Edmonton Stingers won’t take anyone by surprise in 2nd window of BCLA
Global News
The Edmonton Stingers made history with a victory in their Basketball Champions League Americas debut in December.
The Edmonton Stingers made history with a victory in their Basketball Champions League Americas debut in December.
But if the Stingers caught anybody by surprise as the lone Canadian team in the continental competition, they won’t be sneaking up on anyone on the next leg.
“We made a little bit of history, coming out of the first game we ever played with a victory, on enemy territory, was incredible,” said Mike Morreale, the commissioner and CEO of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).
“There will be no surprises this time around. We’re going to come here and people are going to have a target and certainly Nicaragua hosting again is going to want to put their stamp on it.”
As the reigning CEBL champions, the Stingers are representing Canada in the 12-team tournament in hopes of securing a berth in the 2023 FIBA International Cup.
READ MORE: Edmonton Stingers basketball team set to make Champions League Americas debut
They split the first window 1-1 in Esteli, Nicaragua in December, beating the home team — the runner-up at the 2021 BCLA tournament, before losing to Cangrejeros from Puerto Rico. The second window, originally scheduled for Jan. 28-30 in Puerto Rico, was postponed and moved to Nicaragua due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Stingers, whose roster for the BCLA includes a mix of players and coaches from several CEBL teams, play Cangrejeros on Saturday and Real Esteli on Sunday.
An accused in the 2022 homicide of 16-year-old Devon Marsman appeared in Halifax court Tuesday, but proceedings will be delayed.
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne told MPs the government's order to windup TikTok's Canadian operations over national security concerns won't impact his own investigation.
The $8-million youth treatment and recovery facility is a project spearheaded by the Bridge Youth and Family Services organization, and hopes to accommodate up to 40 youth.
The Edmonton passport office was initially set to be closed until Monday, however Service Canada now says the downtown site will remain closed until further notice.
Geoffrey Hinton, a so-called godfather of artificial intelligence, is not boosting the latest tech startup or funding an initiative to counter the dangers of AI.
A Manitoba professor has made leaps and bounds in cancer research, developing a tool that could add years onto multiple myeloma patients' lives.
Prosecutors in Georgia says Sumanth Rao was indicted in connection with a fatal crash involving an underage driver who had been drinking at his Atlanta-area home.
The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities in rural and remote communities.
As Canada Post workers remain on the picket line, a key point of contention in their demands is their job's growing physical and mental toll—exacerbated by climate change.
Donald Trump's comments come on the heels of a recent joke, when he suggested Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.
Several House of Commons committees being held in Wellington Building, which sits across Wellington Street from Parliament Hill, were suspended after alarms were heard.