National Sports
Precious Achiuwa to miss Raptors’ first pre-season game with left groin strain
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – Forward Precious Achiuwa will miss the Toronto Raptors’ first pre-season game due to injury. Achiuwa strained his left groin during a training camp workout. He will also miss tonight’s open practice at Simon Fraser University. Achiuwa will undergo further evaluation upon the team’s return to Toronto. The team will issue an update ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riders ready for return of nemesis in Hamilton quarterback Mitchell
By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders will face an old nemesis on Saturday when veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell returns to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting lineup. The 33-year-old Mitchell has experienced a challenging season in Hamilton, seeing action in only three games due to injuries. Mitchell, who signed with Hamilton in the off-season after spending 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France routs Italy 60-7 to reach Rugby World Cup quarterfinals in style
By The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
LYON, France (AP) – Damian Penaud extended his try-scoring streak to seven matches as Rugby World Cup host France blew apart Italy 60-7 to reach the quarterfinals in style on Friday. France topped Pool A ahead of New Zealand and will likely meet defending champion South Africa in the last quarterfinal next weekend. New Zealand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad weather forces Canada-Panama cricket game to be abandoned before first ball
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Canada’s game against Panama at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was abandoned without a ball bowled Friday due to bad weather. Tropical Storm Philippe lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and winds before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Friday as it churned northward toward Atlantic Canada and New England. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history
By The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) – Simone Biles won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time on Friday to become the most decorated gymnast in history. Ten years after she won her first in the same Belgian city as a 16-year-old, Biles scored 58.399 points across the balance beam, floor, vault and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ville Heinola placed on injured reserve
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have placed Ville Heinola on injured reserve after the 22-year-old defenceman suffered an apparent leg injury in Thursday’s 3-0 home loss to the Ottawa Senators. Heinola was injured after getting tangled with Ottawa defenceman Erik Brannstrom in a corner with just over six minutes remaining in the first period. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunfield has one more outing as interim coach before handing TFC keys to Herdman
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
TORONTO – When Terry Dunfield was named interim coach of Toronto FC in the wake of Bob Bradley’s June 26 firing, team president Bill Manning said the assignment would last just four games. On Saturday, Dunfield will be in charge of his 15th and final TFC game, running the sideline at the New York Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian wide receiver Chase Claypool traded from Bears to Dolphins
By Alanis Thames, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Chicago traded Canadian wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player’s brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears. The Dolphins will also receive a 2025 seventh-round pick in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick. The move comes after Claypool expressed frustration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBPA, Raptors donate $10,000 to striking SFU support workers
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
BURNABY – The National Basketball Players Association and its members on the Toronto Raptors are donating $10,000 to fund striking support workers at Simon Fraser University. NBPA vice-president and Raptors guard Garrett Temple said in a statement that the donation to the Simon Fraser’s Teaching Support Staff Union’s strike fund is to help workers in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada women to play Brazil in Montreal, Halifax soccer friendlies later this month
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Canada Soccer confirmed Friday that the Canadian women will play Brazil later this month in Montreal and Halifax during the FIFA international window. The friendlies, scheduled for Oct. 28 at Montreal’s Saputo Stadium and Oct. 31 at Halifax’s Wanderers Grounds, follow the Canadian women’s 4-1 aggregate victory over 37th-ranked Jamaica last month in a two-legged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlantic Division rivals ready for another NHL season of attrition: ‘It’s like hell’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Dylan Larkin paused for a moment to ponder the question. What, the Detroit Red Wings captain was asked, is it like to play in the Atlantic Division night in, night out? “It’s like hell,” Larkin finally began. That description of running what might be the NHL’s most challenging gauntlet is hard to argue. The Tampa ... Read More »
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