National Sports
Stampeders finish tough season with 27-12 road win against Riders
By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
REGINA – The Calgary Stampeders picked up their first road victory of the season Saturday, defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 27-12 in the final regular-season game of the year. The Stampeders, who finish the CFL season in last place in the West Division with a 5-12-1 record, tossed a little bit of salt into Saskatchewan’s already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens’ special teams key in beating Blues 5-2
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – Cole Caufield continued his red-hot start to the season and Kirby Dach scored for the first time in almost a year-and a half as the Montreal Canadiens beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday evening. Montreal jumped out to a 2-0 lead through Jake Evans and Dach before the Blues bounced back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps disappointed by performance despite Skate Canada gold
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
HALIFAX – Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are back-to-back champions at Skate Canada International, but they’re not smiling about it. Not after the multiple errors they committed in the free skate on Saturday. “That was certainly not easy tonight,” Deschamps said. “It was going well at home, but it’s gonna happen sometimes.” It started with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champion Mustangs among final four OUA ‘survivors’
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
The Western Mustangs, Guelph Gryphons and Queen’s Gaels are moving on to the Ontario University Athletics football semifinals after recording big wins on Saturday. Western hammered the McMaster Marauders 46-10, scoring 26 points in the second quarter to build a 36-10 lead by halftime at Western Alumni Stadium in London, Ont. The Mustangs finished with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Tigres tame visiting Mooseheads 4-3
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Justin Larose and Mael Lavigne each had a goal and assist and netminder Gabriel D’Aigle made 27 saves as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the visiting Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Colisee Desjardins. Olivier Houde and Justin Gendron (empty-netter) also scored for the Tigres (4-7-1-1), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Castillo kicks 51-yard field goal on final play as Bombers beat Als, clinch West
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – Sergio Castillo kicked a 51-yard field goal on the final play of the game, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers clinched the CFL West Division title with a 28-27 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday. The win gives the Blue Bombers their fourth straight division title and home field for the upcoming West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps capture pairs gold at Skate Canada International
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
HALIFAX – Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are champions again at the Skate Canada International figure skating event. The reigning world champions posted a total score of 197.33 after skating to their underwater-themed free program Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre. After building an 8.41-point cushion after the short program on Friday, Stellato-Dudek and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Ambrosie to retire in 2025 after seven-plus years as CFL commissioner
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
TORONTO – In November, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will hand off the Grey Cup for the final time. Ambrosie made the surprising announcement Saturday that he’ll retire sometime in 2025. The 61-year-old Winnipeg native will formally step down once his successor has been found. “I feel like I’m jumping out at a point where I’ve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lewandowski and Yamal spoil Mbappé’s first clasico as Barcelona routs Real Madrid 4-0
By Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Lamine Yamal added a third goal to ruin Kylian Mbappé’s first clasico as Barcelona romped to a 4-0 win over Real Madrid on Saturday. Lewandowski scored from a superb pass by Barcelona’s latest youth talent Marc Casadó in the 54th minute and headed in a second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian international Liam Millar to miss rest of season with knee injury
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
HULL, United Kingdom – Canadian international winger Liam Millar will miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The injury was suffered in Hull City’s 1-1 draw Wednesday with visiting Burnley in England’s second-tier Championship. “Unfortunately that’s my season over,” Millar said in a social media post. “Never would have wished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Familiar foes face off Sunday in Canadian Premier League playoff games
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
Familiar foes face off Sunday in the Canadian Premier League playoffs. No. 1 Forge FC and No. 2 Cavalry FC meet in the qualifying semifinal at Tim Hortons Field, with the winner moving straight into the Nov. 9 championship game. The loser drops into semifinal play Nov. 2 against either No. 3 Atletico Ottawa or ... Read More »
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