National Sports
Team Saskatchewan claims gold at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship after 6-4 win
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Team Saskatchewan beat their Prairie rivals to win the 2023 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on Saturday. Saskatchewan, led by Shaun Meachem, beat Team Manitoba 6-4 to secure a chance to represent Canada at the 2024 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland. The win capped an 11 game winning streak starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Misfit’ Montreal Alouettes headed to Grey Cup after upset win over Argos in Toronto
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Quarterback Cody Fajardo calls his Montreal Alouettes “a band of misfit toys.” “There’s a lot of guys on this team, including myself, that were kind of exiled from their own team,” he said. The misfits owned the day Saturday, upsetting 16-win Toronto 38-17 before an announced crowd of 26,620 – the Argonauts’ largest-ever ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!USports Roundup: Thunderbirds claim Hardy Cup with last-second touchdown
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Wide receiver Sam Davenport hauled in a last-second touchdown as the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds staged a late comeback to beat the University of Alberta 28-27 and win the Hardy Cup. Quarterback Garett Rooker went 27 of 35 and threw 378 yards in the dramatic win. Davenport was targeted 10 times with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alker with a 65 builds 4-shot lead in PGA Tour Champions finale
By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Steven Alker pulled away from the pack Saturday with a 6-under 65, finishing with a birdie that extended his lead to four shots going into the final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Alker began the day tied with Marco Dawson, who couldn’t keep up on the front nine and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hughes scores 2, leads U.S. women’s hockey team to 5-2 win over Canada in Rivalry Series
By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gabbie Hughes scored twice and the United States women’s national hockey team improved to 2-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 5-2 win over Canada on Saturday. Britta Curl scored the go-ahead goal off a turnover midway through the second period in a game the Americans never trailed. Alex Carpenter had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alouettes record nine turnovers to stun Argonauts 38-17 in CFL East final
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Marc-Antoine Dequoy and Kabion Ento returned interceptions for touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes stunned the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the CFL East Division final Saturday. Montreal’s stellar defence forced nine turnovers – resulting in 21 points. That included four interceptions of Toronto’s Chad Kelly, who was making his first career playoff start and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Montreal Alouettes win CFL East final
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
The Montreal Alouettes have advanced to the Grey Cup. Montreal beat the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the CFL East final More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wyatt Johnston helps Stars fend off Jets 3-2; Winnipeg’s three-game win streak ends
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. Thomas Harley and Matt Duchene also scored for the Stars (9-3-1). Scott Wedgewood made 31 saves in net for Dallas. Cole Perfetti and Brenden Dillon replied for Winnipeg (7-5-2), as goalie Connor Hellebuyck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United manager Ten Hag gets a much-needed win following speculation about his future
By James Robson, The Associated Press on November 11th, 2023
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Erik ten Hag can breathe a sigh of relief after Manchester United ended another difficult week on a winning note. Victor Lindelof’s goal secured a 1-0 win against Luton in the Premier League on Saturday that should hold back further speculation about Ten Hag’s future for now. It wasn’t the most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women reach Billie Jean King Cup final for the first time ever
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
SEVILLE, Spain – Canada has reached the final of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time. Leylah Fernadez and Gabriela Dabrowski upset Czechia’s Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in a second-set tiebreaker 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Saturday as Canada advanced with a 2-1 overall victory in the semifinal of the women’s international team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Weidemann, Maltais, Blondin earn silver in first team pursuit of the season
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
OBIHIRO, Japan – Canada’s women earned silver in team pursuit on Saturday at the season-opening speedskating World Cup in Obihiro, Japan. The trio of Isabelle Weidemann, Valérie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin captured silver, only 1.22 seconds behind the hometown gold medallists from Japan. Racing in the final pair against their Dutch rivals, the Canadians charged ... Read More »
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