Hear it From Hatters
Canada’s Shaedon Sharpe coming into focus in third NBA season with Trail Blazers
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Shaedon Sharpe’s having a record-setting season for himself and for a Canadian. Sharpe’s 36-point performance led the Portland Trail Blazers past Toronto 112-103 on Thursday, tying a personal best and scoring the most points by a Canadian against the Raptors. Sharpe wasn’t even aware that he had made history at Scotiabank Arena until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blues edge Penguins 5-4 in OT to run winning streak to 11 games
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored a power-play goal in overtime and the St. Louis Blues tied a franchise record with their 11th consecutive win, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Jake Neighbours scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 24 saves as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teenager Erin Brooks reaches round of 16 at Surf City El Salvador Pro
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
LA LIBERTAD — Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks advanced to the round of 16 at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Thursday. The 17-year-old moved on by finishing runner-up in her opening heat to Australian Isabella Nichols, who posted a total score of 10.33. Brooks was next at 8.90 ahead of American Sawyer Lindblad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Jeremy Kennedy impresses in split-decision loss at PFL World Tournament
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
ORLANDO — Canadian underdog Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy gave unbeaten Russian featherweight Movlid (Killer) Khaybulaev a scare but ended up on the wrong end of a split decision Thursday in the first round of the Professional Fighters League World Tournament. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 for Khaybulaev, the 2021 PFL 145-pound champion. Kennedy buried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edwards shakes off injury scare and scores 28 points to lead Timberwolves past Nets 105-90
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare and finished with 28 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Brooklyn Nets 105-90 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. Edwards, who also added five rebounds, appeared to avoid serious injury when he briefly left the game after he stepped backward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oettinger makes 28 saves, Stars beat the Predators 5-1 for their 7th straight win
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 28 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 5-1 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory. Mikael Granlund, Mason Marchment, Roope Hintz and defenseman Lian Bichsel scored for Dallas. The Stars are second in the NHL behind Western Conference and Central Division rival Winnipeg. Stars captain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Makar scores to reach rare milestone and Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 7-3 to secure playoff spot
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cale Makar scored to become just the ninth NHL defenseman with 30 goals in a season and the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff berth with a 7-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Makar also had two assists while Charlie Coyle, Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews also had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prop betting began as another way to bet the Super Bowl and has grown into major wagering attraction
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Chicago roared through the 1985 NFL season, the Bears bullied opponents with the innovative “46 defense.” Sports betting at that time was anything but innovative. A point spread, money line and total. That was about it. Proposition bets were around, but not a central part of sports wagering. Then Art ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge’s three-run homer powers Yankees past Diamondbacks 9-7
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge started another home run barrage with a three-run, first-inning drive that made him the third-fastest Yankees player with 500 extra-base hits and finished with three hits and four RBIs to lead New York over the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 Thursday night. New York’s Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr. added ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning fall 2-1 to Senators, still wrap up playoff spot with Avs’ victory over Blue Jackets
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 31 saves, Shane Pinto and Jake Sanderson scored and the Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Thursday night, with the Lightning wrapping up a playoff spot after the game when Colorado beat Columbus. Pinto opened the scoring for the Senators with 6:15 left in the first period, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaedon Sharpe scores 36 as Trail Blazers keep postseason hope alive with a 112-103 win over Raptors
By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe scored 36 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Toronto Raptors 112-103 on Thursday night. Sharpe, from London, Ontario, was in an all-Canadian backcourt with Toronto’s Dalano Banton as Portland (34-43) won back-to-back games to keep its Western Conference postseason hopes alive. Sharpe added six rebounds and five ... Read More »
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