Canada’s Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2024
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury captured his 88th World Cup title with an individual moguls victory on Friday, but fell short of securing his 25th career Crystal Globe. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., claimed his fifth win of the season in individual moguls with a score of 84.89 in the super final, defeating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah Schmeizel and Narin An atop leaderboard after 2nd round of LPGA event in China
By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024
SANYA, China – Narin An shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to join Sarah Schmeizel in the lead after the second round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China’s southern island of Hainan. Both golfers had a 9-under total of 135 to sit one shot clear of Hye-Jin Choi as they each look for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL trade deadline day brings potential for added movement in already busy week
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2024
NHL trade deadline day has arrived. The deadline brings all potential movement to a halt at 3 p.m. ET Friday. There has been movement throughout the week, with teams looking to steer further toward their desired direction. The Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche were among the contenders making moves on Thursday. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bruins beat the weary Maple Leafs 4-1 to move within a point of the NHL-leading Panthers
By The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the weary Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday night. David Pastrnak, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie and Brandon Carlo scored to help Boston win for the 20th time at home this season. At 37-13-15, the Bruins trail Atlantic Division rival Florida by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiala strikes in OT, Kings knock off Senators 4-3
By Dan Greenspan, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kevin Fiala scored in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Fiala scored on a spinning backhand two minutes into the extra session to give the Kings their third win in four games. Jacob Moverare scored his first career goal, Quinton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Raonic earns first-round win over India’s Nagal at Indian Wells
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Canada’s Milos Raonic pulled out a 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over India’s Sumit Nagal on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. The Thornhill, Ont., native fired nine aces and won 76.5 per cent of his first-serve points. Raonic, 33, also broke on three of his 12 opportunities in the one-hour 28-minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, March 7, 2024
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Calgary 6 Tampa Bay 3 Columbus 4 Edmonton 2 Carolina 4 Montreal 1 Boston 4 Toronto 1 Vancouver 3 Vegas 1 Los Angeles 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) Philadelphia 2 Florida 1 New Jersey 4 St. Louis 1 Washington 6 Pittsburgh 0 Nashville 4 Buffalo 2 Minnesota 5 Arizona 2 N.Y. Islanders 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-place Canucks hand struggling Golden Knights 3-1 loss
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Quinn Hughes, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Conor Garland each scored goals as the Vancouver Canucks maintained their stranglehold on the Pacific Division while handing the struggling Vegas Golden Knights a 3-1 loss Thursday night. Canucks center Elias Pettersson got his 400th career point with a first-period assist. He’s the second-fastest player ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes make a big NHL trade deadline eve splash by getting Jake Guentzel from the Penguins
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
Jake Guentzel is heading to the Carolina Hurricanes after the biggest move of the NHL season came on the eve of the trade deadline. Carolina acquired Guentzel in a blockbuster trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins late Thursday night, sending forward Michael Bunting, three prospects and two conditional draft picks for the two-time 40-goal scorer. Add ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brier playoffs feature big names and underdog Jamie Koe of Northwest Territories
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
REGINA – A Koe made the playoffs at the Canadian men’s curling championship and it wasn’t four-time champion Kevin. Younger brother Jamie skipped a territories team to the Brier playoffs for just the second time in his 17 appearances and first since 2012 by stealing a point in an extra end in a 9-8 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Durant scores 35, Grayson Allen adds 26 and the Suns beat the Raptors 120-113
By David Brandt, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Grayson Allen added 26 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Toronto Raptors 120-113 on Thursday night. Bradley Beal had 20 points and eight assists for the Suns, who never trailed. Durant shot 11 of 19 from the field while Allen did all of his scoring in the ... Read More »
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