National Sports
Star sprinter Andre De Grasse looking forward to seeing AFC Toronto opener
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
TORONTO — Andre De Grasse will be watching with pride when AFC Toronto takes the field for the first time Saturday at BMO Field. The star sprinter, part of the Northern Super League team’s ownership group, is flying in from Florida where he has been training to take in the match against Montreal Roses FC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcaraz rolls into Barcelona semifinals but titleholder Ruud knocked out by Rune
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz earned his season-best eighth straight win after beating Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-3 in the Barcelona Open quarterfinals on Friday. Coming off his first Monte Carlo Masters title, Alcaraz’s next obstacle to a third Barcelona title was Arthur Fils. Fils reached his first semifinal of the year when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawkeyes hire LaSondra Barrett away from Georgia Tech to be a women’s basketball assistant
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — LaSondra Barrett has been hired as a women’s basketball assistant at Iowa, taking the position vacated when Raina Harmon left two weeks ago to become head coach at Florida Gulf Coast, Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen announced Friday. The 35-year-old Barrett has been an assistant at Georgia Tech the past three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Proud cities, proud franchises’: Leafs, Sens ready to reignite Battle of Ontario
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
John Tavares remembers watching the knife-edged action as a young hockey player dreaming of the big stage. Auston Matthews has seen the highlights and heard the stories. The run-through-a-wall passion. The crackling atmosphere. The tension. The drama. The Battle of Ontario was among hockey’s biggest rivalries for a time. The dormant dogfight is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the numbers: Led by Cleveland and Oklahoma City, it was the season of the streak in the NBA
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
It was the year of the long winning streak in the NBA. There were five instances of teams winning 11 or more games in a row — three by Cleveland, two by Oklahoma City, and it’s probably no coincidence that those two teams are the ones that earned No. 1 seeds in the Eastern and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Punjab hands Bengaluru another home defeat in Indian Premier League
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Punjab Kings kept Royal Challengers Bengaluru winless at home in a rain-shortened Indian Premier League game on Friday. Light drizzle reduced the Twenty20 game to 14 overs a side and Bengaluru was in danger of being bowled out for its lowest IPL total of 49 before Tim David’s 26-ball 50 lifted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aberdeen and Alexis planning to leave Florida, Michigan State adds Fort from the transfer portal
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Denzel Aberdeen and Sam Alexis have entered the transfer portal, planning to leave Florida after helping the school win the men’s basketball national championship. Aberdeen and Alexis announced their moves on Friday, joining Gators guard Kajus Kublickas in the portal. The 6-foot-5 Aberdeen appeared to be in line to start in the backcourt next season, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pacers take on new mission in NBA playoffs, aim to prove last season’s deep run was no fluke
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton senses this year’s NBA playoffs will be different. It’s not because the Indiana Pacers won 50 games for the first time since 2013-14 or will host Game 1 of a playoff series for the first time since that season, or even that he’s making consecutive postseason appearances for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC’s search for its first win of MLS season continues at Real Salt Lake
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
The hunt for Toronto FC’s first win of the season continues Saturday at Real Salt Lake with coach Robin Fraser hoping his team finally gets rewarded for its recent improved play. “When the season starts — I think I feel this way every season I’ve ever coached — you can’t wait to get the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bucks’ Damian Lillard feeling grateful as he gets closer to joining his teammates in playoffs
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard isn’t sure exactly when he will be playing again. He’s just grateful that moment will come sooner than anyone could have reasonably expected. Lillard was cleared for full-scale basketball activities and taken off blood-thinning medication this week after missing the last month with deep vein thrombosis in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays reinstate outfielder Nathan Lukes from paternity list
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated outfielder Nathan Lukes from the paternity list. Lukes will also be active for Friday’s series opener at home against the Seattle Mariners. The 30-year-old last played in Toronto’s 8-4 loss to Atlanta on Monday. Lukes is batting .167 with three RBIs in 12 games this season for ... Read More »
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