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South Wales Argus
20 hours ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Camilla Buchanan: Mavericks not weighed down by the past
London Mavericks head coach Camilla Buchanan believes breaking free from the shackles of the past has helped her side reach this season's play-offs. The franchise finished in the top four for the first time since 2016 and Buchanan feels the fresh rebrand under new ownership has meant her squad have not felt the unwanted hand of history on their shoulders this term. Mavericks had finished fifth in five of the last six completed seasons, with the franchise becoming the perennial nearly side to many, but Buchanan insists her youthful squad had no time to be burdened by what went before them en route to securing an historic fourth-place finish this term. 'It has been a completely new journey,' she said. "While it is still Mavericks, it has felt completely brand new at times. I don't think this group feels the weight of what was. 'That reflects in the nature of the squad; we are a really young squad that is still building. 'It is an achievement, but it is just the first step, and we don't want to stop there. You have to take stock of the small wins, but by no means are we done.' The new ownership and rebrand has gone beyond just a shiny new name, logo, and colour scheme for the two-time Netball Super League champions. Buchanan's side have been well-backed in their pursuit of the play-offs, with a wide-ranging support staff complementing the work of Buchanan, Mikki Austin, and Tamsin Greenway. That also extends beyond training sessions, which now almost exclusively take place during the day and end with group meals. 'Eating together after training is one of the highlights of the day,' added Buchanan. 'It is all integrated with the back office staff, everyone is sitting and enjoying food together. 'It sounds like a Brady Bunch moment, but it really matters. You can see that in the squad this year, they are a really tight knit group – one of the tightest groups I've ever been involved with. 'The players are really well looked after, and I think that shows in what they give back to the club.
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Buchanan's brace lifts Canada to 6-0 Gold Cup win over Honduras
VANCOUVER - Tajon Buchanan notched a brace and Canada opened its Gold Cup run with a decisive 6-0 victory over Honduras at B.C. Place on Tuesday. Local product Niko Sigur got the 30th-ranked Canadians on the board in the 27th minute with his first goal for the senior national team and Tani Oluwaseyi followed with a tally in first-half injury time. Buchanan put away goals in the 48th and 65th minutes, substitute Promise David scored in the 75th, and Nathan Saliba sealed the win with a goal in the 90th minute. Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair stopped all three on-target shots he faced from No. 75 Honduras. Canada will return to action on June 21 when the squad faces No. 90 Curaçao in Houston. The team will wrap up Group B play against No. 81 El Salvador on June 24. The winner and runner-up from each of the four groups advance to the knockout stage in the 16-team tournament. The finale will be held in Houston on July 6. Canada head coach Jesse Marsch was suspended for Tuesday's match, the first of a two-game suspension he received when he was sent off at the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game in March. He was replaced by Mauro Biello on the touchline. The Canadians settled into the game midway through the first half and took charge when Sigur scored in the 27th minute. The 21-year-old passed off to Jonathan David at the top of the penalty area and, when David chipped it right back, Sigur sent a right-footed shot sailing in past Honduras 'keeper Edrick Menjivar. It was his first goal for the national team and came in his sixth appearance. Oluwaseyi doubled the lead in the third minute of first-half injury time, collecting a pass from Richie Lareya and quickly blasting a shot into the top corner of the net from the side of the six-yard box. He celebrated by running to the touchline and grabbing the jersey of Canadian defender Sam Adekugbe, who's away from the team after suffering a torn Achilles tendon last week. Canada controlled 64.4 per cent possession across the first half, outshot the visitors 10-1 and held a 3-0 edge in on-target shots. The offensive onslaught continued early in the second half. Lareya crossed a ball into Oluwaseyi and the Minnesota United forward back heeled it to Buchanan. Stationed at the side of the six-yard box, Buchanan popped a shot up and in under the crossbar to give Canada a 3-0 lead in the 48th minute. The 26-year-old forward struck again in the 65th off a corner. Mathieu Choiniere swung a ball in and Oluwaseyi jumped up, trying to head it on net. The Honduran 'keeper made the stop, but couldn't cover the ball and Buchanan tucked it in for his second goal of the night. Promise David came on in the 71st minute for Oluwaseyi and quickly made an impact, scoring in the 75th. With less than a minute to go in regulation, Saliba fired a left-footed shot into the top corner of the Honduras net to seal the score at 6-0. Canada won the Gold Cup in 2000 and finished third in 2002. When the tournament was last held in 2023, the country lost to the United States in a penalty shootout in the round of 16. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Buchanan's brace lifts Canada to 6-0 Gold Cup win over Honduras
