L’équipe de basketball des Pionniers du Cégep de Rimouski accueillera, ce samedi 10 octobre, les Bengals de l’University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK). Cette équipe évolue dans la United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), soit l’équivalent de NCAA division 3.
Il s’agit d’un match présaison pour l’équipe rimouskoise qui entamera sa saison régulière de 14 matchs le samedi 17 octobre.
« C’est vraiment un haut calibre de basketball et ce sont des joueurs qui sont plus âgés que ceu
L’équipe de basketball des Pionniers du Cégep de Rimouski accueillera, ce samedi 10 octobre, les Bengals de l’University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK).Cette équipe évolue dans la United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), soit l’équivalent de NCAA division 3.
Il s’agit d’un match présaison pour l’équipe rimouskoise qui entamera sa saison régulière de 14 matchs le samedi 17 octobre.
« C’est vraiment un haut calibre de basketball et ce sont des joueurs qui sont plus âgés que ceux de notre équipe. Ça nous permet, avant le début de notre saison, d’avoir un dernier défi de taille pour que nos joueurs puissent compétitionner le plus possible avec une équipe de haut niveau », mentionne l’entraîneur-chef des Pionniers du Cégep de Rimouski, Olivier Collin.
Un duel entre les deux équipes avait également eu lieu la saison dernière à Edmundston, au Nouveau-Brunswick. L’UMFK profite de son passage au Canada pour affronter d’autres formations.
« Ils ont joué contre l’Université de Moncton et après le match contre nous, ils vont aller affronter l’Université Laval. On voit que c’est une équipe qui va compétitionner à un niveau supérieur au nôtre, mais nous ne voyons que des avantages à se confronter à autant d’adversité avant le début de la saison », explique l’entraîneur.
Ce dernier a l’intention de travailler différents aspects du jeu de son équipe pendant cette partie historique, dont la gestion des émotions et la discipline.
« Il y a aussi le fait d’être capable de suivre un plan de match même quand c’est plus difficile. Quand nous avons des matchs préparatoires contre des équipes un peu moins organisées, nous pouvons avoir l’impression que tout va bien et que nos plans de match fonctionnent. Contre de meilleures équipes, avec la pression qu’ils vont mettre et le gabarit des joueurs, ça va nous apprendre à rencontrer l’adversité. »
Ouvert à tous
Olivier Collin invite les spectateurs à assister gratuitement à la partie qui sera présentée au PEPS du Cégep de Rimouski, à 15 h.
« Nous voulions l’offrir au public. C’est la première fois qu’une équipe des États-Unis vient jouer à Rimouski. C’est un événement qui a un caractère exceptionnel. Toute la communauté est invitée, autant les plus jeunes amateurs de basketball que les plus vieux. Nous sommes très contents d’accueillir une équipe comme ça à Rimouski pour notre équipe, mais aussi pour le basketball en général. »
L’équipe des Pionniers est composée de 15 joueurs principalement du Bas-Saint-Laurent, dont neuf sont des recrues.
Les Excavations Léon Chouinard de Mont-Joli entameront leur saison 2026-2027 dans la Ligue de hockey senior de l’Est-du-Québec devant leurs partisans, le 6 novembre, en recevant les Castors Côté Automobile de Matane.
La troupe de Mike Abud affrontera les champions en titre de la Ligue de hockey senior de l’Est-du-Québec, à 20 h 30, à l’Amphithéâtre Desjardins.
Mont-Joli recevra de nouveau Matane, le 29 novembre, les Corsaires de Forillon, le 5 et le 19 décembre, les Vikings du Rocher, le
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La troupe de Mike Abud affrontera les champions en titre de la Ligue de hockey senior de l’Est-du-Québec, à 20 h 30, à l’Amphithéâtre Desjardins.
Mont-Joli recevra de nouveau Matane, le 29 novembre, les Corsaires de Forillon, le 5 et le 19 décembre, les Vikings du Rocher, le 20 décembre, ainsi que le Bar Laser de Causapscal, le 30 janvier et le 13 février.
