National Sports
Alouettes GM Maciocia thrilled with Alouettes’ season after some up-and-down years
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – Danny Maciocia’s quality of life has been a lot better this season than in years past with the Montreal Alouettes. The 56-year-old Maciocia took over as Alouettes general manager in 2020 and worked under a precarious ownership situation until Québécois billionaire Pierre Karl Péladeau bought the team from the CFL in March, saving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine’s Yakhno bonds with Canada’s artistic swim team after invasion of her country
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Lyza Yakhno went from standing on the Olympic podium for Ukraine to standing poolside for Canada at the Pan American Games. She’d just retired from artistic swimming after Ukraine’s team bronze in Tokyo’s Olympics when Russia invaded her country Feb. 24, 2022. Yakhno contemplated starting her own swim apparel business before rockets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada men head to Spain as they look to gear up for road to next Rugby World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
The Canadian men’s rugby team leaves Wednesday for Spain and the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup. For centre Ben LeSage, it’s the latest stop on an eventful journey that has seen him injured in Tonga and – restored to health – training in England in recent months. The Canadians play No. 19 Spain while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Milanovich calls the shots as Butler runs the show for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
HAMILTON – James Butler has given the Hamilton Tiger-Cats something they haven’t had since 2010 but he certainly had to work for it the last half of the regular season. Butler finished third overall in rushing with 1,116 yards, his second straight 1,000-yard campaign. He’s Hamilton’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2010 when DeAndra’ Cobb had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Habs forward Dach undergoes right knee surgery, expected back next season
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens say forward Kirby Dach is expected to be ready for the start of the next NHL season after undergoing knee surgery. General manager Kent Hughes says the surgery was performed Tuesday in New York and a full recovery is expected before the 2024-25 season begins. Dach sustained tears in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes GM Maciocia calls hiring coach Maas his best move for 2023 season
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
Montreal Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia says hiring head coach Jason Maas was his best move of the 2023 CFL season. The Alouettes won 11 games for the first time since 2012 this season despite losing several key players in free agency amid an uncertain ownership situation. CFL.ca had the Alouettes ranked last in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA Notebook: Blazers coach Billups likens Sharpe’s potential to Suns star Booker
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups didn’t hold back in his vision of what Shaedon Sharpe could develop into in the NBA. Portland selected Sharpe, of London, Ont., seventh overall in 2022. He has slotted into the starting rotation this season, with Anfernee Simons out with a thumb injury, and is the team’s second-leading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police: Investigation into hockey player Adam Johnson’s death may ‘take some time’
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom – South Yorkshire Police say the investigation into the death of hockey player Adam Johnson remains ongoing and will likely “take some time.” Police said in a statement Wednesday that officers have finished their work at Utilita Arena in Sheffield and have moved on to a wider investigation. Johnson, 29, was playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime continues winning run with win over Struff at Paris Masters
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
PARIS – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his impressive season-ending run of form with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 first-round win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th on the ATP Tour, had 17 aces and saved all three break points he faced as he improved his 2023 record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sources: Ex-CFL star, Ontario cabinet minister Lumsden in mix for Elks president
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
A name familiar to Edmonton Elks fans has surfaced as a potential president of the CFL club. According to two sources, Neil Lumsden, who won three Grey Cups as a fullback with Edmonton, has emerged as a candidate for the Elks’ full-time president position. Lumsden, of London, Ont., is currently Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!76ers trade disgruntled guard James Harden to Clippers, AP source says
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – James Harden got his trade to the Clippers. The Sixers sent Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip PetruÅ¡ev to L.A. for Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, K.J. Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 draft-pick swap and additional first-rounder from a third team, a person familiar with the ... Read More »
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