Rogers gets all necessary league approvals to buy Bell's MLSE stake
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Rogers said Wednesday those five leagues have signed off on the deal that would see it increase its ownership stake in the company to 75 per cent.
The deal also includes the transfer of NBA TV (Canada) from Bell to Rogers, and that aspect is subject to approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Rogers' sports portfolio also includes Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and their Rogers Centre home.
MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum, via his holding company Kilmer Sports Inc., owns the company's other 25 per cent stake. OMERS, a Canadian pension fund, purchased a five per cent indirect stake in MLSE in the summer of 2023 through a 20 per cent direct stake in Kilmer Sports for US$400 million.
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Winnipeg Free Press
2 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Stoppage-time goal lifts Curaçao into a 1-1 draw with Canada at Gold Cup
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Costa Rican referee Juan Calderon restarted play with a dropped ball for Curaçao. Roshon van Eijma scored on a header off the ensuing cross, only to have the goal ruled offside. Saliba put Canada ahead in the ninth minute after a Jayden Nelson free kick to the left of the Curaçao penalty box near the byline. A Curaçao attempted clearance went to Saliba whose well-timed shot from just inside the penalty box beat a diving goalkeeper Eloy Room. The 21-year-old midfielder, who has six Canada caps, has two career goals in 68 regular-season games for CF Montreal. Canada had won all four meetings with Curaçao, including a 2-0 decision the last time they met in CONCACAF Nations League play in March 2023. The Canadian starting 11 went into the match with just 220 caps, with captain Jonathan David (64) and defender Kamal Miller (48) accounting for 112 of them. Canada had more of the ball in the first half with 55 per cent possession but could not turn that into more goals. 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4 hours ago
- Vancouver Sun
Ottawa Redblacks weather conditions, down Calgary Stampeders for first win of CFL season
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Ottawa Citizen
4 hours ago
- Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Redblacks weather conditions, down Calgary Stampeders for first win of CFL season
Article content The Ottawa Redblacks did what they had to for their first win of the Canadian Football League season Saturday. Article content Article content On a windy, rainy and cold afternoon at McMahon Stadium, the Redblacks used a strong running game, a stout defence and the kicking boot of Lewis Ward to hand the Calgary Stampeders their first loss of the season. Article content In the 20-12 victory that improved the Redblacks record to 1-2 and moved them from last in the East Division into second place, Dustin Crum surely improved his standing from third-string quarterback to the primary backup behind the injured Dru Brown by not turning the ball over and picking up the W. Article content Article content Crum, who completed just nine of 22 passes because the conditions gave normally sure-handed receivers slippery fingers, ran 11 times for 64 yards. Article content Article content And, while William Stanback had his best game as a Redblack with nine carries for 82 yards, stealing the spotlight was his platoon partner in the backfield. Article content Canadian running back Daniel Adeboboye scored the game's only touchdown with 5:02 left, when he pulled in a nine-yard pass from Crum. Article content Right before that, Adeboboye made the biggest offensive play of the day when he took a handoff and burst up the middle for a 52-yard gain. Article content Adeboboye finished the game with 10 carries for 96 yards. Article content The Redblacks' defence was credited with five turnovers, including a late fourth-quarter interception by safety Charlie Ringland, and stopped the Vernon Adams Jr.-directed Calgary offence for the third time on a third-down play to seal the outcome. Article content Article content Ward was 4-for-5 on field goal attempts with scoring boots of 34, 22, 26 and 33 yards before a late 48-yard attempt hit the left upright and stayed out. Article content The Redblacks also cleaned up a trouble spot by taking just four penalties for 26 yards. Article content They held a 6-2 first-half lead that could have been mistaken for the score of a Senators-Flames National Hockey League game. Article content On Ottawa's first possession, Crum ran three times for 30 yards during a 10-play, 52-yard drive that ended with a Ward field goal from the 34. Article content When Calgary's Rene Paredes was wide with a 43-yard field-goal attempt later in the first quarter, Devonte Dedmon returned the ball to Ottawa's 12-yard line, but the Redblacks' Robert Priester was called for an illegal block, and the ball was brought back to the one.