VANCOUVER – Tajon Buchanan notched a brace and Canada opened its Gold Cup run with a decisive 6-0 victory over Honduras at B.C. Place on Tuesday. Local product Niko Sigur got the 30th-ranked Canadians on the board in the 27th minute with his first goal for the senior national team and Tani Oluwaseyi followed with a tally in first-half injury time. Buchanan put away goals in the 48th and 65th minutes, substitute Promise David scored in the 75th, and Nathan Saliba sealed the win with a goal in the 90th minute. Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair stopped all three on-target shots he faced from No. 75 Honduras. Canada will return to action on June 21 when the squad faces No. 90 Curaçao in Houston. The team will wrap up Group B play against No. 81 El Salvador on June 24. The winner and runner-up from each of the four groups advance to the knockout stage in the 16-team tournament. The finale will be held in Houston on July 6. Canada head coach Jesse Marsch was suspended for Tuesday's match, the first of a two-game suspension he received when he was sent off at the CONCACAF Nations League third-place game in March. He was replaced by Mauro Biello on the touchline. The Canadians settled into the game midway through the first half and took charge when Sigur scored in the 27th minute. The 21-year-old passed off to Jonathan David at the top of the penalty area and, when David chipped it right back, Sigur sent a right-footed shot sailing in past Honduras 'keeper Edrick Menjivar. It was his first goal for the national team and came in his sixth appearance. Oluwaseyi doubled the lead in the third minute of first-half injury time, collecting a pass from Richie Lareya and quickly blasting a shot into the top corner of the net from the side of the six-yard box. He celebrated by running to the touchline and grabbing the jersey of Canadian defender Sam Adekugbe, who's away from the team after suffering a torn Achilles tendon last week. Canada controlled 64.4 per cent possession across the first half, outshot the visitors 10-1 and held a 3-0 edge in on-target shots. The offensive onslaught continued early in the second half. Lareya crossed a ball into Oluwaseyi and the Minnesota United forward back heeled it to Buchanan. Stationed at the side of the six-yard box, Buchanan popped a shot up and in under the crossbar to give Canada a 3-0 lead in the 48th minute. The 26-year-old forward struck again in the 65th off a corner. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Mathieu Choiniere swung a ball in and Oluwaseyi jumped up, trying to head it on net. The Honduran 'keeper made the stop, but couldn't cover the ball and Buchanan tucked it in for his second goal of the night. Promise David came on in the 71st minute for Oluwaseyi and quickly made an impact, scoring in the 75th. With less than a minute to go in regulation, Saliba fired a left-footed shot into the top corner of the Honduras net to seal the score at 6-0. Canada won the Gold Cup in 2000 and finished third in 2002. When the tournament was last held in 2023, the country lost to the United States in a penalty shootout in the round of 16. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2025.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dayton Air Show pivots with inaugural Flight Fest: Gary Sinise band to perform
Jun. 17—For decades, the closest most Dayton Air Show visitors could get to performers was craning their necks up at aircraft dancing 1,500 feet above the Dayton International Airport tarmac. This year, the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show is pivoting. In lieu of the Friday parade in Vandalia, the show is hosting Flight Fest, 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Vandalia Recreation Center. There, guests might actually bump into a favorite pilot. Scott Buchanan, chairman of the U.S. Air and Trade Show Board, which produces the show, said Flight Fest is free but tickets are required. Guests will have a chance to meet pilots and hear the Lt. Dan Band, featuring actor Gary Sinise, who has long supported U.S. service members. "That will be probably the biggest difference," from previous air shows, Buchanan show. "Giving the jet teams and the military more access to the public." The show has always had strong ties to the Air Force and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, he said. "This is just a natural progression of that." One of the reasons the Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration squadron exists at all is to boost recruiting. "It allows them access to the public, and it allows the public access to them," Buchanan said. "It gives them a whole evening of 5,000 or 6,000 people they don't normally get." Parking for Flight Fest will at and around the Hareless Hare brewery at 738 W. National Road. Buchanan said there will be shuttles to the recreation center at 1111 Stonequarry Road. Go to for tickets and details. High-flying (and static) fun The show itself will be Saturday and Sunday on the east side of Dayton International Airport. The ever-popular Thunderbirds are set to headline both days. As always, performances and flights depend on weather, maintenance issues and conditions. The current National Weather Service forecast calls for sunny skies with highs in the 90s both days. Wear sunscreen and hydrate, Buchanan advises. Expect perennial fan favorites such as a C-17 Globemaster flight, a nod to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson, the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, and more. The Red Bull Air Force, with its inverted helicopter flight, will be back. Kevin Coleman will return with his brand of aerobatic derring-do. What's new? A lot. The B-29 "Doc" restored Superfortress bomber- one of two still flying — will visit Dayton for the first time. And for the first time in a couple of decades, the world-famous Goodyear blimp will be present and flying. Or hovering. "They'll actually be flying in the show," Buchanan said. There's enough on the ground to keep the aviation-curious occupied for hours. An F-35 Lighting from Luke Air Force Base is expected, as well as F-16s from the Ohio and New Jersey Air National Guards. Buchanan hopes a C-5 Galaxy from Dover AFB will be on hand, too, but he cautioned those can be tricky to secure these days. Even the U.S. Navy is planning an appearance, with its Strike Group "multi-scenario, mixed-reality experience," designed to give users a glimpse of Navy STEM careers. Veterans will be honored by the Ford Oval of Honor Thursday evening at Wright Brothers Aero on show grounds, and those honorees will be invited to a show chalet Sunday. "We should have a lot going on," the chairman said. