National Sports
QMJHL playoffs: Remparts rally to edge Mooseheads 5-4, win final series
By The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
HALIFAX – The Quebec Remparts are going to the Memorial Cup as Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions. The visiting Remparts pulled off a late comeback on Sunday to beat the Halifax Mooseheads 5-4 to win the best-of-seven QMJHL Championship Series in six games. The Mooseheads were leading 4-3 with under three minutes left in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bandits top North Stars 4-0 to win Centennial Cup
By The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – The Brooks Bandits defeated the Battlefords North Stars 4-0 on Sunday to win the Centennial Cup. Hudson Malinoski scored twice in the second period to help the Alberta Junior Hockey League Bandits win the national junior-A hockey championship at Stride Place. Hunter Wallace opened the scoring midway through the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks Koepka shoots final-round 67 for two-shot win at PGA Championship
By The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Brooks Koepka has returned to the top at the PGA Championship. Six weeks after letting a two-shot lead get away on the final day of the Masters, Koepka fended off challenges from Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler to win his third PGA title at sun-splashed Oak Hill. Koepka fired a 3-under 67 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephenson’s OT goal gives Golden Knights 3-2 win over Stars, lead 2-0 in West final
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Chandler Stephenson jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to complete a rally and give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final. Jonathan Marchessault forced overtime with a shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cedric Mullins has RBIs in 10th, 11th innings to lift Orioles over Blue Jays 8-3
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Cedric Mullins had a two-run double as part of a five-run 11th inning as the Baltimore Orioles downed the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday. Mullins also had an RBI single in the 10th as Baltimore (31-16) won its fourth straight. Austin Hays had an RBI single and Terrin Vavra drove in two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US routs France 9-0 to stay perfect at ice hockey worlds
By The Associated Press on May 21st, 2023
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) – The United States routed France 9-0 to keep its perfect record at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Cutter Gauthier led with a hat trick, Drew O’Connor got two goals and Scott Perunovich, T. J. Tynan, Rocco Grimaldi and Conor Garland added one apiece at Nokia Arena for the Americans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian forward Veleno given five-game suspension at world hockey championship
By The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
RIGA, Latvia – The IIHF disciplinary panel is handing Canadian forward Joe Veleno a five-game suspension. The ban is for a kicking incident that occurred in Canada’s 3-2 loss to Switzerland on Saturday at the world hockey championship. Veleno appeared to use his skate to stomp on the leg of Swiss captain Nino Niederreiter midway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McNulty claims first Grand Tour stage win, Armirail stays in Giro lead ahead of decisive Dolomites
By The Associated Press on May 21st, 2023
BERGAMO, Italy (AP) – American cyclist Brandon McNulty won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday for his first victory in a Grand Tour while Bruno Armirail kept hold of the leader’s pink jersey as the race prepares for a dramatic and decisive final week. McNulty, who rides for UAE Team Emirates, edged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rugby sevens men post dramatic win to escape World Series relegation
By The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
LONDON – Alex Russell scored with a minute remaining to give Canada a dramatic 12-7 win over Kenya in a relegation playoff final Sunday, preserving the Canadian men’s status as a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Kenya, which had been reduced to six men with John Okeyo in the sin-bin for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps thrilled to ‘smash’ Sounders 2-0
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on May 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – It’s a question that Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini would like to find an answer for. The Whitecaps played one of their best games of the season in a 2-0 win over rival Seattle Sounders Saturday night that extended Vancouver’s home unbeaten streak to six Major League Soccer games. If the Whitecaps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saturday’s sports scoreboard for May 20, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 20th, 2023
Saturday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Florida 2 Carolina 1 (OT) (Florida leads best-of-seven series 2-0) — World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Riga, Latvia Switzerland 3 Canada 2 Czechia 2 Norwar 0 Latvia 7 Kazakhstan 0 At Tampere, Finland United States 3 Denmark 0 Finland 3 Austria 1 Sweden 4 France 0 ... Read More »
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