National Sports
Villegas finishes strong to take 36-hole lead in Mexico
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) – Camilo Villegas birdied his final three holes Friday and carded an 8-under 64 that allowed him to emerge from the pack on another low day of scoring and build a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the World Wide Technology Championship. Villegas was among a half-dozen players battling for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: McCue scores in OT as Knights bite Bulldogs 3-2
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Max McCue’s goal at 4:06 of overtime gave the London Knights a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the visiting Brantford Bulldogs in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night at the Budweiser Gardens. William Nicholl and Denver Barkey also scored for the Knights (8-4-0-1), who led 1-0 after the first period and were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Flyers beat Sabres 5-1 to snap 3-game losing streak
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game National Hockey League losing streak. Samuel Ersson made 22 saves in place of Carter Hart, who was injured against Buffalo on Wednesday night and is day-to-day with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hayes helps Blues snap skid by burning Devils 4-1
By David Solomon, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kevin Hayes scored a pair of goals and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night. Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas also scored goals, and Jordan Binnington stopped 34 shots, including several from close range, for St. Louis, which had lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Dumais scores in OT as Mooseheads edge Oceanic 3-2
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
HALIFAX – A goal by Jordan Dumais 47 seconds into overtime gave the Halifax Mooseheads a 3-2 victory over the visiting Rimouski Oceanic in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday at the Scotiabank Centre. Quinn Kennedy of the Oceanic had scored at 18:28 of the third period to tie the game 2-2 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flyers snap three-game skid by sinking Sabres 5-1
By Joe Yerdon, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Scott Laughton, Louie Belpedio, Travis Konecny and Garnet Hathaway also scored, and Joel Farabee had two assists for the Flyers. Samuel Ersson made 22 saves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fierceness wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile for trainer Todd Pletcher
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising colt of his wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, goes to the Kentucky Derby as the early favourite and then nothing. Now, he’s pausing before getting consumed by Derby fever. Fierceness won the $2 million Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue through to Pan Continental final, Einarson edged in bronze final
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Defending champion Brad Gushue of Canada advanced to the men’s final at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 8-3 win over Andrew Stopera of the United States on Friday. Gushue’s team from St. John’s, N.L., which also includes vice-skip Mark Nichols, second E.J. Harnden and lead Geoff Walker, broke open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!16-1 shot Fierceness wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile for trainer Todd Pletcher
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – Fierceness won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher the early favourite for next year’s Kentucky Derby. Pletcher and owner Mike Repole won the Juvenile last year with Forte. The colt came into the Kentucky Derby on a five-race ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada’s Laos-Loo at Pan American Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – When Claudia Laos-Loo tells people she competes in kata, she’s prepared for “what’s that?” and “why do you scream?” The 26-year-old martial artist from Surrey, B.C., earned a Pan American Games bronze medal Friday in kata, which is sequences of specific karate moves, including punches, kicks, blocks, footwork and breathing techniques. Amid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada’s artistic swimmers airtime
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Raphaelle Plante didn’t have previous experience in gymnastics or diving, but the athlete does both when her Canadian teammates catapult her out of the water and into the air. An acrobatic routine making its Olympic debut next year in Paris has been added to artistic swimming’s traditional technical and free routines to ... Read More »
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