.C., opens the Rogers Place card ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Raptors all-star Scottie Barnes out with broken orbital bone
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
Toronto Raptors all-star Scottie Barnes is out at least three weeks with a fractured right orbital bone. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Achinioti-Jonsson, Antonoglou, Klomp up for CPL top defender award
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
Forge FC’s Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Valour FC’s Themi Antonoglou and Cavalry FC’s Daan Klomp are the finalists for the Canadian Premier League’s Defender of the Year Award. Achinioti-Jonsson won the award in 2022 while Klomp was honoured last year. This year’s winner, determined by a vote from the technical leadership of the eight CPL clubs and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Homan dumps South Korea’s Gim 8-2 at Pan Continental curling championship
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
LACOMBE, Alta. – Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated South Korea’s Eunji Gim 8-2 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth at the Pan Continental curling championships. Homan, from Ottawa, needed only six ends to complete the victory. Canada improved to 5-0 while South Korea fell to 4-1. The victory also secured a top-four finish for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Stampeders decide not to retain three assistant coaches
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
CALGARY – Longtime assistant coaches Mark Kilam and Brent Monson won’t be back with the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL club announced Wednesday that Kilam, the special-teams co-ordinator and assistant head coach, and Monson, the defensive co-ordinator, along with defensive-line coach Juwan Simpson, will not be retained for the 2025 season. Calgary (5-12-1) finished fifth in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders led way in voting for CFL all-star teams
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders each had nine players named to the East and West Division all-star squads, respectively, Wednesday. Voting for was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches. Running back Ka’Deem Carey (1,060 yards) topped the list of Argos placed on the East Division team. ... Read More »
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