Was Game 4 a turning point in the Stanley Cup Final?
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- Edmonton Journal
Mariners acquire Naylor from Diamondbacks for 2 pitchers: AP source
Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Naylor celebrates in the dugout with his teammates after scoring during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, July 13, 2025. Photo by Jessie Alcheh / AP Photo PHOENIX — The Seattle Mariners acquired first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, as the franchise tries to beef up it's roster ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been officially announced. The 28-year-old from Mississauga is hitting .292 with 11 homers and 59 RBIs this season, which was his first with the D-backs. He was acquired from the Cleveland Guardians in a trade during the offseason. Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again The D-backs acquired left-hander Brandyn Garcia, who has two appearances for the Mariners this season, and minor-league lefty Ashton Izzi. The Mariners currently have a 54-48 record, which is good for second place in the AL West. They are in the second wild card position. The D-backs — who have a disappointing 50-53 record — are expected to continue dealing players ahead of next week's trade deadline. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez and pitchers Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen are among the players with expiring contracts who could be on the move. Naylor was an all-star last season with a career-high 31 homers and 108 RBIs for the Guardians.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘We're hoping that we can turn the tide soon'
It's been the same story with Valour FC since their inception in 2019. They consistently lose and have never come close to even sniffing contender status. Sure, along the way, they'll show the odd flash here and there that maybe — just maybe — they're capable of turning things around, but they haven't yet, and there are zero signs that this will finally be the year that they do. The club has lost five straight Canadian Premier League matches heading into Friday's road tilt against Vancouver FC (1-5-9), at 9 p.m. CT, in what is a battle of the basement dwellers as both sides have a pitiful eight points at the midway point of the season. JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS Calvary FC celebrate Sergio Camargo's goal against Valour's Raphael Ohin (right) on Sunday. The loss was Winnipeg's fifth straight. 'I think the guys are in a good place. I mean, we keep building, and we keep working on our plan for the next game, and we're hoping that we can turn the tide soon,' said midfielder Kianz Froese. Valour supporters have heard that one before. Winnipeg's pro soccer club sits at 2-2-10 which is the worst start the team has ever had through their opening 14 matches. They've also been outscored 16-4 on their current losing streak. Vancouver had seen enough and sacked manager Afshin Ghotbi earlier this week. If Valour doesn't figure it out soon, head coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos will likely be next. Dos Santos was asked by the Free Press on Thursday whether or not he's been assured that he will finish the season with the team. Dos Santos, who took over from Rob Gale in 2021, does not have a contract beyond 2025. 'I think that it's a legit question that you ask. It's the professional world of football. I'm a guy who always stays in my responsibilities. Assurance in football, to use the word assured, never,' responded Dos Santos. 'This is something when you sign up, you can't come in and say, 'I'm assured of what tomorrow is going to look like.' It's just not what we sign up for. And that maybe brings the adrenaline and a little fire. But I'll tell you this, I'm not one who worries too much about my future because I'm a person that lives strongly by faith, and I believe that the one who holds it all together has been taking care of me for years now and he'll continue to keep doing it, and that's all I can say about that.' Out of all CPL teams that have been in the league since Day 1, Valour boasts the worst all-time record at 45-35-81 in wins, draws and losses. Their latest defeat came last Sunday at home where they coughed up a goal in the 93rd minute to allow Cavalry FC to escape with a 2-1 victory. It was a game-winner that would even be unacceptable by rec league standards, as Valour left Cavalry midfielder Sergio Camargo all alone in the box for what has to be the easiest goal of his pro career. York United FC (6-3-6) currently holds the fifth and final playoff spot with 21 points. 'It's these micro moments that are making us go from winning a match or drawing and getting points that allow you to build for the next one, and losing,' said Dos Santos. RUTH BONNEVILLE / FREE PRESS FILES Winnipeg Valour head coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos said Thursday that 'micro moments' are often costing the club the game. 'There are moments in games that you cannot replicate. You can't replicate in training what happened at the end of the last game. You have to keep working with the guys, and you need to find a balance between holding the guys accountable, but staying positive with them because, the truth is, there's nobody that wants to win more than the group that works together every day.' It would make a world of difference if Valour had a legitimate striker, but they don't. The past two years they trusted their attack with CPL veteran Shaan Hundal, but with nine goals in 35 matches, the 26-year-old from Brampton, Ont., wasn't the answer. Valour shipped him off to York earlier this week in an uninspiring swap for 21-year-old Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy, a Toronto product who was born in Ukraine and has three goals in 23 career games. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Valour has found the back of the net just 13 times this summer. Defender Kelsey Egwu leads the team with three goals. 'It's never just one player. I think that it's a collective and that's the way we need to look at it,' said Dos Santos. 'We need to find the solutions internally.' Valour returns home July 29 for another showdown against Cavalry (7-4-3). Taylor AllenReporter Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor. Every piece of reporting Taylor produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
The Province
3 hours ago
- The Province
Where does hockey go after sex assault trial's conclusion?
