National Sports
Newcomers Daniel Jebbison, Promise David make Canada’s CONCACAF Nations League roster
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Forwards Daniel Jebbison and Promise (Tobi) David, coach Jesse Marsch’s newest recruits, have been included in Canada’s 23-man roster for the CONCACAF Nations League Finals. Jebbison, who plays his club football for Bournemouth in England’s Premier League, previously represented England at the under-18 and U-20 level while David, who is with Belgium’s Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury claims 99th World Cup win
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
LIVIGNO — Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury secured his 99th World Cup win by claiming the season-ending duel moguls event Wednesday. Kingsbury, competing on the same course that will be used at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics, outdueled Japanese rival Ikuma Horishima in the final. Filip Gravenfors of Sweden captured bronze. With the victory, Kingsbury, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG’s rise: How Enrique’s vision and Mbappé’s departure led to Champions League success
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Will this finally be the year for Paris Saint-Germain? The year when more than a decade of spending lavishly on players can at last bring the Qatari-backed French club its first Champions League title? The signs are there for all to see. This rejuvenated PSG side is rock-solid and playing some of the best football ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL players score a shot at Hollywood through hands-on training sessions with filmmaker Deon Taylor
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Isaac Ukwu’s sights were solely set on just playing in the NFL — until two season-ending knee injuries in college served as a harsh reality of football’s fragility. The setbacks reshaped Ukwu’s perspective, showing him that football was part of him, but not all of him. Even after signing with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping, topples Olympic champions and shakes Norway’s lofty reputation
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal. Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has shaken a national reputation for fair play and high-minded principles at their home Nordic world championships, where the host team dominated the medal table. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saint-Etienne fans banned from French league game at fellow struggler Montpellier
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne supporters have been banned by French authorities from traveling to Montpellier for this weekend’s Ligue 1 game between the two relegation-threatened clubs because of a high risk of violence. Montpellier sits rock bottom in the French league standings, with Saint-Etienne just one spot above in 17th place. The French authorities said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!African soccer leader Patrice Motsepe re-elected pledging to seek private finance for new stadiums
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
CAIRO (AP) — African soccer leader Patrice Motsepe was re-elected Wednesday and urged working with private financiers to help federations build national stadiums in countries where government budgets are tight. The 54 member federations of the Confederation of African Football — 12 of whom currently cannot host national-team games in international competitions — elected Motsepe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The result of Madrid derby sends Atletico or Real likely to face Arsenal in Champions League
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Atletico has to overcome a one-goal deficit to eliminate bitter rival Real in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday to maintain a chance of capturing the European trophy it has never won. Its city rival and record 15-time European champion won the first leg 2-1 with a crucial goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kobe Bryant’s former players remember his words during their first year of college basketball
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — On the fifth anniversary of that day — when the helicopter crashed, and she lost Coach Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and so much more — Kat Righeimer became a scholarship player at Northwestern. The former walk-on, who played for Kobe Bryant with the Mamba Academy, soaked in the moment with her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A stint in the minors forced Pens’ goalie Tristan Jarry to hit the reset button. It may have worked
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry’s career was at a crossroads in mid-January. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender was struggling and even worse, the franchise’s faith in him appeared to be shot. Things grew so bleak for Jarry at the end of a stretch in which he dropped six straight starts that general manager Kyle Dubas — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs take on the Panthers after shootout win
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Florida Panthers (40-22-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-22-3, in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after the Maple Leafs knocked off the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 in a shootout. Toronto has gone 39-22-3 overall with a 12-5-1 record in ... Read More »
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