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OHL hands Flint Firebirds coach Paul Flache a five-game suspension
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
TORONTO – Flint Firebirds head coach Paul Flache was given a five-game suspension by the Ontario Hockey League on Friday. He was also assessed a $2,500 fine as a result of actions detrimental to both the player safety and welfare of the league in a game last Saturday at Brampton, the league said. Flache was ... Read More »
1 responseYankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts during World Series banned from all MLB games
By The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball has banned two fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending any games at big league ballparks. MLB sent a letter to Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen this week informing them of the decision. “On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports: Former San Diego coach Stoney to take over Canadian women’s soccer team
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
Canada Soccer has settled on former San Diego Wave coach Casey Stoney as the new coach of its women’s team, according to multiple reports. The sixth-ranked Canadian women have been without a permanent coach since Bev Priestman was sent home during the Paris Olympics due to the drone-spying scandal. Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montréal president Gabriel Gervais wants a trophy in 2025
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
MONTREAL – CF Montreal president and chief executive officer Gabriel Gervais is setting a clear objective for the upcoming season. “Win a trophy,” Gervais said Friday at Montreal’s training complex. “Whether that’s the Canadian Championship, the Leagues Cup, the MLS Cup. By winning a trophy, we return to the CONCACAF Champions Cup. “We haven’t participated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings arrive in Winnipeg with thoughts for those in fire-ravaged Los Angeles
By Carter Brooks, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG – The Los Angeles Kings were thinking about friends and family in wildfire-ravaged California as they embarked on an eight-day road trip that kicked off Friday in Winnipeg. It has been tough for players to concentrate on hockey with four major fires tearing through neighbourhoods in the greater Los Angeles area. “It’s hard to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada leaves for Perth HSBC SVNS stop bolstered by return of former captain
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team was scheduled to leave late Friday for Australia and the HSBC SVNS Perth, bolstered by the return of veteran Olivia Apps and fellow Olympian Florence Symonds. Coach Jocelyn Barrieau, who had seven new faces in her squad for the first two stops of the HSBC SVNS season, has included ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Star running back William Stanback signs one-year deal with Redblacks
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks have signed star running back William Stanback to a one-year deal, the CFL team said Friday. He had 1,175 rushing yards last season for the B.C. Lions, good for second on the CFL list behind Winnipeg’s Brady Oliveira (1,353). Stanback, who had five touchdowns last year, also had 46 receptions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane undergoes successful knee surgery
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is recovering after undergoing successful knee surgery. The NHL team says he’s expected to need four to eight weeks of recovery time. Specifics on Thursday’s procedure, which was performed in Edmonton, were not provided. The club says Kane will pause his current rehabilitation from abdominal surgery last September to recover ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winger Kris Twardek joins Valour FC from Atletico Ottawa in CPL transfer
By The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
Valour FC has acquired winger Kris Twardek from Atlético Ottawa, looking to boost an attack that finished with the third-fewest goals in the Canadian Premier League last season. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Valour subsequently signed Twardek to a one-year guaranteed contract, with an option for 2026. The 27-year-old from Kinburn, Ont., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon reaches deal with SEC over undisclosed settlement agreements
By Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company’s board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million with two women in order for them not to reveal potential claims against himself and WWE. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former assistant coach Robin Fraser returns to Toronto FC as head coach
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2025
Toronto FC has opted for a familiar face in choosing Robin Fraser as its new head coach. The former elite defender was a key assistant coach to Greg Vanney during Toronto’s glory days, including the 2017 treble-winning season, before leaving in August 2019 to take over the Colorado Rapids as head coach. Fraser was fired ... Read More »
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