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Dave Cameron stepped in front of the microphones and tried to spin what had just unfolded. A parade of Canadian players then proceeded to tow the company line after a jaw-dropping loss at the world junior hockey championship.Tanner Molendyk snapped the program and country back to reality.Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the powerhouse nation’s backyard.“They battled,” said Cameron, the Canadian head coach. “Credit to them.”Molendyk, an alternate captain, was asked later about his emotions following an embarrassing loss to a country the hosts had outscored 41-4…
Long the standard by which Canadian running backs are measured in the NFL, Rueben Mayes is hoping Chuba Hubbard can set that bar even higher. In 1986, Mayes became the first Canadian to rush for over 1,000 yards in an NFL season, running for a career-best 1,353 yards (over 16 regular-season games) as a New Orleans Saints rookie.On Dec. 8, Hubbard became the second Canadian to crack the 1,000-yard plateau and needs 159 yards in the Carolina Panthers’ final two regular-season games to surpass Mayes’ single-season mark.“I’m cheering for him to do it,” Mayes said. “I did what I did…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Halifax lacrosse player has been suspended by his team, as video of a violent altercation between him and spectators at a game last week makes the rounds on social media. The Halifax Thunderbirds, based out of Nova Scotia, lost 19-14 to the Colorado Mammoth in a National Lacrosse League match on Dec. 21 in Denver.Fan video shows the Halifax team walking out after the loss towards their locker room. Fans are lined up on the sides heckling the team — with one person holding up a middle finger as they all…
Steps to make Canadian sports safer were made in 2024, but to what end? A national commission began cross-country public consultations, an online registry of people sanctioned or under investigation for maltreatment in sport went live and a seismic shift in handling future complaints was announced.Canada was said to be a long way from the culture change identified as key to draining sport of toxic behaviour.“The progress is definitely slow and a bumpy ride,” said Erin Willson, an Olympic artistic swimmer and past president of AthletesCan, which provides a unified voice for national-team athletes.“The big question that I’ve wrestled with…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2024 3:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter will have the sentencing hearing in his criminal case tomorrow. Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on July 10.The 25-year-old has already been banned from the NBA for life for manipulating the outcomes of proposition bets based on his performance for the Raptors. Related Videos 1:32 Toronto Raptors players surprise students in Kahnawake Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement Porter feigned injury or illness to remove himself…
TORONTO – Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and five rebounds as the Chicago Bulls held off the Toronto Raptors 122-121 on Monday. Cody White scored 19 points and added five assists for Chicago (12-15). Josh Giddey had 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists before leaving the game in the third quarter after he hurt his right ankle.RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., led all scorers with 32 points as Toronto (7-20) lost its fifth straight. He also had nine assists and five rebounds. Gradey Dick finished with 27 points and six rebounds.Montreal’s Chris Boucher came off the bench for a…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2024 5:27 pm Updated December 11, 2024 5:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed guard AJ Lawson to a two-way contract, the NBA team announced Wednesday. The six-foot-six, 185-pound guard from Toronto averaged 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 35.1 minutes in 11 games (all starts) this season with the Long Island Nets, the G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets.Lawson has career averages of 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 7.4 minutes in 57 career NBA games with…
By John Chidley-Hill The Canadian Press Posted December 7, 2024 6:20 pm Updated December 7, 2024 6:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Jakob Poeltl, Kelly Olynyk and Davion Mitchell will all return to the Toronto Raptors lineup tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. Poeltl missed Toronto’s 129-92 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday due to illness.Mitchell was listed as questionable with right hip stiffness after that loss, but Raptors head coach Dakro Rajakovic says he’s available against Dallas. Related Videos 1:32 Toronto Raptors players surprise students in Kahnawake Previous…