National Sports
Canada’s Valerie Grenier fifth at skiing World Cup in Killington, Vt.
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023
KILLINGTON, Vt. – Valerie Grenier of St. Isidore, Ont., raced to fifth on Saturday at the FIS Ski World Cup women’s giant slalom in Killington, Vt. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won with a total time of one minute 53.05 seconds. New Zealand’s Alice Robinson (1:53.67) earned silver and Mikaela Shiffrin (1:53.86) of the United States took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal goes top after Liverpool halts Man City’s winning streak. Newcastle beats Chelsea 4-1
By James Robson, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – It looks like Pep Guardiola has a fight on his hands in the Premier League if he is to win an unprecedented four titles in a row with Manchester City. Goals from Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Arsenal’s Kai Havertz on Saturday saw the defending champions knocked off the top of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moore scores 2 goals, Copley gets shutout, Kings rout Canadiens 4-0 for their 5th straight win
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Trevor Moore scored two goals, Pheonix Copley made 18 saves in his third career shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory. Carl Grundström and Trevor Lewis also scored for the Kings, who have won nine of 11 overall in their impressive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic’s winning streak at Davis Cup ends with defeat to Sinner
By The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023
MALAGA, Spain (AP) – Jannik Sinner saved three match points before ending Novak Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to pull Italy level at 1-1 with Serbia in their semifinal showdown on Saturday. Sinner’s win avenged his loss to Djokovic for the ATP Finals title just six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serbia leads Italy 1-0 in Davis Cup semifinals. Djokovic to face Sinner in 2nd singles
By The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023
MALAGA, Spain (AP) – Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Italy in their Davis Cup semifinal on Saturday. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will play fourth-ranked Jannik Sinner in the second singles match. Sinner must win to keep Italy alive and force doubles. The winner will face ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 champion Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. Horner wins bet
By The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win. Victory on Sunday would take the Red Bull driver onto 54 career wins, past former Red Bull star Sebastian Vettel and into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U Sports announces Regina, Quebec City to host 2025, ’26 Vanier Cup games
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023
KINGSTON, Ont. – The Vanier Cup will head to Saskatchewan for the first time. U Sports announced Saturday the ’25 Vanier Cup will be played in Regina. The 60th edition of Canadian university football’s championship game will go at Mosaic Stadium and coincide with the University of Regina’s 50th anniversary. It will be just the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks, Nils Aman agree to two-year contract extension
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks and forward Nils Aman have agreed to a two-year-contract extension, the club announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Aman has one year remaining on his current contract. The new deal will kick in next season. The 23-year-old Sweden made his season debut for the Canucks on Friday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 24, 2023
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Chicago 4 Toronto 3 (OT) Edmonton 5 Washington 0 Montreal 3 San Jose 2 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 5 Ottawa 3 Winnipeg 3 Florida 0 Calgary 7 Dallas 4 Vancouver 5 Seattle 1 Detroit 5 Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 1 Columbus 2 New Jersey 1 Nashville 8 St. Louis 3 Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Aubin-Mercier wins PFL lightweight title, US$1 million for 2nd year in a row
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier won a hard-fought decision over American (Cassius) Clay Collard on Saturday to claim the PFL lightweight title and the US$1 million that goes with it for the second year in a row. All three judges scored it 49-46 for the 34-year-old from Montreal, who may not return to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks continue to find success in Seattle as Vancouver runs away with a 5-1 win over Kraken
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on November 24th, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) – Teddy Blueger scored his first goal of the season on a short-handed breakaway early in the first period, Sam Lafferty and Nils Hoglander scored three minutes apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Friday night. Dakota Joshua scored on a rebound in the second ... Read More »
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