National Sports
Virtue and Moir, St-Pierre, and Ferbey among 2023 Order of Sports recipients
By Adam Stanley, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – Scott Moir enjoys hearing about people who tuned in emotionally to watch him skate with partner Tessa Virtue, especially those who otherwise didn’t care about ice dance. “As a boy who grew up wanting to be (Canadian Hockey Hall of Famer) Joe Sakic, it’s especially meaningful when, especially hockey players, are watching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carducci, Henry and Yesli up for Canadian Premier League Golden Glove award
By The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
Cavalry FC’s Marco Carducci, Forge FC’s Triston Henry and Valour FC’s Rayane Yesli’s are up for the Canadian Premier League’s Golden Glove award, honouring the best goalkeeper during the 2023 regular season. The winner, to be decided in a vote of CPL club technical leadership and media, will be announced Oct. 26 in Hamilton ahead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle out day-to-day with upper-body injury
By The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
BROSSARD, Que. – Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. Guhle, who did not practise on Thursday, left Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild late in the second period and did not return. The day-to-day update is relatively good news for the Canadiens, who lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matt Dunstone dumps top-ranked Brendan Bottcher at Grand Slam’s Tour Challenge
By The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Matt Dunstone defeated Brendan Bottcher 7-1 in a battle of Canadian skips on Thursday morning at the Grand Slam’s HearingLife Tour Challenge. Dunstone, from Kamloops, B.C., scored three points in the fourth end and added three more in the sixth for the victory. Bottcher, from Spruce Grove, Alta., threw a game-low ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada warms up for playoffs with win over Hungary at world mixed curling playdowns
By The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada remained unbeaten at the world mixed curling championship on Thursday by posting a 12-6 victory over Hungary at Curl Aberdeen. The round-robin finale was a playoff warm-up for the Montreal-area team of skip Felix Asselin, Laurie St-Georges, Emile Asselin and Emily Riley. “Being undefeated feels great,” said the Canadian skip. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian breaking star Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim constantly on the move
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
Canadian breaking star Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim is in Paris this week for the Red Bull BC One World Final. Before that he’s not so sure. “It’s been the busiest year of travel for me,” he said. “It has been a lot but it’s been good.” Breaking, better known as breakdancing, takes the 26-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women look to kick off new WXV rugby tournament with win over Wales
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
With top-ranked England next in line, Canada coach Kevin Rouet is looking for a win over Wales when the Canadian women open the WXV tournament in Wellington, New Zealand. The WXV is a new three-tier annual competition with the fourth-ranked Canadians in the elite WXV 1. The Canada-Wales game is scheduled to kick off at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women look to kick off new XXV rugby tournament with win over Wales
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
With top-ranked England next in line, Canada coach Kevin Rouet is looking for a win over Wales when the Canadian women open the WXV tournament in Wellington, New Zealand. The WXV is a new three-tier annual competition with the fourth-ranked Canadians in the elite WXV 1. The Canada-Wales game is scheduled to kick off at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The Rings: Olympic champion Fry hopes to guide Italian rink to podium at the Games
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
CUR-In-The-Rings Ryan Fry sees a lot of similarities between his former team skipped by Brad Jacobs and the Italian team he’s now coaching. Fry won Olympic gold at the 2014 Sochi Games with Jacobs, Ryan Harnden and E.J. Harnden. Now retired as a player, Fry is hoping to guide the Joel Retornaz-skipped foursome to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Klassen, Chyzowski score hat tricks as Winterhawks rout Wheat Kings 11-1
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. – Gabe Klassen and Kyle Chyzowski both scored hat tricks as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings a lopsided 11-1 in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday night. Diego Buttazzoni and Josh Davies each scored twice, and Jack O’Brien added another to round out the goals for Portland. Winterhawks goaltender Jan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Ottawa 6 Washington 1 Detroit 6 Pittsburgh 3 — MLB Playoffs American League Championship Series Houston 8 Texas 5 (Texas leads best-of-seven series 2-1) — WNBA Final Las Vegas 70 New York 69 (Las Vegas wins championship series 3-1) — NBA Pre-season Brooklyn 107 Miami 104 Washington 131 New York 106 San ... Read More »
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