WINNIPEG – The Canadian Football League has asked Ottawa for $150 million in financial assistance. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the help would come in three phases, starting with $30 million to manage the impact of CoVid-19 on the league. And then another $120 million if the whole CFL season has to be scrapped. Prime Minister…
BOMBERS RELEASE NEW VIDEO
WINNIPEG – With no sports to watch because of CoVid-19, the Blue Bombers have released a new video so you can re-live last year’s very successful season. Road To The Grey Cup runs almost an hour and includes never-before-seen footage. You can watch it right now for free at https://www.bluebombers.com/. Photo: Bombers
MANITOBA GAMES POSTPONED
WINNIPEG – Another big sporting event is being delayed. Sport Manitoba has announced the 2020 Manitoba Summer Games have been postponed for almost a year. But the good news is the games will still happen in Dauphin, just not this August. Instead, they’ll take place in July of 2021. This decision affects about 3,000 athletes,…
BYE BUFF
WINNIPEG – Well, has it sunk in yet? Dustin Byfuglien is no longer a Winnipeg Jet. Buff and the team have finally parted ways. The Jets terminated his contract earlier this week. An NHL statement says the two have mutually resolved the grievance Dustin filed in September. He walks away from $14 million and is…
COLBY CAVE HAS DIED
WINNIPEG – Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave is dead. The 25 year old suffered a brain bleed earlier this week. He was then put in a medically-induced coma at a Toronto hospital. Cave was a native of Battleford, Saskatchewan.
New Date for Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame Dinner
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame and Museum Inc Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone the annual Softball Hall of Fame Induction dinner originally scheduled for May 9, 2020 at the Victoria Inn in Brandon. It will now be held on September 19, 2020. The Board said it was a…
Skate Canada Award Winners
WINNIPEG – The annual awards gala for Skate Canada was cancelled due to the COVD-19 Pandemic, but the winners have been announced. Skate Canada will be sharing information about the award recipients on their social media in the coming weeks. The first set of recipients were selected from nominations submitted by Skate Canada members throughout…
Austin Taylor Named 2019 Male Junior Athlete of the Year
WINNIPEG – A 20-year-old Archer from Winnipeg, Austin Taylor, was named the by Sport Manitoba. Taylor, 20, had a year to remember in 2019, winning a gold medal at the Canada Winter Games, gold medals in the Canadian National Target Archery and Canadian National Field Archery championships, winning the 2018 Frank Selke Award as Male…
Manitoba’s Alexa Scott Wins Allround Bronze.
POLAND – Alexa Scott (Clandeboye, MB) became the first Canadian woman since 2008 to reach the Allround podium at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships after winning overall bronze in Poland today. She joins Sylvia Burka (’73) (MB), Liz Appleby (’76) (MB), Shannon Rempel (’03, ’04) (MB) and Justine L’Heureux (’08) (Que.), as the…
Winnipeg Goldeyes Field of Dreams Beneficiaries
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Goldeyes, in conjunction with the Winnipeg Goldeyes Field of Dreams Foundation, are pleased to announce the beneficiaries of funds raised during the 2019 baseball season. During the 2019 calendar year, the Winnipeg Goldeyes Field of Dreams Foundation raised and distributed nearly $103,500 in support of 44 registered children’s charities (complete list…