The B.C. Lions opened the draft with a bang, securing the No. 1 pick from the Calgary Stampeders then taking Williams first overall.
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jeudi 30 avril 2020
Lions trade up to select ECU's Jordan Williams with No. 1 overall pick
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Gary Bettman says 2020-21 NHL season could begin as late as December
The NHL is in no rush to return from its shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with commissioner Gary Bettman saying the end of the current season could push back the start of next season as far as December.
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The National: Bianca Andreescu, tennis stars return on virtual video game courts
With the sports world on pause due to the coronavirus, The National host Adrienne Arsenault catches up with Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, who took part in the Madrid Open Virtual Pro tournament.
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Women in sport have mixed feelings about men's leagues asking for bailout money
Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League.
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Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque fighting coronavirus
Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown.
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Little League World Series cancelled for 1st time due to COVID-19 pandemic
Vowing to return next summer, this year's Little League World Series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. All seven World Series tournaments and their respective regional qualifying events are off this summer.
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Canadian Olympic bobsleigh champion Douglas Anakin dies at 89
Douglas Anakin, a member of the four-man Canadian bobsleigh team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1964, has died. He was 89.
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Player agents, executives call for NBA to cancel season: report
National Basketball Association executives and player agents are calling on the league to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to health concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak, CNBC reported on Thursday.
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NASCAR to resume season in May with 7 races in 10 days
NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina with the premier Cup Series racing three more times in a 10-day span.
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WADA completes year-long doping probe of 298 Russian athletes
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday its investigation into 298 Russian athletes targeted in a doping probe has been completed and the findings passed onto international federations for further action.
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Ryder Cup without fans just doesn't seem right to top golfers
Spain's Jon Rahm became the latest marquee player to call for the Ryder Cup to be postponed, saying the event is not "worth playing" if fans can't attend.
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Facing $1B in lost revenue, NHL getting closer to figuring out how to play season
What is emerging as the leading plan involves bringing teams back in a few empty NHL buildings to complete some, if not all, of the remaining regular-season games before opening the playoffs and awarding the Stanley Cup for the 125th time in the past 127 years.
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International restrictions pose a challenge for resuming pro sports
As the NHL, NBA and MLB consider resuming play, the issue of international travel poses another hurdle for Canadian-based teams.
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CPL, CEBL join Canadian Football League in requesting federal aid to endure pandemic
After the Canadian Football League confirmed its request for financial assistance from Ottawa on Wednesday, the Canadian Premier League and Canadian Elite Basketball League have followed suit.
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NBA reportedly eyeing Disney World as possible site for return to play
The NBA is looking at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., as a possible playing site should the 2019-20 season resume, and has even gotten the OK from Disney to use the site, Stadium's Shams Charania reported Wednesday.
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Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in the sports world on Thursday
Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.
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Raptors' Davis would be 'devastated' if team misses opportunity for playoff run
If the NBA can't salvage the remainder of the season, Terence Davis said he won't be sad for the illustrious complete rookie year that could have been. But he would rue a missed post-season run.
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mercredi 29 avril 2020
How Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was ahead of his time
It’s been 20 years since his last NBA game, but Dennis Rodman is a hot topic again. The featured character in a new episode of The Last Dance was many things to many people — and a genuine trailblazer.
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Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in the sports world on Wednesday
Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.
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MLB could resume by July 4 with minimum 80-game schedule: report
Major League Baseball could hold a rescheduled opening day between mid-June and July 4 and play at least 80 games this season, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday.
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Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled if can't be held in 2021, Games official says
If the coronavirus remains a global threat and the rescheduled Summer Olympics can't be held in 2021, they will be cancelled, the president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee said.
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Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies, a former refugee, helping raise funds for UN relief
Teenaged Edmonton soccer star Alphonso Davies said he welcomes being a role model to young kids and wants to put his platform to good use.
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Manitoba premier says sports 'back of the pack' as province plans reopening
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says big public events, including professional sports, will be on the back burner when the province announces plans to reopen sectors of its economy that were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Quebec's Karim Mané aims to carve new path straight from Vanier College to the NBA
The 19-year-old has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. If selected he would become the first player out of CEGEP program in Quebec to make the leap directly to the world's top basketball league.
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'Very challenging' for sports to meet public safety demands, says health minister
As professional sports continue plotting potential returns to play, one major hurdle will be doing so in a way that meets public health requirements in every province or state that hosts games.
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Blackhawks fire team president John McDonough, put owner's son in charge
The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships.
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The last pandemic that shut down the Stanley Cup
While the hockey world waits to see if Covid-19 will keep the Stanley Cup in its case, Rob Pizzo looks back at the 1919 final that was halted by the Spanish flu.
