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OHL: Firebirds stun Generals with 7-2 win
OSHAWA, Ont. – Oliver Peer and Connor Clattenburg each scored twice as the Flint Firebirds hammered the Oshawa Generals 7-2 Jimmy Lombardi, Nathan Aspinall and Simon Slavicek also chipped in with a goal apiece Flint. Firebirds netminder Nathan Day stopped 30 of 32 shots. Rasmus Kumpulainen scored twice for Oshawa. Generals starter Noah Bender stopped ... Read More »
Growing pains as young Toronto Raptors fend off Houston Rockets 107-104
TORONTO – There’s going to be games when the Toronto Raptors have to learn on the job. Veteran centre Jakob Poeltl is eager to be part of those lessons. Immanuel Quickley led with 25 points as the Raptors held off the Houston Rockets 107-104 on Friday as Toronto welcomed back former star Fred VanVleet. The ... Read More »
QMJHL: Voltigeurs stay top of West with 2-1 win
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Ethan Gauthier knocked in the game-winning goal at 19:40 in the third period as the Voltigeurs edged the Cataractes to stay top of the QMJHL Western Conference standings. Ethan Gauthier and Renaud Poulin had the goals for Drummondville. Voltigeurs goaltender Louis-Félix Charrois saved 18 of 19 shots in the win. Tristan Roy ... Read More »
Third period effort leads Canada over U.S. in Rivalry Series win, ties series
REGINA – Goals from Natalie Spooner, Emily Clark and Sarah Nurse in the third period, along with 27 saves from Emerance Maschmeyer, gave Canada a 3-0 victory over the United States in Game 6 of the Rivalry Series on Friday night in Regina. The victory squares the series at three games each heading into Game ... Read More »
Immanuel Quickley’s 25-point performance powers Raptors past Rockets 107-104
TORONTO – Immanuel Quickley dominated with 25 points as the Toronto Raptors held off the Houston Rockets 107-104 on Friday and welcomed back former star Fred VanVleet. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 21 points and a season-high seven assists as Toronto (19-33) won back-to-back games. Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl each had a double-double. ... Read More »
Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir settles for a majority draw on Power Slap card
LAS VEGAS – Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir and American Branden (The Butcher) Bordeaux settled for a majority draw Friday in their middleweight rematch at “Power Slap 6.” The contest at the Durango Casino & Resort went all three rounds with the judges scoring the contest 28-28, 28-28, 29-27. The brainchild of UFC president Dana White, ... Read More »
Vancouver Lunar New Year parade reverses decision to bar progressive, LGBTQ+ groups
VANCOUVER – Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year parade have changed course and rescinded their rejection of two progressive and LGBTQ+ groups that they previously barred from participating. Organizing committee spokesman Frank Huang says letters have been sent to the groups Chinatown Together and Lunar New Year For All, approving their participation in ... Read More »
Coach John Herdman and Toronto FC resume training camp in California
Toronto FC has opened the second phase of its training camp, this time in California with three friendlies in the next week. The squad flew Thursday to Santa Barbara, Calif., where it will play pre-season friendlies against the MLS champion Columbus Crew on Saturday, Real Salt Lake on Wednesday and Los Angeles FC on Feb. ... Read More »
Homecoming: Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji happy to join Toronto Raptors
TORONTO – There was no need for Kelly Olynyk to plug Scotiabank Arena into his GPS before coming to his first-ever game as a Toronto Raptor. He grew up around the arena with both of his parents working for the team. Olynyk, who was born in Toronto but raised in Kamloops, B.C., was traded along ... Read More »
Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle in the state legislature Friday. Lawmakers on the Virginia House Appropriations Committee voted 17-3 to advance the measure, a top priority of Republican Gov. Glenn ... Read More »
Canada women lose extra-time heartbreaker to Mexico, miss out on FIFA U-17 World Cup
TOLUCA, Mexico – Canada will miss out on the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time ever after losing a heartbreaker 2-1 to Mexico following extra time Friday in semifinal play at the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship. The game went to extra time after Canada captain Annabelle Chukwu tied it up at 1-1 ... Read More »
