National Sports
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beats Poland’s Magda Linette in French Open first round
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
PARIS – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the French Open on Sunday, beating Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, in a first-round match. Fernandez hit two aces to Linette’s five and double-faulted nine times compared to six by her opponent, but won 69 per cent of her second-serve points en ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Latvia defeats US 4-3 in OT to win bronze at ice hockey worlds
By The Associated Press on May 28th, 2023
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) – Defenseman Kristian Rubins scored his second goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Latvia to a 4-3 victory over the United States and earn a bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It’s the first top-three finish for Latvia at the tournament. Its previous best was a seventh place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scores for Saturday, May 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
Saturday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Dallas 4 Vegas 2 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 3-2) — World Hockey Championship Semifinals At Tampere, Finland Canada 4 Latvia 2 Germany 4 United States 3 (OT) — AHL Playoffs Conference Finals Hershey 4 Rochester 2 (Hershey leads best-of-seven series 2-1) Coachella Valley 5 Milwaukee 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars stay alive with 4-2 road victory over Golden Knights
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – With Dallas’ season on the line, the Stars got two critical goals from a player who was a healthy scratch the first two games of the Western Conference final. Ty Dellandrea’s goals came within a 1:27 span midway through the third period, and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White plays hero as Celtics beat Heat 104-103, force Game 7 in East finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White plays hero as Celtics beat Heat, force Game 7 in East finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Derrick White scored on a putback with 0.1 seconds left and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Saturday night to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals. Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Louis City rolls to 3-1 victory over visiting Whitecaps
By The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis City got an early goal from Eduard Löwen, a late goal from Miguel Perez and an own-goal from Tristan Blackmon in-between en route to a 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. St. Louis City (8-4-1) grabbed the lead in the 10th minute on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars stay alive with 4-2 win over Golden Knights
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Ty Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Conference final. The Stars escaped elimination for the second game in a row and head to Dallas for Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughriders rally to tip visiting Lions 30-27 in CFL pre-season tilt
By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders ended a long CFL pre-season losing streak on Saturday with a 30-27 victory over the B.C. Lions. Quarterback Mason Fine connected with Mitchell Picton on two fourth-quarter touchdowns to give the Riders their first pre-season victory since June 14, 2014. On that day, the Riders beat the Ottawa Redblacks 21-17. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Undefeated Leona Maguire advances to LPGA Match Play semifinals.
By The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) – Leona Maguire won two more matches Saturday at Shadow Creek to advance to the semifinals in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play. The seventh-seeded Maguire, from Ireland, held off American Lindsey Weaver-Wright 3 and 2 to improve to 5-0. Maguire will face Ayaka Furue of Japan, a 2-and-1 ... Read More »
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