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Friday, 31 May 2024
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez falls to Ons Jabeur in third round of French Open
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is out of the French Open after losing 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the third round Friday.
The eighth-seeded Jabeur hit three aces and won 93 points to 79 for Fernandez en route to taking the match in one hour 53 minutes.
The No. 31 Fernandez of Laval, Que., had five double faults. Fernandez has lost all four of her matches against Jabeur.
Jabeur, who reached the quarterfinal last year, moved on to the fourth round for the fourth time in five years. Fernandez’s career-best result at Roland Garros was a quarterfinal appearance in 2022.
In Canadian men’s third-round action Friday, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., takes on No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland and No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal meets No. 15 Ben Shelton of the United States.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., is scheduled to face No. 12 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy on Saturday.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is out of the French Open after losing 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the third round Friday.
The eighth-seeded Jabeur hit three aces and won 93 points to 79 for Fernandez en route to taking the match in one hour 53 minutes.
The No. 31 Fernandez of Laval, Que., had five double faults. Fernandez has lost all four of her matches against Jabeur.
Jabeur, who reached the quarterfinal last year, moved on to the fourth round for the fourth time in five years. Fernandez’s career-best result at Roland Garros was a quarterfinal appearance in 2022.
In Canadian men’s third-round action Friday, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., takes on No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland and No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal meets No. 15 Ben Shelton of the United States.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., is scheduled to face No. 12 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy on Saturday.
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Thursday, 30 May 2024
Report: Dolphins, Jaylen Waddle agree to three-year, $84M extension
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle has agreed to a three-year, $84.75 million contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
The deal includes $76 million guaranteed and keeps Waddle under contract through the 2028 season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract details have not been announced.
Waddle will now become one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL after three productive seasons to start his pro career.
ESPN first reported the deal.
Waddle, drafted sixth overall out of Alabama in 2021, had his third straight 1,000-yard receiving season in 2023. He set a rookie record with 104 catches in 2021, along with 1,015 yards and six touchdowns. He followed that with a career-best 1,356 yards in 2022, averaging a league-high 18.1 yards per catch.
Even as Miami’s No. 2 receiver the past two years behind Tyreek Hill — last season’s NFL receiving yards leader — Waddle’s 3,385 career receiving yards rank 13th in the NFL since 2021.
Locking in Waddle long-term had been a priority for the Dolphins all offseason. General manager Chris Grier has repeated that the team wants to keep Waddle in Miami and said in April that the Dolphins intended to pick up the fifth-year option on his rookie deal.
Waddle’s extension comes as Tua Tagovailoa waits on a new deal that could push the salary of Miami’s starting quarterback to somewhere around $50 million annually. Tagovailoa is entering the final year of his rookie deal and will play under a $23.1 million fifth-year option if the two sides can not reach an agreement on an extension.
Both Tagovailoa and Waddle were part of a Dolphins team that led the NFL in total offense (401.3 yards per game) and passing offense (265.5) and finished second in yards per play (6.5) and red zone offense.
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Aryna Sabalenka, Daniil Medvedev advance at rain-soaked French Open
PARIS — Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka stayed out of the rain and moved into the third round of the French Open on Thursday.
The second-seeded Sabalenka beat Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2, 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier as showers again affected play at Roland Garros.
The inclement weather, which is expected to last for much of the day, halted play on all courts not equipped with a roof for the third consecutive day.
“It’s going to be a bit tricky today. So we’re keeping our fingers crossed,” tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said.
Sabalenka, who reached the French Open semifinals last year, will next face Paula Badosa, a close friend and her doubles partner for this year’s clay-court Grand Slam tournament.
“It’s always tough to play your friend,” Sabalenka said. “But we know how to separate court and life.”
No. 4 Elena Rybakina, the Wimbledon champion in 2022, advanced by beating Arantxa Rus 6-3, 6-4.
Fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev also reached the third round after his opponent, Miomir Kecmanovic, retired while trailing 6-1, 5-0. The Serbian player decided to quit the match after 55 minutes of play.
Three days after defeating Rafael Nadal, No. 4 Alexander Zverev beat David Goffin 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
“The crowd is always unbelievable in Paris, since we got the two new roofs it’s even more electric,” Zverev said. “When you guys are rooting for me, it’s even better.”
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Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo one win away from qualifying for French Open
PARIS — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo is a win away from advancing to his first Grand Slam main draw after defeating Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 in French Open qualifying Wednesday.
The 22-year-old from Montreal hit 30 winners and converted five of nine break-point chances to outlast Trungelliti in a slugfest that took three hours, five minutes to complete.
Diallo will face Switzerland’s Alexander Ritschard on Thursday for a spot in the main draw.
On the women’s side, Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino was eliminated from the second round of qualifying with a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Croatia’s Lucija Ciric Bagaric.
Marino was seeking to reach the main draw at Roland-Garros for the third straight year.
Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., was set to face Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic in a second-round qualifying match later Wednesday.
The men’s and women’s main draws begin Sunday.
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., are in the men’s draw, while Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., is in the women’s draw.
Mississauga’s Bianca Andreescu is also expected to make a return at Roland-Garros through her protected ranking. She hasn’t played since sustaining a back injury at the National Bank Open in Montreal last August.
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Who are the leading Conn Smythe Trophy candidates after two rounds?
Some starving fanbase is about a month away from a Stanley Cup triumph that was a long time coming.
We’re halfway through the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and the most recent championship won by any of the four remaining squads was 25 years ago, when the Dallas Stars downed the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 final.
We’re about to hit the 30-year anniversary of Mark Messier leading the New York Rangers to their 1994 title and Messier was also involved the last time the Edmonton Oilers won the Cup, 34 years ago in 1991.
The Florida Panthers made the final in 2023, but have never hoisted the best banner in their 30-year history.
In terms of the Oilers specifically, it may be a long time since northern Albertans celebrated a championship, but Edmonton supporters continue to be treated to all-time individual playoff performances.
Leon Draisaitl is a Conn Smythe Trophy favourite as the post-season’s most valuable player right now thanks to his playoff-best 24 points in 12 contests. In the history of the NHL playoffs, there have been eight instances where a player averaged two points-per-game over at least a dozen-game sample size and seven of them belong to Oilers.
Back in the day, Wayne Gretzky did it three times (1983, ’85 and ’88) and Paul Coffey did it once (1985). Connor McDavid did it two years ago in 2022 and so did Draisaitl, meaning he and Gretzky are the only guys in league history to do it twice.
(Mario Lemieux also turned the trick with Pittsburgh in 1992).
Draisaitl’s career mark of 1.66 points-per-game in 66 contests is now higher than everybody in the history of hockey with at least 50 playoff games played, other than Gretzky at 1.84 in 208 showings.
It’s unbelievable stuff from a guy who wants nothing more than to end his team’s title drought. Draisaitl, of course, isn’t the only stud looking to provide a new generation of fans with a silver memory. So with two rounds down and two more to go, here’s a look at the players in the mix with Draisaitl for the Conn Smythe.
Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars
Heiskanen had a monster second round, recording four goals and four more assists for eight points in the six-game win over Colorado. The clinching Game 6 was the only contest in which he didn’t register a point, but the stud Stars defenceman played nearly 40 minutes in the huge double-overtime triumph.
Nobody has logged more total ice time this spring than No. 4 on Dallas.
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
With his team facing elimination on home ice in Game 6 versus the Vancouver Canucks, McDavid registered three consecutive first assists on Oilers goals that changed the game from being tied 1-1 after 20 minutes to Edmonton leading 4-1 early in the final frame. McDavid’s 21 points this spring are more than every other player besides teammate Draisaitl.
