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Defending champion Canada falls to Great Britain in Billie Jean King Cup quarters
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
MÃLAGA, Spain – Defending champion Canada fell 2-0 to Great Britain in a quarterfinal tie at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals women’s tennis tournament on Sunday. Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino dropped the first singles match 6-0, 7-5 to Emma Raducanu. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., lost 6-2, 6-4 to Katie Boulter in the second match. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ATP Finals contract with Italy extended for 5 more years through 2030
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2024
TURIN, Italy (AP) – The ATP Finals will remain in Italy through 2030, ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi announced Sunday. The contract with Turin was due to expire next year. “The ATP Finals will stay in Italy for another five years until 2030,” Gaudenzi said during the trophy ceremony after home player Jannik Sinner beat Taylor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sinner beats Fritz to win ATP Finals and add another big title with his doping case still pending
By Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2024
TURIN, Italy (AP) – Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year, beating U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans – and before a final verdict is reached in his doping case. Sinner won his first two Grand Slam titles at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada earns five speedskating medals at Four Continents championships
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
HACHINOHE, Japan – Ivanie Blondin led the way in a five-medal day for Canada at the Four Continents speedskating championships on Sunday. The Ottawa native won gold in the women’s mass start with a time of nine minutes 23.28 seconds. It was the 34-year-old’s third individual distance medal of the weekend, having also captured bronze ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps win pairs event at figure skating Grand Prix
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
HELSINKI – Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have topped the podium in the pairs event in Grand Prix figure skating action. The reigning world champions finished with a total of 207.44 points after Sunday’s free skate. It’s the second victory of the season for Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps, who also won at the Skate Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Pionk fined by NHL for clipping Panthers’ Boqvist in loss
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
NEW YORK – Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for clipping Florida Panthers forward Jesper Boqvist. The offence took place at 14:36 of the third period in Winnipeg’s 5-0 loss to Florida on Saturday. Boqvist was in the Jets’ zone and wrapped a pass around Pionk to teammate Anton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tatum’s 3-pointer at the buzzer in OT gives the Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Raptors
By Kyle Hightower, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 126-123 on Saturday night. Tatum finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 27 points. Al Horford and Derrick White scored 18 points apiece. Toronto has lost seven straight games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!“A pretty cool idea’: Documentary series to follow Straschnitzki’s basketball dreams
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
CALGARY – Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days — complete with cameras and microphones — now that he’s changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice to the hardwood. “Prairie Cat Productions reached out and mentioned this idea of kind of filming me in my wheelchair basketball career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
Saturday’s Scoreboard (All times Eastern) NHL St. Louis 3 Boston 2 (OT) Seattle 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 Florida 5 Winnipeg 0 Toronto 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) Montreal 5 Columbus 1 Carolina 4, Ottawa 0 Philadelphia 5 Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 0 Pittsburgh 4 San Jose 3 (SO) Dallas 2 Minnesota 1 Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brannstrom has winner as Canucks beat Blackhawks 4-1; Bedard held scoreless
By Carol Schram, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Erik Brannstrom’s goal early in the third period was the winner as the Vancouver Canucks got back in the win column with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Elias Pettersson scored in the second period and J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes both put the puck into an empty net as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL Roundup: Austin Elliott perfect as Knights blank Storm 4-0
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
GUELPH, Ont. – Austin Elliott had a 27-save shutout as the London Knights blanked the Guelph Storm 4-0 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Noah Read, Denver Barkey, Oliver Bonk and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan supplied the offence as London (15-4-0) won its 11th consecutive game. Brayden Gillespie stopped 29 shots for ... Read More »
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