Sur la route, les Excavations Léon Chouinard effectueront deux voyages en Gaspésie pour jouer contre Forillon et Le Rocher, les 14 et 15 novembre, ainsi que les 23 et 24 janvier, en plus de visiter Matane, le 12 décembre et le 5 février, et Causapscal, le 6 février.
Mike Ditka, the fiery former NFL player and coach who led the Chicago Bears to their lone Super Bowl title and became one of the most recognizable figures in American sports, has died aged 86Mike Ditka, legendary Chicago Bears head coach, dies at 86 Continue reading...
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Hall of Famer led 1985 Bears to Super Bowl titleCoach was known for tough, gruff demeanorThe Super Bowl Shuffle to SNL: a life in picturesMike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died at 86, his family announced Friday.“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” the family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the
Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died at 86, his family announced Friday.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” the family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family. Mike will be missed beyond measure and remembered forever.”
Russia's seaborne exports of refined oil products rose to a three-month high in September, but the growth came from cheaper fuel oil and naphtha as diesel shipments fell to their lowest in more than a decade, Bloomberg reported, citing Vortexa data. Russia kept diesel at home after Ukrainian refinery strikes and paid oil companies to supply its pumps, while high crude prices lifted its crude export earnings.
During the ongoing deep-strike campaign, Ukraine's long-range drones have knock
Russia's seaborne exports of refined oil products rose to a three-month high in September, but the growth came from cheaper fuel oil and naphtha as diesel shipments fell to their lowest in more than a decade, Bloomberg reported, citing Vortexa data. Russia kept diesel at home after Ukrainian refinery strikes and paid oil companies to supply its pumps, while high crude prices lifted its crude export earnings.
During the ongoing deep-strike campaign, Ukraine's long-range drones have knocked out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity, Kyiv says, and Russia's budget oil revenues are falling even as it raises war spending. High global crude prices are softening that blow.
Cheaper fuel out
Total seaborne product exports reached about 1.17 million barrels a day in September. Fuel oil shipments rose 6% to about 613,000 barrels a day, the highest since April. Naphtha, a feedstock for petrochemicals, jumped 35% to 363,000 barrels a day. Exports of refinery feedstocks, including vacuum gasoil, rose to about 32,000 barrels a day, according to Bloomberg.
The trade has moved north. Almost 80% of fuel oil cargoes left from Baltic ports, and naphtha loadings there rose almost 50% as Ukrainian attacks disrupted Black Sea infrastructure. In September, Ukraine reported hitting an oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia's main Black Sea oil port—one in a string of attacks on Russia's Black Sea ports and oil sites.
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Diesel and gasoil exports fell 28% to 144,000 barrels a day, the lowest monthly volume in Vortexa data going back more than a decade. Russia has restricted diesel exports to protect domestic supply after Ukrainian attacks on its refineries. Drones kept hitting them into October, from a Lukoil refinery in Volgograd to Gazprom's Salavat complex in Bashkortostan.
In September, Russia paid oil companies the biggest subsidy in more than four years to keep road fuel on the domestic market. It also imported about 350,000 tonnes of motor fuel by sea, mostly gasoline from India, Morocco, and Türkiye, Reuters calculations showed. Officials are considering letting some producers resume diesel exports in October to avoid overstocking, according to Interfax.
The diesel squeeze has reached the White House. US President Donald Trump stated on 30 September that diesel was hurt "not by the Middle East, but by what's going on in Russia, because those diesel refineries are being knocked out at a pretty alarming rate."
Crude carries the revenue
Russia's crude exports reached about 3.99 million barrels a day in the week to 27 September, and the estimated value of its seaborne crude shipments neared its highest since the full-scale invasion began, Bloomberg reported. Brent crude traded at about $102.60 a barrel on 9 October, according to Trading Economics data.
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James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, announced in July that he had signed a two-year, $8m deal with the 76ers, ending weeks of speculation over where the four-time NBA champion would land as a free agent after eight seasons and one title with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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