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WHL roundup: Kipkie nets hat trick, OT winner as Royals edge Rockets
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
VICTORIA – Justin Kipkie knocked in the game-winning goal at 2:24 in overtime as the Royals edged the Rockets. The goal marked a hat trick for Kipkie in the win. Royals goaltender Braden Holt stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced. Tij Iginla and Gabriel Szturc both scored for Kelowna. Rockets netminder Jake Pilon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pascal Siakam scores season-high 39 as Raptors rally to 111-107 win over Wizards
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 39 points as the Toronto Raptors overcame a 21-point deficit in a 111-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday. Siakam also had 11 rebounds and seven assists as Toronto (5-5) kicked off a four-game homestand with a win. Scottie Barnes scored eight of his 19 points in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henrik Lundqvist leads goalie-heavy 2023 class into Hockey Hall of Fame
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Henrik Lundqvist is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The New York Rangers legend was enshrined during Monday’s ceremony to welcome the class of 2023. Joining the goaltender were two fellow netminders in Mike Vernon and Tom Barrasso. The rest of the player category included Pierre Turgeon and Caroline Ouellette. Former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll unanimous Rookie of the Year winners
By David Brandt, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll were the types of exciting players Major League Baseball hoped for when it tweaked its rules to encourage athleticism, and the pair of young stars were rewarded Monday when they were voted unanimous winners of the Rookie of the Year awards. Henderson won the American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O.G. Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. out for Raptors game vs. Wizards
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Forward O.G. Anunoby and guard Gary Trent Jr. were both ruled out of the Raptors’ lineup as Toronto hosted the Washington Wizards on Monday. Anunoby lacerated a finger on his right hand doing household chores on Sunday and Trent is out with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. “I was not there. I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacen Russell-Rowe comes into Canada camp for the injured Lucas Cavallini
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
Columbus Crew forward Jacen Russel-Rowe has replaced the injured Lucas Cavallini in Canada’s camp ahead of a high-stakes CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal with Jamaica. Canada, ranked 45th in the world, plays in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday before hosting the 55th-ranked Reggae Boyz on Nov. 21 at Toronto’s BMO Field. The winner of the two-legged series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Stampeders sign American defensive lineman Damontre Moore
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders signed American defensive lineman Damontre Moore on Monday. Moore also signed with the Stampeders in October and played one game in the 2023 season, but finished the year on Calgary’s practice squad. The Stampeders finished with a 6-12 record this season before losing to the B.C. Lions in the West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Victoria Feige adds to trophy case, wins fifth para surfing gold medal
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Canadian Victoria Feige had added to her trophy cabinet with a fifth gold medal at the 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship (WSPC). The 38-year-old Feige, now based in Hawaii, won the women’s kneel division Saturday with Brazil’s Vera Quaresma taking the silver. Spain’s Audrey Pascual earned bronze and France’s Emmanuelle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Lions reflect after season once again ends in Winnipeg
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Garry Peters has been looking back through his phone. Specifically, for videos he’s taken in the B.C. Lions’ locker room, starting back at training camp in Kamloops in May and through the season. “I was going through my phone, I take videos walking around the locker room doing goofy stuff all day,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada on top of team tennis mountain after beating Italy to win Billie Jean King Cup
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
When Michael Downey was settling into his new job as Tennis Canada chief executive officer in the mid-2000s, he helped guide a leadership group that set sky-high goals for the program. A small fish on the sport’s international scene at the time, the federation ambitiously set targets for Canadian players to win Grand Slam singles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach Smith sees games in Stockholm as chance for Senators to ‘reset’
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2023
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith hopes his team returns home from the NHL’s Global Series with a lot more than an appreciation for Swedish culture The Senators are one of four NHL teams, along with Detroit, Minnesota and Toronto, who will play a pair of games in Stockholm this week. “We want to go ... Read More »
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