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Canadian connection: Timberwolves’ Miller learning NBA ropes from Alexander-Walker
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
TORONTO – When Leonard Miller was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves he knew he had a natural mentor in Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Miller made the Timberwolves’ NBA opening day roster and was in Minnesota’s lineup on Wednesday when they started their season in Toronto against the Raptors. Miller said before the game that Alexander-Walker, who is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps to square up against defending champs for 5th time as playoffs begin
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps begin their playoffs against the same opponent they faced to end their season. Vancouver heads down to California to take on Los Angeles FC on Saturday as part of a best-of-three series in the MLS playoffs. Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini said his club respects the defending MLS Cup winners, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian baseball broadcasters Shulman and Doucet named finalists for Hall of Fame’s Frick Award
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Canada’s Dan Shulman and Jacques Doucet are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Joe Castiglione, Tom Hamilton, Ernie Johnson Sr., Ken Korach, Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper are also finalists, the Hall said Wednesday. “I’m just tremendously ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mac Neil becomes Canada’s most decorated Pan Am Games athlete with fifth gold medal
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Maggie Mac Neil became Canada’s most decorated Pan American Games athlete with her fifth gold medal in the pool in Santiago, Chile. The 23-year-old from London, Ont., swam the butterfly leg to help Canada win the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay on the final night of Pan Am Games swimming. Mac ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian broadcasters Shulman and Doucet named finalists for Hall of Fame’s Frick Award
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Canada’s Dan Shulman and Jacques Doucet are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Joe Castiglione, Tom Hamilton, Ernie Johnson Sr., Ken Korach, Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper are also finalists, the Hall said Wednesday. Shulman, 56, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rugby coach names five uncapped players for men’s tournament in Spain
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named five uncapped players in his 32-man roster for next month’s La Vila International Rugby Cup in Spain The five are forwards Zephyr Melnyk and Dewald Kotze and backs Ciaran Breen, Jamin Hodgkins and Reid Watkins. Breen and Melynk, graduates of the Pacific Pride academy, were part of the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Ellie Szeryk wins Jim West Challenge for first NCAA individual title
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
Canada’s Ellie Szeryk had the golden touch over the weekend, winning four different ways at the Jim West Challenge. Szeryk won her first individual NCAA title on Monday, which in turn helped Southern Methodist University win its first team championship of the fall, just days after the Mustangs also won the tournament’s pro am. Things ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors exercise fourth-year team option on Scottie Barnes’s rookie contract
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
TORONTO – Scottie Barnes is going to be with the Toronto Raptors for at least one more year. The Raptors exercised the fourth-year team option on the rookie scale contract of the swingman on Wednesday. Barnes is now signed through the 2024-25 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Barnes averaged 15.3 points, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime begins Swiss Indoors title defence with win over Riedi
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
BASEL, Switzerland – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime started off his defence of his Swiss Indoors tennis title with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th in the world and seeded sixth in Basel, won 58 per cent of total points and broke No. 162 Riedi four times on six chances. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women’s rugby team looks to end losing streak against top-ranked England.
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
The fourth-ranked Canadian women’s rugby team has lost 11 straight to top-ranked England, including three defeats in the last year. Most recently Canada was beaten 50-24 and 29-12 by the Red Roses in September in Exeter and London, respectively. Canada coach Kevin Rouet, however, believes his squad had the talent to take down the fully ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Questions loom after CF Montreal crashes out of MLS playoff race
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – CF Montreal missed out on the playoffs this Major League Soccer season by the slimmest of margins. A 1-0 New York win over Charlotte on Saturday, cemented by a 94th-minute penalty from John Tolkin, moved the Red Bulls into a playoff position and relegated Montreal to 10th place in the Eastern Conference. But ... Read More »
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