National Sports
Gabel’s winner leads Boston to 3-2 win, sending Toronto to third straight PWHL loss
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Loren Gabel capped a two-goal, one-assist effort with the game-winning goal with 1:50 remaining and Boston topped Toronto 3-2 in Professional Women’s Hockey League action on Wednesday. Megan Keller also scored for Boston (2-1-0), which came in off its first-ever win, a 3-2 overtime victory over Montreal on Saturday. Emma Soderberg stopped 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
By Schuyler Dixon, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach’s future. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Wednesday night that McCarthy will be back for a fifth season after a stunning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luka Doncic returns for Mavs to face Lakers after missing 3 games because of sprained ankle
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Luka Doncic returned to the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night after missing three games because of a sprained right ankle. Doncic is second in the NBA in scoring at 36.8 points per game and is tied for third in assists at 9.1. In 17 games against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IIHF says Israel can play in an upcoming tournament after initially barring it for security concerns
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
ZURICH (AP) – The International Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that Israel will be able to play in an upcoming tournament after previously barring its national team from the event over security concerns. The sport’s world governing body announced Israel can take part in the Division III under-20 world championship later this month in Bulgaria. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argos defensive back Stiggers invited to participate in East-West Shrine Bowl game
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
Qwan’Tez Stiggers will be playing pro football in 2024. He just doesn’t know where yet. The six-foot, 197-pound cornerback was the CFL’s top rookie last season with the Toronto Argonauts and remains under contract with the club. However, Stiggers is also eligible for the ’24 NFL draft and certainly has caught the eye of scouts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFC champion Sean Strickland comes as advertised — R-rated and with no self-edit
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
TORONTO – UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland came as advertised Wednesday – R-rated with absolutely no self-edit. “I’m going to try not to say the F-word,” the 32-year-old Strickland said upon arriving at the UFC 297 media day at a downtown hotel. By my count, he hit triple-digits with F-bomb variations by the 14-minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frigid Toronto weather a shock to some UFC fighters, but nothing new to others
By The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
Toronto’s weather, a frigid -10 C feeling like -21 Wednesday, was a shock to some fighters in town for Saturday’s UFC 297 card. “It’s very crazy, It’s too much cold,” Brazil’s Mayra (Sheetara) Bueno Silva who takes on American Raquel (Rocky) Pennington in the co-main event for the women’s bantamweight title, said in English with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFC champion Sean Strickland comes advertised — R-rated and with no self-edit
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
TORONTO – UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland came as advertised Wednesday – R-rated with absolutely no self-edit. “I’m going to try not to say the F-word,” the 32-year-old Strickland said upon arriving at the UFC 297 media day at a downtown hotel. By my count, he hit triple-digits with F-bomb variations by the 14-minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ski cross siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt combine breakout seasons
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
The Schmidt siblings are hitting their ski cross stride at the same time. Hannah Schmidt, 29, and Jared Schmidt, 26, have posted career-best results this season. Jared won three World Cups in a row and the siblings also claimed gold medals on the same day in December. “It’s crazy, but I always wished for it,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY – Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran tackle Stanley Bryant remains with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2024
He’s entering his 14th CFL season and will be 38 years old when training camp begins but Stanley Bryant isn’t ready to retire just yet. The hulking six-foot-five, 319-pound offensive tackle will return for a 14th CFL season and ninth with Winnipeg after signing a one-year contact extension with the Blue Bombers. Bryant was slated ... Read More »
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