National Sports
Bouchard scores late goal to lift the surging Oilers to 4-3 win over Avalanche
By Michael Kelly, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025
DENVER (AP) – Evan Bouchard scored with 6:55 left and the surging Edmonton Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night. Edmonton, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, has won four in a row and eight of nine. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, Viktor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newhook, Dobes propel surging Montreal Canadiens to 3-1 win over Dallas Stars
By The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025
DALLAS (AP) – Alex Newhook’s deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Thursday night. Newhook’s goal stood up following a replay review to check the height of his stick while he was tied up with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Greentree scores twice, Spitfires defeat Wolves 6-2
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
WINDSOR, Ont. – Liam Greentree scored twice for the Windsor Spitfires in a 6-2 win over the Sudbury Wolves on the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday. Anthony Cristoforo, Luke McNamara, Tnias Mathurin and Ilya Protas also scored for the Spitfires who stopped the West Division at 31-8-2-1. Windsor goalie Joey Costanzo contributed 17 saves to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brayden Schenn scores twice in the Blues’ 4-1 victory over the Flames
By Warren Mayes, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brayden Schenn scored twice, Jordan Kyrou had his 20th goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set in St. Louis. On Tuesday night, the Blues beat the Flames 2-1. Colton Parayko also scored for St. Louis and Joel Hofer stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Desnoyers scores twice for Wildcats in 5-2 win over Islanders
By The Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
MONCTON, N.B. – Caleb Desnoyers scored twice to lead the Moncton Wildcats to a 5-2 in over the Charlottetown Islanders in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League on Thursday. Vincent Collard, Juraj Pekarcik and Maxime Cote each scored once for Moncton, which tops the Eastern Conference with a 32-6-2-0 records. Wildcats goalie stopped 12 shots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!J.T. Poston goes 10 under for a 1-shot lead at The American Express
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday. Poston carded nine birdies and an eagle on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in the Palm Springs-area desert. Lower was one stroke ahead of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
By The Associated Press on January 16th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. In a statement released by the Brewers, Uecker’s family said he had battled small cell lung cancer since early 2023. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Wheat Kings edge Royals, Chiefs thump Rockets, Rebels’ skid stretches
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
VICTORIA – A last-minute goal from Jaxon Jacobson lifted the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 5-4 victory over the Victoria Royals in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday. Jacobson scored with 46 seconds left in regulation and capped a third-period comeback that saw the Wheat Kings (20-13-5) put away three unanswered goals. Jordan Gavin, Marcus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson, Homan chalk up round-robin wins at Grand Slam’s Masters
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
GUELPH, Ont. – Kerri Einarson remains undefeated after beating Momoha Tabata 5-2 at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters on Wednesday. Einarson’s team from Gimli, Man., jumped out to a lead with a single in the second end and did not trail as it improved to 2-0 in round-robin play. Tabata’s crew from Sapporo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McDavid scores twice, Oilers beat Wild 5-3 for seventh win in eight games
By Brian Hall, The Associated Press on January 15th, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Wednesday for their seventh win in eight games. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also had a goal and assist, and Zach Hyman started Edmonton’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: East tops West in top prospects showcase
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Porter Martone scored in overtime and Team East topped Team West 5-4 in the Ontario Hockey League’s top prospects game Wednesday. The two sides traded goals across the night, starting when Luca Romano of the Kitchener Rangers put the West on the board 4:44 into the first period. Adrian Misaljevic (Rangers), Brady ... Read More »
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