National Sports
Priestman out in wake of Olympic drone-spying scandal, Herdman yet to give evidence
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
Bev Priestman is out as coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team in the wake of an independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Canada Soccer says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, who like Priestman are serving a one-year FIFA ban over the illegal use of a drone to film New Zealand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s privacy commissioner to launch investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
GATINEAU, Que. – Canada’s privacy commissioner is launching an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency. The move comes after Philippe Dufresne’s office received a complaint about the Montreal-based agency’s handling of biological samples collected from athletes. In a release, the office says the investigation will examine whether the collection, use, and disclosure practices of WADA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Rugby Canada chair seeks seat on World Rugby’s executive board
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
Former Rugby Canada chair Sally Dennis is seeking a seat on World Rugby’s executive board. There are 13 candidates running for the six available positions with Dennis running against Samoa’s Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and Uruguay’s Sebastian Pineyrua for the non-high-performance union position. The election is set for Thursday at World Rugby meetings in Dublin, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O’Shea, Dinwiddie set to square off in second Grey Cup showdown as CFL head coaches
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Mike O’Shea and Ryan Dinwiddie are together again at the Grey Cup. Winnipeg faces Toronto in the CFL championship game Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium, the second meeting in three years between the two teams after the Argonauts edged the Blue Bombers 24-23 in the 2022 game. Winnipeg is making its fifth straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL adds former Red Wings, Oilers GM Holland to hockey ops department as consultant
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
NEW YORK – Former Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has joined the NHL’s hockey operations department as a consultant. The league announced the new role for the Hockey Hall of Famer in a release Tuesday. Holland spent 27 years as an NHL general manager, including 22 in Detroit. He helped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ambrosie holds final state of the league address as CFL commissioner
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VANCOUVER – CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has some friendly advice for his successor: Surround yourself with good people and be open-minded. Ambrosie held his final state of the league address Tuesday after announcing last month he planned to retire in 2025 once a new commissioner is hired. The 61-year-old Winnipeg native was named the CFL’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL MVP Spooner set to miss start of season for Toronto Sceptres with knee injury
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Sceptres will have a big piece of their lineup missing to start the upcoming Professional Women’s Hockey League campaign. Reigning MVP and scoring champ Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season, general manager Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on the first day of training camp. Spooner had told The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge extends the time to indict the driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother
By Maryclaire Dale, The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
SALEM, N.J. (AP) – The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where the judge extended the window for prosecutors to seek an indictment. The brief hearing, in which the judge granted prosecutors 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL MVP Spooner set to miss start of season for Toronto Sceptres due to knee injury
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Reigning PWHL MVP and scoring champ Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, general manager Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on the first day of training camp. The 33-year-old Spooner had knee surgery on her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after she was checked into the boards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CFL commissioner Mark Cohon joins Northern Super League as board chair
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
Former CFL commissioner Mark Cohon is joining the new Northern Super League as chair of its board of directors. Cohon succeeded Tom Wright as CFL commissioner in 2007, signing a three-year contract extension in 2012. He stepped down in January 2015 ahead of his contract expiration in April 2015. “Mark brings a lot to this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Canadiens snap six-game losing skid with 7-5 win over Sabres
By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 National Hockey League win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres. Caufield’s two goals put him at a ... Read More »
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