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Canada’s Jasmine Jasudavicius dominates Zombie Girl in UFC 297 undercard win
TORONTO – Canadian bantamweight Jasmine Jasudavicius dominated Brazil’s Priscila (Zombie Girl) Cachoeira on the ground en route to a third-round submission win Saturday night on the undercard of UFC 297. The 34-year-old from Niagara, Ont., bloodied the Brazilian on the ground in a lopsided first round then knocked her down in the second with a ... Read More »
Late power-play goals lead Canucks past Leafs 6-4
VANCOUVER – Third-period power-play goals by J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson helped the Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Saturday. Conor Garland and Nils Hoglander had two goals each for the Canucks (31-11-4), who allowed a 3-0 first-period lead to get away before regrouping. William Nylander scored twice for the Maple Leafs, ... Read More »
QMJHL roundup: Arsenault nets hat trick, Drakkar dump Foreurs 8-1
VAL-D’OR, Que. – Donovan Arsenault scored three goals, Justin Gill had a goal and two assists, and the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar dumped the Val-d’Or Foreurs 6-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Justin Poirier, Isaac Dufort, Julien Paille and Louis-Charles Plourde also scored for the East Division-leading Drakkar (37-6-2-0), who were ahead ... Read More »
Leafs’ Matthews, Oilers’ McDavid to captain teams at NHL all-star game
Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks stars Auston Matthews and Quinn Hughes will captain two of the four teams at the NHL all-star game next month in Toronto. Morgan O’Reilly will serve as an assistant captain for Matthews, while musician Justin Bieber will be the celebrity captain. Jack Hughes, younger brother of Quinn, will serve ... Read More »
Nick Dunlap shoots 60, takes 3-shot lead in search of PGA Tour’s first amateur victory since 1991
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Nick Dunlap’s girlfriend flew cross-country Saturday to spend the weekend with him in Palm Springs, so the two college students planned to go get a steak dinner before Dunlap wraps up his day with a little laundry and some homework. And then on Sunday, Dunlap will attempt to become the ... Read More »
Ko takes two-shot lead into final round of LPGA season opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Lydia Ko moved closer to her first victory in 14 months, shooting a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Tournament of Champions. The 26-year-old from New Zealand is seeking her 20th career victory and first since the season-ending CME ... Read More »
Hot amateur Dunlap builds 3-shot lead in American Express tourney
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – University of Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap fired a 12-under 60 to take a three-shot lead over Sam Burns at The American Express on Saturday, matching the lowest round by an amateur in PGA Tour history and surging into position for the first victory by a non-professional in 33 years. Justin ... Read More »
Ehlers’ overtime goal earns Jets 2-1 victory over Senators
OTTAWA – The Winnipeg Jets may not have played their best game of the season, but they still found a way to steal a 2-1 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators thanks to Nikolaj Ehlers’ goal with 45.8 seconds remaining in the extra period. Ehlers deked Ottawa’s Jakob Chychrun and then beat Joonas Korpisalo with ... Read More »
AJHL scrambling after defection of 5 teams to BCHL
The Alberta Junior Hockey League, apparently caught off guard by the defection of five teams, has scratched four games from its schedule while it evaluates further implications. The Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, Sherwood Park Crusaders and Spruce Grove Saints have joined the neighbouring B.C. Hockey League. The AJHL, which said Saturday it had ... Read More »
Ehlers’ overtime goal earns Winnipeg Jets 2-1 victory over Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA – Nikolaj Ehlers’ goal with 45.8 seconds remaining in overtime earned the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Mason Appleton scored in regulation for the Jets (30-10-4) while Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves. Parker Kelly had the long goal for Ottawa (16-24-1), which played its first overtime game of ... Read More »
Source: Montreal Alouettes re-sign Ellis, Murray to one-year contract extensions
MONTREAL – Avery Ellis and Najee Murray are both remaining with the Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes. According to a CFL source, the two veteran Americans have both signed one-year contract extensions with Montreal. They were slated to become free agents next month. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as the Alouettes haven’t formally ... Read More »
