TORONTO — For a second straight year, Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout. The CFL announced Thursday the Saskatchewan Roughriders-Toronto Argonauts contest slated for July 29 at Halifax’s Saint Mary’s University has been sold out. The league has expanded capacity within Huskies Stadium for an additional 1,000 fans to attend. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; This year’s game will be just the second regular-season game played in Nova Scotia. Toronto defeated Saskatchewan 30-24 on July 16, 2022 in Wolfville, N.S. The CFL held an exhibition game at Huskies Stadium in 2005. “A sellout for a second straight year shows…
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The Ottawa Senators plan to file for arbitration on Thursday with pending restricted free agent Alex DeBrincat, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The forward has a qualifying offer of $9 million, but an arbitrator could lower that amount for the 2023-24 season. The deadline to file for arbitration is Thursday at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT Garrioch reported DeBrincat does not want to sign an extension with the Senators. The Michigan native had 27 goals and 39 assists for 66 points in 82 games in 2022-23, his first year with the…
The Vegas Golden Knights are going all out for their first Stanley Cup Championship parade. Vegas announced that both sides of Las Vegas Boulevard, otherwise known as the “Las Vegas Strip,” will be closed for the parade which will take place on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. PT. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Fans of the team will be able to celebrate with the players, coaches, executives and owners along the parade route, or meet them at Toshiba Plaza in front of T-Mobile Arena where the parade will culminate. The Golden Knights finished off the Florida Panthers Tuesday…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Jason Spezza as an assistant general manager, the club announced Wednesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Spezza reunites with new Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas in Pittsburgh. Spezza was special assistant to the general manager under Dubas this past season with the Toronto Maple Leafs after retiring as a player following the 2021-22 season with Toronto. Spezza resigned in Toronto after the Leafs fired Dubas last month. The Penguins say Spezza will report directly to Dubas and assist club management in all hockey operations departments. The Penguins currently do not have…
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday dubbed the rival Sena headed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a “slave of Delhi” after the party founder late Bal Thackeray’s picture did not feature in an advertisement about the popularity of the ruling alliance. The editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece `Saamana’ claimed that Bal Thackeray’s picture was missing due to the “fear” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah.
Last Updated: 14/06/23 11:35am Michael van Gerwen has pulled out of the World Cup of Darts after a dental operation Michael van Gerwen has withdrawn from the 2023 World Cup of Darts, due to his failure to recover in time after a dental operation. Van Gerwen had a pre-planned dental operation on Monday, but has not recovered sufficiently to be able to compete in Frankfurt this weekend, and will be replaced by Dirk van Duijvenbode in the Netherlands team.As Dirk van Duijvenbode is the next highest ranked Dutch player in the PDC Order of Merit, he will now partner Danny…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Francisco outfielder Mitch Haniger broke his right forearm when hit by a pitch from the St. Louis Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty in the third inning of the Giants’ 11-3 win on Tuesday night. “Any time you get hit, the hand’s warm and it doesn’t feel great,” Haniger said. “Injuries are part of the game, at same time you’ve got to focus on what’s next.” Haniger battled back from an oblique injury in spring training and was rounding into form. The 32-year-old left fielder, who is hitting .230 with four homers and 22 RBIs, drove in two…
Matthew Tkachuk was the MVP of this Florida Panthers season but was unavailable for Tuesday’s must-win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Now we know why. While the Golden Knights celebrated with the Stanley Cup on the ice, Panthers coach Paul Maurice revealed that Tkachuk has a broken sternum. The injury occurred in Game 3 on a hit from Keegan Kolesar, but Tkachuk stayed in the game and helped the Panthers win in overtime. He then dressed for Game 4 but had a limited role, skating only four shifts in the third period. Tkachuk was just one of many…
After optioning starting pitcher Alek Manoah to the Florida Complex League last week, Blue Jays manager John Schneider provided an update on his status Tuesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Ahead of the Blue Jays’ series opener against the Orioles, Schneider told the media that Manoah threw a 72-pitch simulated game Saturday at the club’s Player Development Complex in Dunedin, Fla. Starting in the pitching lab and then moving out to the mound, the simulated game saw Manoah throw five up and downs. “The pitching lab is part of the plan just to make sure that the deficiencies…
Canada men’s soccer team captain Atiba Hutchinson is retiring from club football and will likely make his final international appearance at this month’s Nations League Finals, according to a report by Joshua Kloke of The Athletic. Hutchinson, 40, has made 104 appearances for his country, including at the World Cup in Qatar this past November where he was the oldest outfield player. The tournament marked just the second time the Canadian men had qualified for the event. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The veteran midfielder, who was born in Brampton, Ont., has played in the Turkish league with…