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Rain suspends play in BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea with Green in the lead
By The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
PAJU, South Korea (AP) – Rain washed out much of the second day of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea on Friday with none of the players completing their rounds. Hannah Green of Australia, Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa and Jenny Shin of South Korea led after Thursday’s first round with scores of 8-under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wodak chases national title in fifth separate event at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
By Myles Dichter, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Natasha Wodak already owns four Canadian titles in four different events. On Sunday at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, the 42-year-old from Surrey, B.C., will aim to add a fifth. Wodak is set to race among a strong field at the 35th edition of the event through the streets of Toronto. The marathon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire and Ice: New curling exec Sulsky makes early impression on Slam circuit
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
Change is in the air on the Grand Slam of Curling series, and The Curling Group CEO Nic Sulsky is leading the charge as the face of the circuit’s new ownership group. Early returns are in after the season-opening HearingLife Tour Challenge and one thing is clear: this is not your parent’s curling scene anymore. ... Read More »
1 responseCanadiens call up Mallioux ahead of Islanders tilt as team struggles with injuries
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
BROSSARD, Que. – The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Logan Mailloux from the American Hockey League as the NHL team deals with a number of injuries. Top-pairing blueliners Kaiden Guhle and Mike Matheson missed Friday’s practice with upper-body injuries, while forward Juraj Slafkovsky left the session early while favouring his left shoulder. Canadiens head coach Martin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Vancouver Whitecaps look to regain form against Real Salt Lake
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Brian White hopes the soccer gods will be a little kinder this weekend. The Whitecaps striker saw several prime chances bounce the wrong way on Sunday as Vancouver dropped a 2-1 decision to Los Angeles FC – a result that extended the club’s winless stretch to six straight Major League Soccer games (0-4-2). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Diallo through to first ATP semifinal with upset of Tabilo at Almaty Open
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first career ATP Tour semifinal with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, upset of Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo on Friday at the Almaty Open tennis tournament. The 23-year-old, currently ranked 118th on the ATP Tour, had six aces without committing a double fault and was broken just once in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Auger-Aliassime ousted in quarterfinals of European Open
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
ANTWERP, Belgium – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the European Open tennis tournament with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) loss to Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday. Auger-Aliassime fired 19 aces in the match, but struggled to stay consistent after a dominant first set. Bautista Agut forced three errors from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fledgling Northern Soccer League expected to announce first player signings soon
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
The Northern Super League will likely start rolling out player signing announcements next week but its full schedule isn’t expected until early next year, according to co-founder Diana Matheson. The former Canadian international said the fledgling six-team women’s pro league, which is scheduled to kick off in April, is having to wait on others for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argos host Redblacks in important East Division contest
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
TORONTO – He’s chasing a career milestone, but Toronto Argonauts running back Ka’Deem Carey has his eye on a different prize. The Argonauts can clinch second in the East Division – and home field for the opening round of the playoffs – with a win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Tommy Lafreniere scores OT winner, leads Blazers past Winterhawks 3-2
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. – Tommy Lafreniere scored the game-winning goal 1:47 into overtime and the Kamloops Blazers edged the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 on Thursday in Western Hockey League action. Harrison Brunicke and Nathan Behm also scored for Kamloops (3-6-1), which got 44 saves from Dylan Ernst. Tyson Yaremko and Kyle Chyzowski replied for Portland (6-3-1). Ondrej ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals 3-2 win ends Stars’ winning streak
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh scored to help the Washington Capitals end the Dallas Stars’ season-opening winning streak at four with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Wilson’s goal was his third in three games, Strome his second of the season and Raddysh his first since joining the team in free ... Read More »
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