National Sports
Boutier first at Superstition Mountain, Canadian Szeryk three shots back
By The Associated Press on March 25th, 2023
GOLD CANYON, Ariz. (AP) – Celine Boutier of France had an eagle and six birdies in a round of 7-under 65 and moved atop the leaderboard when Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand stumbled down the stretch in Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Drive on Championship. Boutier, a 29-year-old two-time tour winner, made an eagle 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meadows hits three-run homer, Tigers beat Jays 4-1
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Parker Meadows hit a three-run homer in the top of the third inning and the Detroit Tigers coasted to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a spring training game on Saturday at TD Ballpark. The Tigers (13-16) scored all four of their runs in the third, thanks to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler, McIlroy at their best to reach Match Play semis; Canadian Hughes edged by Burns
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on March 25th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The golf was as good as it gets. Rory McIlroy made 17 birdies in the 36 holes he played Saturday. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler rallied with six birdies in his final nine holes to reach the semifinals for the third straight year. A little luck never hurts in the WGC-Dell Technologies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Roy nets overtime winner as Phoenix tip Tigres
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Joshua Roy’s second goal of the game, scored at 3:09 of overtime, gave the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix a 5-4 win over the Victoriaville Tigres in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Justin Gill, Jacob Melanson and David Spacek also scored for the Western Conference-leading Phoenix (50-13-3-2), who outshot the Tigres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Gustafson holds down top spot heading into final day of Bassmaster Classic
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Canadian Jeff Gustafson will be the man to beat Sunday in the final round of the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., remained first overall Saturday after weighing a five-fish limit of 17 pounds, three ounces (biggest bag of the day) on the Tennessee River. That gave Gustafson a two-day total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings dump Jets 4-1, tie franchise mark for points
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on March 25th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and the Los Angeles Kings matched their longest point streak in franchise history with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon. Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo netted a power-play goal for Los Angeles, which has earned points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings tie franchise mark with point in 11th straight game
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on March 25th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and the Los Angeles Kings matched their longest point streak in franchise history with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon. Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo netted a power-play goal for Los Angeles, which has earned points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toffoli’s two-goal effort leads Flames in 5-3 win over Sharks
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
CALGARY – Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and the Calgary Flames kept their playoff hopes alive with a big 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. MacKenzie Weegar, Walker Duehr and Nazem Kadri added the others for Calgary (33-26-15), which won for just the second time in its last nine games at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-half surge carries Utah Warriors to 47-19 comeback win over Toronto Arrows
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
HERRIMAN, Utah – Wing Joe Mano scored three tries as the Utah Warriors rallied for a 47-19 comeback win over the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play Saturday. Trailing 12-8 at the break, Utah took control of the game in the second half. Paul Lasike, Mika Kruse, Onehunga Havili and Caleb Makene also scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Eliot Grondin strikes World Cup gold in snowboard cross
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
BEAUPRÉ, Que. – Canada’s Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold on home snow in the men’s snowboard cross event on Saturday. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native beat out Austria’s Jacob Dusek (56.04) at the line by 0.06 seconds to claim victory at the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort in Beaupré, Que. Spain’s Lucas Eguibar (56.56) grabbed bronze. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to third round of Miami Open
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2023
MIAMI – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled out a tough 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) win over Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro on Saturday to advance to the third round of the Miami Open. The Montreal native fired 12 aces and 32 winners, while winning 86 per cent of first-serve points. However, he committed seven double faults, 23 unforced ... Read More »
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