National Sports
Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 to stay alive
By Vin A. Cherwoo, The Associated Press on May 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the final period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round NHL playoff series on Monday night, staving off elimination for the second straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Voltigeurs dump Drakkar 6-2, lead final series 3-0
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2024
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Ethan Gauthier scored twice, Luke Woodworth added three assists and the Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-2 on Monday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Championship Final. Vsevolod Komarov, Sam Oliver, Lukas Landry and Justin Cote also scored for the Voltigeurs, who won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tatum’s 33 points help Celtics beat Cavaliers 109-102 to take 3-1 lead in semis
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on May 13th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series. Jaylen Brown added 27 for the Celtics, who can close out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Varsho’s glove, bat lift Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Orioles in 10 innings
By Noah Trister, The Associated Press on May 13th, 2024
BALTIMORE (AP) – Daulton Varsho robbed a homer with his glove, hit one with his bat and then drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a ground ball to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. The Blue Jays overcame two home runs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least six months
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press on May 13th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in Stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program before Game 4 on Monday night of a second-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars. The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association announced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Soccer shows new way of doing business in hiring Jesse Marsch as men’s coach
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2024
Canada Soccer has found its successor to John Herdman in Jesse Marsch, a coach with experience at the highest club level in England, Germany, Austria and North America. And in hiring the 50-year-old American to run the men’s national team through July 2026, the much maligned governing body showed it has a new way of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the career of newly appointed Canadian men’s soccer coach Jesse Marsch
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2024
A look at Jesse Marsch, the new head coach of the Canadian men’s soccer team: – Marsch grew up in Racine, Wis. His father worked on a production line, making parts for tractors. – Soccer took him to Princeton, where he played under Bob Bradley. Their paths would cross again during Marsch’s playing and coaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Bean to step down as Flames president and CEO, will be replaced by Robert Hayes
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2024
Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation president and chief executive officer John Bean will step down and be replaced by Robert Hayes. Lorenzo DeCicco joining CSEC as chief operating officer was among other changes to senior executive leadership announced Monday by the Flames. Bean will remain in an advisory role for the design and construction of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh sets early tone at Olympic Trials
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2024
TORONTO – Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh is setting the early tone at the weeklong Olympic & Paralympic Trials. The 17-year-old from Toronto finished first in the women’s 400-metre freestyle at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. McIntosh finished in three minutes 59.06 seconds. She was the lone swimmer in the race to come in under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronrot businessman Tanenbaum in talks to buying French soccer club Saint-Étienne
By The Associated Press on May 13th, 2024
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) – Storied French soccer club Saint-Étienne said on Monday it was in exclusive talks for a sale to Toronto businessman Larry Tanenbaum. The full purchase of the 1976 European Cup finalist should be ratified within weeks, the club said in a statement four days before a key end-of-season game in its push ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owner of Raptors and Maple Leafs in talks to seal buying French soccer club Saint-Étienne
By The Associated Press on May 13th, 2024
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) – Storied French soccer club Saint-Étienne said on Monday it was in exclusive talks for a sale to the owner of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs. The full purchase of the 1976 European Cup finalist by Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Group should be ratified within weeks, the club said in a ... Read More »
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