National Sports
Riders’ Milligan earns three CFL individual award nominations
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Rolan Milligan Jr. is up for three different CFL individual awards. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back was named his team’s nominee for outstanding player, defensive player and special-teams performer. He was the only individual to earn three nominations in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches and ... Read More »
2 responsesSt. Louis Blues’ Robert Thomas out 6 weeks with a broken ankle
By The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas will miss at least six weeks with a broken right ankle, the team announced Wednesday. The Blues put Thomas on injured reserve after he took a puck off the ankle early in the third period of their loss Tuesday night to still-unbeaten Winnipeg. General manager ... Read More »
1 responseFernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63. The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital but did not provide the cause or ... Read More »
1 responseAuger-Aliassime begins Swiss Indoors title defence with win over Baez
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
BASEL, Switzerland – Two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Argentina’s Sebastian Baez on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime took a tightly contested first set with a break in the 12th game when Baez hit Auger-Aliassime’s service return long. The 24-year-old from Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Bombers can clinch first in West with win, tie against Alouettes
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head into their regular-season finale with the ability to determine where the West Division final will be played. Winnipeg (10-7) can clinch first in the West – and home field for the division final Nov. 9 – with a road win or tie Saturday versus the Montreal Alouettes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Wild FC women’s pro soccer team announce its leaders
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
Calgary Wild FC has named Lara Murphy the women’s pro soccer team’s first chief executive officer and Lisa Oldridge its chief financial and operating officer. Wild FC is one of six teams in the new Northern Super League slated to start in April 2025 alongside clubs in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver. Calgary is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s been different’: Tampa Bay Lightning settling into life after Steven Stamkos
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
Jon Cooper always counted on seeing a familiar face at the start of training camp. The Tampa Bay Lightning head coach would blow his whistle and Steven Stamkos – captain, franchise icon – was there to lead the group. This year represented a marked change. A team that had already seen an exodus of key ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez, Andreescu through to quarterfinals at Toray Pan Pacific Open
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
TOKYO – Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu have both moved on to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Fernandez advanced after downing Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., fired three aces and converted 5-of-11 break points during the two-hour 15-minute match. Gracheva, of France, battled back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Journeyman Kirkland ‘absolutely living the dream’ with Calgary Flames
By Darren Hayes, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
CALGARY – As the Calgary Flames continue to defy expectations, delivering their latest victory on Tuesday night was Justin Kirkland, whose NHL journey has been just as improbable. Nine days after scoring his first NHL goal, the 28-year-old journeyman centre scored his first shootout-deciding goal as the Flames rallied late for a 4-3 victory over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All-star Scottie Barnes leads Raptors into home opener vs. Cavaliers
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors kick off the new NBA season tonight as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers. Barnes has been made the focal point of the team as the Raptors lean into a rebuild this season. He averaged 19.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.3 steals last season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024
By The Canadian Press on October 22nd, 2024
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL N.Y. Rangers 7 Montreal 2 Columbus 6 Toronto 2 Winnipeg 3 St. Louis 2 Vancouver 6 Chicago 3 Carolina 3 Edmonton 2 (OT) Ottawa 4 Utah 0 Calgary 4 Pittsburgh 3 (SO) Washington 4 Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 5 Florida 1 Tampa Bay 8 New Jersey 5 Buffalo 4 Dallas 2 Detroit 1 ... Read More »
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