

Roberts’s comments came after a new book, Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports’ Biggest Mess, written by The Athletic‘s Evan Drellich. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.On Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters at the team’s spring training facility that MLB investigated the team after allegations of sign-stealing in 2018, but found no evidence of any wrongdoing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. JTim Hortons and Imperial Oil, under its Esso brand, join a growing list of companies to pull sponsorship dollars.

JNHL defenceman Victor Mete, a member of the 2018 world junior team, says he was not involved in the alleged assault, adding in a social media post he was on vacation with his family at the time. Mete says he’s “deeply troubled by reports of this incident” and will fully co-operate with investigators if requested. JRenney retires as CEO of Hockey Canada after announcing a succession plan in April that tabbed Smith take over on July 1. JSmith takes over as CEO of Hockey Canada. He also remains president of the federation. JHockey Canada says in an open letter to Canadians it is reopening a third-party investigation into the alleged 2018 assault. The sport’s national federation adds participation by the players in question will be mandatory, and that anyone who declines will be banned from all activities and programs. Hockey Canada says it now requires players, coaches, team staff and volunteers associated with its high-performance program to participate in mandatory sexual violence and consent training. It will also conduct a third-party review of the organization’s governance, and commits to become a full signatory to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. Hockey Canada adds it will also create an “independent and confidential complaint mechanism” to provide victims and survivors tools and support to come forward. JThe Canadian Press is first to report Hockey Canada has maintained a fund that draws on minor hockey membership fees to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims. The detail is included in a July 2021 affidavit sworn by Glen McCurdie, who was then Hockey Canada’s vice-president of insurance and risk management, as part of a lawsuit launched by an injured player in Ontario.
