Edey again named player of the year
Purdue coach Matt Painter took a swing on Canadian Zach Edey as his third centre in the recruiting class and found a gem who led the Boilermakers to their first Final Four since 1980.
On Friday, Edey collected his second Associated Press Player of the Year award.
“Name a program — I could name a coach that looked over me,” Edey said. “It's kind of been the story of my life. People have doubted me. People looked past me. Can't do that anymore.”
A dedicated work ethic and a fiery, steely-eyed determination have turned the 7-foot-4, 300-pound Toronto native from intriguing project into college basketball's biggest star.
He heads into Saturday's matchup against North Carolina State averaging 25.0 points and 12.2 rebounds for a second straight double-double. He also had 2.2 blocks while shooting 62.2 per cent from the field.
The Canadian men's soccer team
could have a summer to remember this year, with games against the top two teams in the world.
The 49th-ranked Canadians are working on a friendly with second-ranked France ahead of taking part in Copa America in June.
L'equipe, the French sports daily, reports that the French are looking to play Canada on June 9 in Bordeaux as the last test for Didier Deschamps's squad before Euro 2024 kicks off June 14 in Germany.
Canada Soccer has already announced a June 6 date with seventh-ranked Netherlands in Rotterdam.
The Canadian men are set to face No. 14 Mexico during the September international window with the Sept. 10 game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Canadians have been drawn in a group with No. 1 Argentina, No. 32 Peru and No. 42 Chile at Copa America.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby
is among the nominees for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy revealed by the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) on Friday.
The trophy is awarded to a player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the game. Masterton is the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of an on-ice injury.
The nominees from Canadian teams are Calgary's Oliver Kylington, Edmonton's Vincent Desharnais, Montreal's Joel Armia, Ottawa's Claude Giroux, Toronto's Ilya Samsonov, Vancouver's Noah Juulsen and Winnipeg's Laurent Brossoit.
PHWA writers will vote for three finalists, with the winner revealed during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Bronny James will enter the
NBA draft after one season at Southern California that was shortened by his recovery from cardiac arrest.
The 19-year-old son of Lebron James announced Friday on his Instagram account that he also plans to retain his college eligibility and will enter the transfer portal.
The 6-foot-4 combo guard averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds last season.