National Sports
Source: Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke waived by Jacksonville Jaguars
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Canadian Nathan Rourke’s NFL future is in limbo. The Jacksonville Jaguars waived Rourke on Monday, according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the Jags haven’t yet made the move public. Rourke, the CFL’s top Canadian last season with the B.C. Lions, could be claimed by another team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Details of new women’s professional hockey league to be announced
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
Team locations and the player intake process for the new women’s professional hockey league are about to be revealed. Board member Stan Kasten, who is president of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hockey Hall of Famer and the new league’s hockey operations vice-president Jayna Hefford and a player representative are scheduled to speak at a Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Herdman steps down as Canada head coach, takes over at Toronto FC
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
TORONTO – John Herdman has spent more than a decade successfully leading Canada at the international level. Now the longtime soccer coach faces perhaps his most challenging task of all – restoring Major League Soccer club Toronto FC to its former glory. Herdman stepped down as coach of Canada’s men’s team on Monday and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Herdman steps down as Canada head coach, takes TFC job
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
John Herdman has stepped down as head coach of Canada’s national men’s soccer team and taken over as coach of Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays place third baseman Matt Chapman on injured list with finger sprain
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed third baseman Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger sprain. Infielder Ernie Clement has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and will be active for Monday night’s game against the visiting Washington Nationals. Chapman, who’s hitting .248 this season with 15 homers and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Oilers sign Gagner, Sutter to tryout deals ahead of training camp
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed forwards Sam Gagner and Brandon Sutter to professional tryout agreements ahead of training camp. It’s Gagner’s third stint with the Alberta club, being drafted in 2007 before heading to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2014 and then spending stints with the Blue Jackets and Canucks before re-signing with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Maple Leafs sign ex-Anaheim Ducks defenceman to one-year deal
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a one-year contract worth US$775,000. Benoit spent three seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals and notching seven assists in 137 games. He led the Ducks in hits last season with 216, more than 100 ahead of his next closest teammate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Huddle returns for second year in southern Ontario
By The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
TORONTO – Another NFL season, another year of The Huddle. The Huddle was launched last year by NFL Canada as its first-ever pop-up sports bar to cater to the league’s fans in southern Ontario. NFL Canada kicks off this year’s initiative Sept. 7 at the Early Mercy bar in downtown Toronto in time for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The US Open has started. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe are in action
By The Associated Press on August 28th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The season’s last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, began Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis – about a year after two even bigger names walked away from the sport. The Day 1 schedule includes Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff on the women’s side, and Novak Djokovic and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian athletes to watch in 2024 Paralympic Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
With the 2024 Paralympics a year away, here is a look at 10 Canadian athletes who could find themselves on the podium in Paris: Aurelie Rivard, swimming Five-time Paralympic freestyle champion and double gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympics, the 27-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., holds world records in four events in S10 classification (left hand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Short turnaround from Tokyo to Paris has Canada’s para athletes working hard
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 28th, 2023
Three years between Paralympic Games instead of four has Paris 2024 coming at high speed for champion swimmer Aurelie Rivard. A double gold medallist in Tokyo’s Games, which were postponed from 2020 to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., is adjusting to a compressed turnaround. “Yesterday we were talking about ... Read More »
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