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Chicago Bulls to make Marc Eversley 1st Canadian GM in NBA history: report
The Chicago Bulls have hired Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley to replace the fired Gar Forman as general manager and work under new top basketball executive Arturas Karnisovas, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.
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CFL asks federal government for $150 million to help cope with shutdown
The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jennifer Jones was ready to pounce when Lisa Weagle suddenly became star free agent
The time was right for Lisa Weagle to join forces with Olympic champion Jennifer Jones. Jones told CBC Sports' Anastasia Bucsis that the latest addition to her five-person rink "was like the clouds parted and the sun came out."
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Halep, Kvitova say a merger can help tennis emerge stronger from COVID-19
Tennis can emerge stronger from its lengthy shutdown due to the novel coronavirus if the idea of merging the men's and women's tours becomes a reality, multiple Grand Slam winners Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova have told Reuters.
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IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics to happen
The head of the IOC's co-ordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is needed to hold the games.
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How Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was ahead of his time
It’s been 20 years since his last NBA game, but Dennis Rodman is a hot topic again. The featured character in a new episode of The Last Dance was many things to many people — and a genuine trailblazer.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/2ybtuGa
MLB could resume by July 4 with minimum 80-game schedule: report
Major League Baseball could hold a rescheduled opening day between mid-June and July 4 and play at least 80 games this season, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday.
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Manitoba premier says sports 'back of the pack' as province plans reopening
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says big public events, including professional sports, will be on the back burner when the province announces plans to reopen sectors of its economy that were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/2Sei4bO
Quebec's Karim Mané aims to carve new path straight from Vanier College to the NBA
The 19-year-old has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. If selected he would become the first player out of CEGEP program in Quebec to make the leap directly to the world's top basketball league.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/3cWqTi7
Orioles' Trey Mancini faces 6 months of chemo with Stage 3 colon cancer
Baltimore Orioles outfielder and first baseman Trey Mancini revealed Tuesday he is in the midst of six months of chemotherapy as he fights Stage III colon cancer.
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CFL's Tackle Hunger program holds special meaning for Argos' Jamal Campbell
Jamal Campbell was never quite sure how the box of food ended up at his home while growing up in the community of Jane and Finch in Toronto, but he understood what it meant to his family.
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NBA plan to reopen practice facilities pushed back to May 8 at the earliest
The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone.
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Alouettes GM Maciocia gears up for CFL draft under COVID-19 isolation measures
The new reality of life under COVID-19 means Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia will be physically alone in his basement while he and his staff participate in the CFL draft.
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mardi 28 avril 2020
Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled if can't be held in 2021, Games official says
If the coronavirus remains a global threat and the rescheduled Summer Olympics can't be held in 2021, they will be cancelled, the president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee said.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/3bMs17R
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies, a former refugee, helping raise funds for UN relief
Teenaged Edmonton soccer star Alphonso Davies said he welcomes being a role model to young kids and wants to put his platform to good use.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/3bPULg4
Korea baseball reportedly nearing deal with ESPN to televise games
Live professional baseball games could be televised in the United States as early next week, with South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reporting Monday that ESPN and the Korea Baseball Organization are nearing an agreement.
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Orioles' Trey Mancini faces 6 months of chemo with Stage 3 colon cancer
Baltimore Orioles outfielder and first baseman Trey Mancini revealed Tuesday he is in the midst of six months of chemotherapy as he fights Stage III colon cancer.
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Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in the sports world on Tuesday
Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.
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'Very challenging' for sports to meet public safety demands, says health minister
As professional sports continue plotting potential returns to play, one major hurdle will be doing so in a way that meets public health requirements in every province or state that hosts games.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/358awMU
The last pandemic that shut down the Stanley Cup
While the hockey world waits to see if Covid-19 will keep the Stanley Cup in its case, Rob Pizzo looks back at the 1919 final that was halted by the Spanish flu.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/2VYDHxI
CFL's Tackle Hunger program holds special meaning for Argos' Jamal Campbell
Jamal Campbell was never quite sure how the box of food ended up at his home while growing up in the community of Jane and Finch in Toronto, but he understood what it meant to his family.
source CBC | Sports News https://ift.tt/3bJxJY6
Chicago Bulls to make Marc Eversley 1st Canadian GM in NBA history: report
The Chicago Bulls have hired Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley to replace the fired Gar Forman as general manager and work under new top basketball executive Arturas Karnisovas, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.
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Alouettes GM Maciocia gears up for CFL draft under COVID-19 isolation measures
The new reality of life under COVID-19 means Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia will be physically alone in his basement while he and his staff participate in the CFL draft.
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