National Sports
Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will start for Tiger-Cats in Regina
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who suffered a broken leg earlier this season, will get the start against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Saturday. Mitchell, 33, was placed on the six-game injury list after undergoing surgery to repair a lower-leg fracture he sustained in Hamilton’s 16-12 home win over Ottawa on July 28. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal faces crucial game against visiting Portland Timbers
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – After managing to steal a point in a game against Houston earlier this week with a goal deep into added time, CF Montreal now faces a must-win scenario against the Portland Timbers on Saturday night at Stade Saputo. Montreal (11-16-5) currently sits in ninth place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More awareness needed on sports gambling influence on youth: advocates, researchers
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Sheldon Irwin was 13 years old when he placed his first bet. It came at a nearby barbershop in his Montreal neighbourhood, where the barbers let him build up losses at poker without calling those losses in. Two years into his life of gambling and skipping school, he went to the barbershop and met a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WR Chase Claypool traded from the Chicago Bears to the Miami Dolphins
By Alanis Thames, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Chicago traded 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 teams announced. The move comes after Claypool ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson, Gushue to represent Canada at Pan Continental Curling Championship
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue will skip Canada’s teams at the upcoming Pan Continental Curling Championships. The announcement from Curling Canada was expected after Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L. won a second consecutive Canadian men’s curling title earlier this year while Einarson, of Gimli, Man., won her fourth straight Canadian women’s title. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!You Can Play supports Hockey Canada’s dressing room policy
By The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
The You Can Play Project, which advocates for LGBTQ participation in sports, has come out in support of Hockey Canada’s new dressing room policy. Hockey Canada has implemented a new dressing room policy for the 2023-24 minor hockey season, including a “minimum attire rule,” with the goal of respecting privacy and making dressing environments more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime bounced in second round of Shanghai Masters
By The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
BEIJING – Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime did not last long at the Shanghai Masters. Auger-Aliassime, the 14th seed in the tournament, was bounced from the second round by unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 on Friday. The Montreal native, who won four ATP titles in 2022 along with shared victories at the Davis Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Blacks finish Rugby World Cup pool play with 73-0 win over Uruguay
By The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
LYON, France (AP) – New Zealand overcame a sluggish start to beat Uruguay 73-0 in its final pool match at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. But the All Blacks’ performance was less than the polished quarterfinal rehearsal they were hoping for. New Zealand took 20 minutes to score the first try of the match ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes set for bigger role playing facilitator in new Raptors offence under Rajakovic
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on October 6th, 2023
Scottie Barnes’s chance to be the point guard he’s long viewed himself as might have arrived. With longtime point guard Fred VanVleet leaving for Houston in free agency, and new Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic looking to play selfless basketball while utilizing the skillset of his players more, the chance could be there. “Definitely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
By The Canadian Press on October 5th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard NFL Chicago 40 Washington 20 NHL pre-season Los Angeles 4 San Jose 3 (OT) Washington 4 Columbus 2 Toronto 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Philadelphia 5 N.Y. Islanders 2 Florida 6 Tampa Bay 3 Boston 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 St. Louis 4 Dallas 0 Ottawa 3 Winnipeg 0 Nashville 5 Carolina 1 Minnesota 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephen Maar powers Canada past Bulgaria 3-0 at men’s Olympic qualifying tournament
By The Canadian Press on October 5th, 2023
XI’AN, China – Stephen Maar scored 16 points as Canada made quick work of Bulgaria in a 3-0 win on Friday at the men’s Olympic qualification tournament. The Canadians won each set 25-21, 25-17, 25-18. Canada led Bulgaria in attacking, blocking and service points, but errors were equal at 20 apiece Eric Loeppky scored 13 ... Read More »
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