National Sports
Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL, call up prospect Barger
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury. Kiermaier left Toronto’s game at Kansas City on Tuesday in the sixth inning. He has struggled early in his second season in Toronto with a .193 batting average through 22 games. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shapovalov into second round at Madrid Open with win over Diaz Acosta
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MADRID – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta on Wednesday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., overcame struggles with accuracy on his serve to win the match at the Masters event in just under one hour 55 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Xavi will stay with Barcelona for another season, AP sources say. Coach had planned to leave
By Tales Azzoni And Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Coach Xavi Hernández will stay with Barcelona for another year after all, agreeing to finish his contract to 2025 in a reversal of his decision to quit at the end of the season, two people with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. The two people spoke anonymously to The Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pesce’s injury could mean a larger role for DeAngelo in the playoffs for the Hurricanes
By Aaron Beard, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Tony DeAngelo found himself playing a reduced role in his second stint with the Carolina Hurricanes amid a deep roster of defensemen. He could be headed for a larger role in the NHL playoffs with veteran Brett Pesce sidelined by injury. DeAngelo worked in a pairing with Brady Skjei during practice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rebuilding Sharks fire coach David Quinn after 2 disappointing seasons
By Josh Dubow, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – The San Jose Sharks have fired coach David Quinn after two rough seasons as part of a massive rebuilding project. General manager Mike Grier announced the decision on Wednesday following a review of the team’s season. “After going through our end of the season process of internal meetings and evaluating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL Network’s Jeremiah high on Canadian tight end McLachlan heading into NFL draft
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
NFL draft guru Daniel Jeremiah is a big fan of Canadian Tanner McLachlan. The six-foot-five, 244-pound Lethbridge, Alta., native had a record-setting tenure at Arizona, surpassing Rob Gronkowski for most career receptions by a tight end (79). Jeremiah, a former NFL scout now with NFL Network, ranks McLachlan second among tight ends for the 2024 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Olympic Stadium fire: Quebec grants up to $40 million for cleanup, repairs
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has awarded the organization that manages Montreal’s Olympic Stadium up to $40 million to pay for repairs and decontamination after a March 21 fire. Parc olympique spokesman Cédric Essiminy says extensive decontamination work is needed in the stadium’s tower because smoke spread throughout the building. He says around nine kilometres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jockey Husbands, driver Filion lead 2024 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame class
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
TORONTO – Jockey Patrick Husbands, who rode Canada’s last Triple Crown winner, topped the ’24 class named for induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Husbands, 50, guided Wando to a sweep of the Canadian Triple Crown in 2003 for owner Gustav Schickedanz and trainer Mike Keogh. Wando, Schickedanz and Keogh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A day later, ‘The Save’ still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky’s NHL playoff heroics
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – In the moment, The Save kept the game tied. By night’s end, it became a game-saver since Florida went on to prevail in overtime. And the way Panthers coach Paul Maurice sees it, the impact from Sergei Bobrovsky’s moment on Tuesday night will only continue – with a reach beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One deal falls through but Toronto FC completes another in Derrick Etienne Jr. trade
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
Toronto FC, pivoting after a deal for an overseas player fell through, added to its attack Wednesday by acquiring Haiti international winger Derrick Etienne Jr. from Atlanta United FC in exchange for up to US$375,000 in general allocation money. Some US$175,000 of the allocation money in the deal is conditional on certain performance-based metrics. Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He’s back to race for a country with no mountains
By Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2024
Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. And the record eight-time overall World Cup champion is going to compete for the Netherlands – his mother’s country – instead of his native Austria. The Austrian winter sports federation, known as ... Read More »
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