National Sports
Crew clinch MLS top-4 seed, eliminate Montreal with 2-1 win
By The Associated Press on October 21st, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Darlington Nagbe scored the winner in the second half and the Columbus Crew clinched a top-four seed in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference, while eliminating CF Montreal from post-season play with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Columbus (16-9-9) finishes 12-1-4 at home this season, posting a club-record 40 points. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Orr’s three-point game lifts Titan past Islanders 4-2
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
BATHURST, N.B. – Robert Orr scored a goal and added two assists as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated the visiting Charlottetown Islanders 4-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Joseph Henneberry, Drew Maddigan and Alexandre Lallier also scored for the Titan (6-6-0-0), who outshot the visitors 23-22. Michael Horth and Ross Campbell scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL suspends Flames’ Andersson 4 games for charging
By The Associated Press on October 21st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL has suspended Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson for four games without pay for charging Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine. Andersson will lose nearly $95,000 in pay, and that money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. In the video explaining the reasoning behind the suspension announced Saturday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bradley exits on a losing note as Toronto FC loses 2-0 to Orlando in season finale
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Captain Michael Bradley, in his final game before retirement, exited on a losing note Saturday as Toronto FC was beaten 2-0 by Orlando City SC in its regular-season finale. While Toronto had most of the play against a second-string Orlando lineup, substitute Duncan McGuire put Orlando ahead in the 63rd minute. The Orlando ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men’s gymnastics team mines Pan Am silver after high of Olympic berth
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – After achieving an elusive goal, the Canadian men’s gymnastics team dug into its reserves to get on the Pan American Games podium Saturday. Canada qualified a team in Olympic men’s artistic gymnastics for first time in 15 years at the world championship in Antwerp, Belgium earlier this month. Rene Cournoyer, Zachary Clay, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men’s, women’s semifinals set for Grand Slam in Niagara Falls
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Teams skipped by Kerri Einarson, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jennifer Jones and Anna Hasselborg have advanced to the semifinals of the Hearinglife Tour Challenge in Niagara Falls, Ont. Three of the semifinalists are from Manitoba while the fourth team is from Scotland. Einarson’s team, based out of Gimli, Man., defeated Stefania Constantini of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughriders’ playoff hopes end with 29-26 loss to Argonauts
By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
REGINA – The Toronto Argonauts eliminated the Saskatchewan Roughriders from the CFL playoff race with a 29-26 victory on Saturday. The Argos earned the victory on a five-yard touchdown run by Dan Adeboboye with 58 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The 15-2-0 Argos handed the Riders their seventh consecutive defeat which gave the Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros’ Abreu suspended 2 games by MLB, which says he intentionally threw at GarcÃa
By The Associated Press on October 21st, 2023
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu was suspended for two games and fined Saturday by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Adolis GarcÃa of the Texas Rangers during Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. MLB said all six umpires decided Abreu’s pitch was intentional. MLB said it “took into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa pulls off great escape to beat England and make Rugby World Cup final
By The Associated Press on October 21st, 2023
PARIS (AP) – South Africa pulled off a great escape to come from nine points behind and beat England 16-15 at the death on Saturday, keeping alive its title defense at the Rugby World Cup and setting up a blockbuster final against its fiercest rival New Zealand. One of them will win a record fourth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Veleno has two goals to lead Detroit Red Wings past Ottawa Senators 5-2
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Joe Veleno scored twice while Dylan Larkin added a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game marked the return of Alex DeBrincat, who was dealt to Detroit earlier this summer. And the Canadian Tire Centre gathering of 18,834 made DeBrincat know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2023
SAQUAREMA, Brazil – Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday. The 16-year-old Brooks defeated Australia Sophie McCulloch in the final of the competition, an event on the World Surf League’s Challenger Series. Brooks was born in Texas and grew up in Hawaii ... Read More »
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