Not-guilty ruling or not, Hockey Canada and Canadian hockey officials have a lot of work to do to improve culture around sexual relations. Get the latest from Patrick Johnston straight to your inbox Vancouver, BC: OCTOBER 28, 2019 -- Corey Hirsch is a former NHL goalie and coach, and is now a broadcaster and mental health advocate. Hirsch is pictured at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC Monday, October 28, 2019. Photo by Jason Payne / PNG Guilty or not, the discussion around how young male hockey players — young male athletes in general, really — are spoken to about sexual relations must continue to improve. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Young hockey players are told they are the best. That if they focus on their craft, the world can be theirs. But being the best doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. Being the best does not mean you are excused from ethics, or from your humanity. A composite image of five photographs show former members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team, left to right; Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter Hart as they individually arrived to court in London, Ontario, Canada, April 22, 2025. Photo by Nicole Osborne / AP Humans have sex for many reasons. Many of us do have it for pleasure. But the way it can be discussed, or taught, in male sports groups, can take on a very different tone. That men and women must consent to sexual acts is essential. Young men must understand that with the pleasure comes consequence — and not just the kind that cries in the night. I mean the emotional consequences of the act. Even a consensual act changes your relationship with the other person. It absolutely can be a fun exercise — but it is never a throwaway thing. And young athletes must be helped to understand this. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. My friend Corey Hirsch has been around hockey most of his life. He played junior in the Western Hockey League nearly 40 years ago. He played in the NHL in the 1990s and 2000s. He has been a hockey coach and commentator. He spent a year on the Hockey Canada board, hoping to help the game position itself in a more positive way in the lives of its youngest athletes. He raised two daughters and a son of his own. Now, in his 50s, he's a grandfather, a mental health advocate and public speaker. He knows hockey well. He is passionate about the values the sport teaches when it's played and coached properly. But he still hears too many disturbing stories about how young men in hockey are learning to behave toward women. He has been in those dressing rooms, both as a player and as an authority figure, and he wants everyone to learn how to engage positively with sex. To push back against toxic ideas about what intercourse is. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Too often it's not about the sex. It's about getting a story for the boys,' he lamented to me, after Justice Maria Carroccia delivered her verdict Thursday, finding that all five of the accused in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial not guilty. 'Sex, it's glorified,' Hirsch said. 'Or it was. What I'm hoping now is we can take glorification out of it. Having sex is a natural, normal thing. It's not a conquest. But that peer pressure is to be one of the boys, to have a story.' The authority figures inside the game itself have a duty to improve the conversation. 'Hockey Canada and the CHL (Canadian Hockey League, which runs top-level junior hockey in Canada) need to do a better job. Everyone talks about consent, but we need to talk more about consequences too.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There are many brave young women and men who have been victims of sexual assault, ready to speak to groups. Young hockey players would do well to hear from them. 'So these guys can see better what (assault) has done to them,' he suggested. Plenty of inappropriate acts take place that never make it to trial. There are still victims, trial or not, guilty or not guilty. 'The tone needs to be about respecting women. Respecting other human beings,' he said. 'There's nothing cool about this. Verdict or not, this girl, how is she going to live in the town she lives in? She's forever going to be 'the girl who …' The whole thing is so tragic.' pjohnston@ Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Canucks Soccer Hockey Vancouver Canucks
