Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that Smith’s Straight Shooter: “A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes” is scheduled for January 2023. According to 13A, Smith will share stories about growing […]
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By Steven Sandor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
So far, it has been almost too easy for the Canadian junior team. As the squad prepares to face Finland on Monday in a game that will decide who finishes atop Group A at the world junior hockey championship, the host’s biggest enemy might just be complacency. So far, it’s […]
By Judy Owen
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Zach Collaros admits he’s got to brush up on his Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ history, even though he’s aware the team is on the cusp of tying a club record. If the Blue Bombers (9-0) defeat the visiting Montreal Alouettes (2-6) on Thursday, they’ll match the 1960 Winnipeg squad that opened […]
By Noah Trister
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays will be seeing a lot of each other in the coming weeks. On Monday night, Ramon Urias and the upstart Orioles measured up fine. Urias hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays also went […]
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The last five weeks feels like three months to 20-year-old Joohyung “Tom” Kim, and for good reason. The South Korean kid who named himself after a cartoon train is on the fast track. He got a rare PGA Tour start in the Scottish Open because of his standing on a […]
By Fakiha Baig
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Odd summer timing and an ongoing sexual assault scandal at Hockey Canada could be the reason thousands of tickets to the World Junior Hockey Championship are still available on the eve of the tournament, says an Edmonton professor. Prof. Dan Mason, who teaches in the faculty of kinesiology, sport, and […]
By Sarah Smellie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Four crews of women rowers will make history on Thursday morning in St. John’s, as they race from one end of Quidi Vidi Lake to the other along a course historically reserved for men. After decades of advocacy from women rowers, the Royal St. John’s Regatta will include a women’s […]
By Neil Davidson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he will donate his World Cup earnings to charity. “Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the opportunity for a better life,” Davies said in a social media post Tuesday. ‘It enabled me to live my dreams. It’s a great honour to […]
By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hall of Fame coach John Madden always believed that the busts of the football greats in Canton talked to each other every night once the building was empty. If those busts ever wanted to play an actual game of football, they now finally have all the necessary characters. Art McNally, […]
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Venus Williams lost to Rebecca Marino of Vancouver on Monday in her return to singles play after more than a year away, a defeat the seven-time Grand Slam champion chalked up to being rusty Williams lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Citi Open […]
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The Montreal Canadiens have named former NHL defenceman Stephane Robidas as an assistant coach on Martin St. Louis’ staff. The 45-year old Robidas spent last season as head coach of the Magog Cantonniers in the Quebec U18 AAA Development Hockey League He led the team to a league title and […]
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Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family, the German driver said Thursday. Vettel won the F1 title from 2010-13 with the Red Bull team. His last race victory came with Ferrari in 2019. This season with […]
