National Sports
Utah grounds Jets 5-2 for second straight win at home
By John Coon, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first goal for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Logan Cooley, Barrett Hayton, Matias Maccelli and Clayton Keller also scored to help Utah win its second consecutive home game. Hayton, Josh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Coco Gauff’s forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and the No. 3-seeded American was eliminated in the quarterfinals by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4. Gauff entered the match at Rod Laver Arena with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Overtime goal propels Canadiens to 5-4 victory over Rangers
By The Associated Press on January 19th, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) – Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens, who trailed 4-3 heading into the third period. Jakub Dobes had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens 27-25
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2025
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defence forced three turnovers, and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL’s divisional round on Sunday night. The Bills hung on when a wide-open Mark Andrews dropped a two-point conversion pass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dobes, Laine come up big in overtime as Canadiens edge Rangers 5-4
By Jordan Stoopler, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
MONTREAL – After two highlight-reel saves by his netminder Jakub Dobes, Patrik Laine scored the overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak also scored for the Canadiens (23-19-4), who trailed 4-3 heading into the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Hood, Titlbach come up big in Giants’ 3-1 win over Wheat Kings
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
LANGLEY, B.C. – Adam Titlbach scored twice and the Vancouver Giants won their third straight Western Hockey League game with a 3-1 decision over the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday at Langley Events Centre. Tyler Thorpe also scored for the Giants (22-16-5-0), who were outshot 31-20 but got another strong performance from netminder Burke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Austria’s Sepp Straka cruises to a 2-shot victory over Justin Thomas at The American Express
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2025
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Sepp Straka had never entered a final round with a lead on the PGA Tour until Sunday. In his two previous victories, he had to charge from far behind on the final day with no time to feel the nerves that roiled his stomach from the first tee onward at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Cowan extends point streak to 60 games as Knights down Wolves 8-1
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
LONDON, Ont. – Easton Cowan scored twice and added an assist to lead the league-leading London Knights to an 8-1 rout of the Sudbury Wolves.in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday. Cowan, a Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, increased his regular-season point streak to 60 games. It’s the longest streak in league history, but because it spans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Oceanic roll past Eagles 6-5 in shootout
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2025
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Jonathan Fauchon scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Rimouski Oceanic to a 6-5 win over the visiting Cape Breton Eagles in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Mael St-Denis scored three goals for the East Division-leading Oceanic (28-10-1-2) in regulation time, while Mathieu and Jacob ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will meet at the Australian Open. This time, it’s a quarterfinal
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – It’s time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open – and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final. “Well, this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Surging Royals reign over Blazers 7-1
By The Canadian Press on January 18th, 2025
VICTORIA – Cole Reschny and Brandon Lisowsky each scored twice as the surging Victoria Royals blitzed the visiting Kamloops Blazers 7-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. Reggie Newman, Caleb Matthews and Kenta Isogai also scored for the B.C. Division-leading Royals (25-12-3-4), who outshot the Blazers 43-24. Teydon Trembecky chipped ... Read More »
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