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 show and light rain dampened the event in 2021, although attendance that year was regarded as solid. Then attendance skyrocketed. The 2022 show hit a record, 83,000 attendees over two days, before the 2023 show bested that record with 85,000. The 2024 50th anniversary show drew 75,000. Parking and traffic are always a challenge. With a number of people roughly equivalent to six sold-out University of Dayton arenas being funneled into the airport area over two days, visitors are advised to arrive early and be patient. Attendance has been down slightly at other air shows this year, but Buchanan said he is not concerned. "We should do pretty well." John Cudahy, president of the International Council of Air Shows, said shows have seen some weather challenges so far in 2025, but the crowds still tend to be big. "It feels to me almost like a rediscovery of air shows, and that's good for the business," he said. Aerobatics pilot Rob Holland was preparing for a Virginia air show in April when his custom MX Aircraft MXS crashed while landing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. Beyond that, though, there have been no safety incidents, Cudahy said. For tickets and other information, visit ------ If you go What: 2025 CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show. When: Saturday and Sunday. Gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. both days. Look for performances generally to start around 11 a.m., weather and conditions permitting. General admission parking: Take exit 64 on Northwoods Boulevard from Interstate 75. Follow signs to appropriate lots. Stay in the right lane. Be prepared to walk once you've parked. Tickets: Flight Fest When: 6-10 p.m. Friday. Where: Vandalia Recreation Center, 1111 Stonequarry Road. Tickets. Free at
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pacers GM Reveals The True Reason Why He Traded For Tyrese Haliburton
Pacers GM Reveals The True Reason Why He Traded For Tyrese Haliburton originally appeared on Fadeaway World. The Indiana Pacers are just three wins away from their first-ever NBA championship, and Tyrese Haliburton is a big reason why. Haliburton has had a magical postseason, and Pacers GM Chad Buchanan spoke to The Athletic about their decision to acquire him from the Sacramento Kings in 2022. Advertisement 'Our team was kind of at a crossroads,' Buchanan said. 'We didn't really have a guy, like a young player, that you could really build around. Now, Domas (Sabonis) was a terrific player and a very productive player. But we felt like in today's modern NBA, it's hard to build around a center unless you've got, like, a (Denver Nuggets star Nikola) Jokic— an MVP-caliber center. "So we tried to target some young guards, playmaking guards around the league that we thought maybe fit the bill," Buchanan stated. "They're very hard to acquire, obviously. We felt like Tyrese, with the way Rick wanted to play, and how we want to build a team in the modern NBA — playing faster, playing a little more random. "Tyrese was one of the ideal targets to try to build that type of system around," Buchanan continued. "That's what coach Carlisle values, and has developed his philosophy (around) over the years, and where we're at today. It was just a great fit from that standpoint.' The Pacers traded Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, and a 2023 second-round pick for Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson on Feb. 8, 2022. For the longest time, this was seen as a win-win trade as the big names shone for their new teams. Advertisement Sabonis would make the All-Star team in 2023 with the Kings and helped end a 16-year playoff drought that season. He also made the All-NBA Third Team in 2023 and 2024. For all the good work Sabonis has done, though, the Kings have now become the losers in this trade. They haven't made the playoffs since 2023 and are nowhere close to being good enough to compete for a title. It would be unfair to blame Sabonis for that, but Haliburton has shown the difference a special guard can make. As Buchanan pointed out, the Pacers weren't really going anywhere when Haliburton arrived. They had a woeful 19-37 record when he made his debut during the 2021-22 season, and you wondered when this franchise would turn things around. Success wouldn't come immediately for the Pacers with Haliburton either. They finished that 2021-22 campaign with a 25-57 record and then went 35-47 in the 2022-23 season. Haliburton did make the All-Star team for the first time in 2023, and he was ready to lead a revival the following year. Advertisement The Pacers went 47-35 in 2023-24 to finish as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. They surprisingly made it all the way to the Conference Finals, but the run was viewed as a bit of a fluke. They had beaten the Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks along the way, and both teams were dealing with injuries. The Pacers have now shown that their 2024 run was no fluke by going one better in 2025. They are up 1-0 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals after yet another incredible comeback that was capped off by another Haliburton game-winner. Haliburton has now established himself as one of the best clutch performers in recent NBA history. The 25-year-old has hit four go-ahead or game-tying shots in the final five seconds of regulation or overtime in this postseason. Haliburton, who is averaging 18.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game in these playoffs, would now have his eyes set on putting the Pacers in the driver's seat in this series. Game 2 is at Paycom Center on Sunday at 8 PM ET, and another win would put them in a commanding position. Related: Tyrese Haliburton Reveals His Theory On Why Fans Criticize His Game This story was originally reported by Fadeaway World on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
