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Calgary Stampeders sign Canadian receiver Middlemost to contract extension
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders signed Canadian receiver Tyson Middlemost to a contract extension Tuesday. The 25-year-old native of Dundas, Ont., was slated to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-one. 200-pound Middlemost has registered five catches for 44 yards over three seasons with Calgary. He has also recorded 20 special-teams tackles, a forced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ leading goal-scorer Kyle Connor set to return from injury
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The surging Winnipeg Jets are getting one of their biggest offensive weapons back with the return of leading goal-scorer Kyle Connor. The Jets announced Tuesday that the 27-year-old left-wing was available for Winnipeg’s game that night against the visiting New York Islanders. The update comes after Connor was a full participant in Winnipeg’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue opens Canadian Open with victory over Norway’s Ramsfjell
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
RED DEER, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue opened the Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open with a 7-1 victory over Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell on Tuesday. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., scored four in the sixth end to close out the round-robin victory. Calgary’s Brendan Bottcher held off Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen 7-6 and Scotland’s Ross ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames goalie Markstrom out day-to-day with injury, Wolf recalled from Wranglers
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury, the NHL club announced Tuesday. Markstrom, who is 13-11-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .912 save percentage this season, left Calgary’s practice early Monday for what head coach Ryan Huska called “maintenance.” The 33-year-old Swedish goaltender has been excellent for the resurgent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian welterweight (Proper) Mike Malott looks to make the most of UFC 297 showcase
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
TORONTO – It seems only fitting that Canadian welterweight (Proper) Mike Malott helps set the table for the two title fights that wrap up Saturday’s UFC 297 fight card in Toronto Malott (10-1-1) is battling his way to the front of the line, or at least close to it. His 10 victories are all finishes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFC champion Sean Strickland sends warning to UFC 297 opponent Dricus Du Plessis
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland has sent South African challenger Dricus Du Plessis a warning ahead of their UFC 297 main-event showdown in Toronto on Saturday. Strickland, in an conversation on his YouTube channel with fellow fighter Chris Curtis, said he sent Du Plessis a message warning him not to repeat comments made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec martial arts coach faces 61 new sex charges involving minors
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – A 59-year-old martial arts coach appeared in court northeast of Montreal on Monday on more than 60 new alleged sexual offences involving minors. Provincial police say Réal Chayer was charged at the courthouse in Joliette, Que., where he was ordered detained. Chayer had been released on conditions after he was charged in May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vladi Guerrero, son of HOF slugger and half-brother of Blue Jays star, strikes deal with Mets
By The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Another member of the Guerrero family is headed to pro ball. Vladi Miguel Guerrero, an outfielder/infielder who is a son of Hall of Fame slugger Vladimir Guerrero and a half-brother of Toronto star Vladimir Guerrero Jr., agreed with the New York Mets on a minor league contract Monday. A left-handed hitter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian field hockey men and women both lose, see Olympic qualification dream fade
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
VALENCIA, Spain – Canada led 1-0 for three quarters but conceded five late goals to lose 5-1 to Spain at a women’s Olympic field hockey qualifier Tuesday, effectively ending its bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The defeat left the 16th-ranked Canadian women (1-2-0) in third place in Pool B, needing an upset five-goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista buys stake in Las Vegas soccer club
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2024
LAS VEGAS – Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has bought into Las Vegas Light FC of the United Soccer League. The 43-year-old Bautista, as primary investor, takes over as chairman and governor of the club. “As a soccer fan and former professional athlete, I am excited to be involved with the world’s game,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcaraz’s win makes it record 30 seeds in Australian Open men’s 2nd round. He likes the new format
By John Pye, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The extra-day experiment for the first round finished on time on the Australian Open’s two main courts, with Jessica Pegula converting her second match point just before midnight to conclude the program on Tuesday. In a bid to reduce the number of late finishes, organizers extended the Australian Open to 15 ... Read More »
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