National Sports
Olympiques, Phoenix lead CHL’s top 10 rankings ahead of playoffs
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
Two teams from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League lead the Canadian Hockey League’s top 10 rankings ahead of the 2023 playoffs. The Gatineau Olympiques, after finishing the QMJHL regular season on a 23-0-1 run, are ranked No. 1, one spot ahead of the Sherbrooke Phoenix. The No. 5 Quebec Remparts and No. 7 Halifax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran jockey Luis Contreras to chase third Plate victory
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The name might be different, but the goal remains the same for jockey Luis Contreras. Since 1952, the opening leg of Canada’s Triple Crown was known as the Queen’s Plate, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. But following her death last year and King Charles III’s ascension to the throne, North America’s longest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian tennis player Andreescu says she’s waiting on test results after injury
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
MIAMI – Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu provided an injury update of sorts on Tuesday, saying she’s still waiting on official test results after injuring her lower left leg at the Miami Open. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., was hurt Monday night in the second set of her fourth-round match against Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova. The 22-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Arrows trade rights to veteran Canadian Kyle Baillie to Old Glory D.C.
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Arrows have traded the rights to veteran forward Kyle Baillie to Old Glory D.C. in exchange for salary cap considerations next season. The Arrows had acquired the Canadian international from the NOLA Gold in October 2021 in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2022 Major League Rugby collegiate draft. While ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of Proline Plus bettors picked UConn to win Elite Eight hoops contest
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The University of Connecticut Huskies have reached the Final Four for the first time since 2014, and some bettors like their chances to go all the way. The fourth-seeded Huskies moved on to the semifinals of the NCAA men’s basketball championship Saturday with an 82-54 Elite Eight victory over third-seeded Gonzaga. And it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turbide takes unusual approach to training ahead of Canadian swimming trials
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
TORONTO – Paralympian Nicolas-Guy Turbide has had to go against conventional wisdom as he prepares for the Canadian swimming trials. Turbide earned bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics and silver at the Tokyo Games, both in the men’s 100-metre backstroke, and followed that up with gold in the men’s 50-metre freestyle at the Birmingham Commonwealth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers hold off Coyotes 5-4; McDavid reaches 140 points
By Jack Thompson, The Associated Press on March 27th, 2023
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the game-winning goal with 7:55 remaining and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Arizona Coyotes 5-4 on Monday night. Zack Hyman, Bouchard, Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers, who extended their points streak to seven games (6-0-1). Jack Campbell stopped 29 shots. Connor McDavid picked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday’s sports scoreboard for March 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 5 Arizona 4 Ottawa 5 Florida 2 Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 5 New Jersey 1 Minnesota 5 Seattle 1 Colorado 5 Anaheim 1 — NBA Dallas 127 Indiana 104 Milwaukee 126 Detroit 117 New York 137 Houston 115 Phoenix 117 Utah 103 Denver 116 Philadelphia 111 New Orleans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cerundolo upsets Canada’s Auger-Aliassime in Miami Open, Andreescu out due to injury
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
MIAMI – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Miami Open after being upset 6-2, 7-5 in a third-round match with Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo. Cerundolo, ranked 25th in Miami, scored a crucial break over fifth-seed Auger-Aliassime to go up 6-5 in the second set before serving out for the match. The Argentine made the most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pezzetta scores shootout winner; Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on March 27th, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Michael Pezzetta scored the decisive shootout goal and the Montreal Canadiens avoided playoff elimination by rallying to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Brendan Gallagher forced overtime by scoring his 200th career goal in capping a 3-on-2 rush with a shot from the right circle 8:35 into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators pounce on Panthers, hang on for 5-2 win
By Darren Desaulniers, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – A goal and an assist by Brady Tkachuk helped the Ottawa Senators get past the visiting Florida Panthers 5-2 on Monday night. Erik Brannstrom, Alex DeBrincat, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto also scored goals for the Senators (36-33-5), while Mads Sogaard made 32 saves for the win. The Panthers (36-31-7), who have now ... Read More »
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