National Sports
USA Swimming hires Greg Meehan from Stanford as national team managing director
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Swimming has hired Stanford women’s coach Greg Meehan as its national team managing director. He has served in various international coaching jobs for the national governing body since 2007, including coach of the U.S. women’s Olympic team in 2020 and assistant coach at the 2016 and 2024 Games. At ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gabriel Landeskog expected to play Friday for AHL’s Colorado Eagles, 1st pro game in nearly 3 years
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
Gabriel Landeskog is expected to play in a professional game Friday night for the first time in nearly three years when he suits up with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. The longtime Colorado Avalanche captain is on loan to the Eagles as part of a minor league conditioning assignment. He went through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paige Bueckers is projected to go No. 1 in WNBA draft to Dallas Wings
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is set to welcome its new rookie class, headlined by Paige Bueckers when the league holds its annual draft Monday night. The UConn star, who is fresh off leading the Huskies to their 12th national championship, is projected to go No. 1 to the Dallas Wings. Bueckers will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada blanks Swiss 4-0, reloads for U.S. and host Czechs in women’s world hockey
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada gets a breather to top up the tank at the women’s world hockey championship before what bodes to be an eventful two days. The defending champions dispatched Switzerland 4-0 on Friday less than 18 hours after blanking Finland 5-0 to start the tournament. Canada (2-0) has Saturday off before diving into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After surviving Cavalry opener, Forge FC looks to keep rolling in visit to Pacific FC
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
Forge FC weathered the storm last Saturday in a 1-0 season-opening win over visiting Cavalry FC in a rematch of last season’s Canadian Premier League championship game. Outshot 24-7 (6-4 in shots on target), the Hamilton side survived thanks to some fine shot-stopping from Czech goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat. “I was able to see my team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Pitt guard Lowe lands at Kentucky, former Xavier guard Conwell heads to Louisville
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
Former Pittsburgh point guard Jaland Lowe is heading to Kentucky. Wildcats coach Mark Pope announced Friday that Lowe has joined the Southeastern Conference power in the transfer portal. Lowe spent two seasons at Pitt, averaging 13.3 points, 4.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 64 games while playing for coach Jeff Capel. He led the Panthers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twins Tyson, Jalen Philpot both have their eyes on claiming CFL’s top Canadian award
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
He’s still on the mend, but Tyson Philpot anticipates a triumphant return to the Montreal Alouettes in 2025. A foot injury prematurely ended Philpot’s promising ’24 campaign. The North Delta, B.C., native figures he’s 75-to-80 per cent through his rehab but expects to be fully recovered once the regular season begins. “I envision a stellar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kolkata deepens Chennai’s IPL woes in 8-wicket win
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
CHENNAI, India (AP) — The Chennai Super Kings’ lowest total at home in Indian Premier League history led to their fifth consecutive loss on Friday. Sunil Narine’s brilliance with ball and bat led Kolkata Knight Riders to an eight-wicket win with nearly 10 overs to spare. Chennai avoided its lowest ever total — 79 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kelsie Whitmore is feeling ‘awesome’ as she tries out in Mexican Baseball League and learns Spanish
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When El Aguila de Veracruz called with an opportunity to tryout for a spot on their roster ahead of the start of the Mexican Baseball League, Kelsie Whitmore accepted but knew she needed to learn Spanish. Pronto. The 26-year-old Whitmore is a pitcher and an outfielder who was the first female ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rugby sevens men win three straight at Challenger Series event in Poland
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
KRAKOW — Canada’s men posted wins over Madagascar, Japan and Portugal on Friday to advance to the semifinals of World Rugby’s second-tier Challenger Series. Canada defeated Madagascar 29-24 before downing Japan 40-10 and Portugal 17-10 in moving one step closer to regaining its place on the elite HSBC SVNS circuit. The Canadian men arrived in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals are the top team in the East after getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL career goals record
By Canadian Press on April 11th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL goals record was a major motivator for the Washington Capitals over the past month. That came Sunday when he scored the 895th of his career. The other aim was locking up the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the fast-approaching playoffs. They did that by beating ... Read More »
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