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
The Cats captain isn’t scoring at the rate of some of the other elite producers in the league — though 13 points in 11 games is hardly anything to sneeze at — but he’s been the engine that’s driving Florida’s success all over the ice. Barkov also had two game-winners for the Panthers in Round 2 versus Boston and his GWG in Game 4, in particular, was a power move up the middle of the ice and perfectly embodied the lift he provides this team.
Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers
Bouchard has just had huge moments in these playoffs, from scoring the lone marker in a pivotal 1-0 Game 4 win over L.A. in Round 1 and a three-point night in the clinching fifth game versus the Kings, to putting up a pair of points in Edmonton’s monster 3-2 victory over the Canucks in Game 7 on Monday night.
The 24-year-old has an incredible 20 points this post-season, five more than the next closest defenceman.
In the past 35 years, 14 other defencemen have posted at least 20 points in a post-season and 13 of them made the final. The only guy who didn’t was Adam Fox, who had 23 points in 20 games with the Rangers in 2022.
Bouchard has played 12 games this spring and has yet to even touch the ice for Round 3. If he plays 12 more, Paul Coffey’s all-time record for a D-man of 37 points in 1985 is absolutely in play. Bouchard might become just the fourth blue-liner ever with a 30-point post-season regardless of whether or not Edmonton wins the Western Conference.
Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers
Shesterkin’s .923 save percentage is the best mark of any goalie remaining in the post-season and he made an outrageous 99 saves combined in Games 2 and 3 versus the Hurricanes to help the Rangers take a 3-0 stranglehold on that series with two extra-time victories.
Wyatt Johnston, Dallas Stars
The youngster was quieter in Round 2 versus Colorado, but his seven goals this spring is still tied with the next guy on this list for the third-most among players still chasing the big silver mug.
Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
Sure, there’s probably some recency bias here after Kreider blew out the Hurricanes in Game 6 with his natural hat trick in the third period. Still, Kreider has seven goals this post-season to lead the Blueshirts and if he can pot two more game-winners this spring to get to 14 for his career (jumping Evgeni Malkin, Brad Marchand and Ondrej Palat at 13), the only active NHLer with more post-season GWGs will be Dallas’ Joe Pavelski at 18.
Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
Only Jeremy Swayman (373) of the bounced Boston Bruins has more total saves than the 355 Oettinger has made in these playoffs. The Stars goaltender held the high-powered Avalanche to one goal in three of Dallas’ four Rd. 2 wins against Colorado.
Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
Trocheck is tied with Mika Zibanejad for the Rangers’ scoring lead this post-season, notching 14 points in 10 contests. However, the only player seeing more ice time than Trocheck’s 23:12 per night is defenceman Adam Fox (23:25).
Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers
Drop the Game 1 series-opening loss to the Bruins in Round 2 and Bobrovsky had a .921 save percentage the rest of the way. He was especially sharp as the series went on, posting a .941 mark in Games 5 and 6 combined.
Zach Hyman, Edmonton Oilers
Averaging nearly a goal-per-game — 11 in 12 — through two rounds of the playoffs is always going to get you MVP consideration, even if you only have two assists to go along with them.
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Monday, 20 May 2024
Canadian international midfielder Julia Grosso set to leave Italy’s Juventus
Canadian international midfielder Julia Grosso is leaving Italy’s Juventus.
The 23-year-old from Vancouver signed with the Serie A women’s club in December 2021 after playing collegiate soccer at the University of Texas and scoring the decisive spot kick in the penalty shootout win over Sweden in the Tokyo Olympic final in August 2021.
Grosso, whose contract expires in June, leaves Juve after 76 appearances and 10 goals, as well as one league title, two Italian Cups and two Italian Super Cups.
“As my time at Juventus comes to an end, I just wanted to express my gratitude for the incredible years we’ve shared,” Gross said in a social media post. “The memories we’ve made together will always hold a special place in my heart, and I feel so lucky to have been a part of this amazing family.”
Grosso has won 62 caps for Canada.
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